Jill Whitcomb

12/1/2009: The news read differently back in 1912. Anyone picking up a copy of the New York Times on this day would read "Million Cows Give Milk for New York" and "Busy Bees Produce 3,191,733 Pounds of Honey." These statistics were according to special agent for agriculture, John Lee Coulter.

11/9/2009: Driving down DeMers Avenue and headed toward the Red River, you will find the building some refer to as "The Jewel in the Heart of Downtown Grand Forks". Otherwise known as the Empire Arts Center, the building has seen numerous name changes and several face lifts in its 90 year history.

11/2/2009: Today marks the 120th birthday of the great state of North Dakota. We entered the Union in 1889 along with South Dakota. The states were entered alphabetically, so North Dakota became the 39th state, with South Dakota at number 40.

9/24/2009: In 1891, the city of Grand Forks consisted primarily of Scandinavian immigrants. But with the growth of the city, more immigrants came from Eastern Europe and Russia, seeking a better life. The city's Jewish community grew, expanding to 60 families.

9/10/2009: The British call them "chips," served with deep-fried slabs of cod fish, and wrapped up in yesterday's newspaper. The French refer to them as "frites," served up with mayonnaise or mustard. And the Canadians prefer them doused in malt vinegar, with salt liberally applied. But here in America, we call them French fries.

9/1/2009: Artist Scott Gunvaldson was commissioned by the city of Fargo as part of an ongoing public arts program. With the theme "Fargo Commerce" on his mind, he started work.

8/20/2009: August in far western North Dakota brings to mind a vision of hot summer breezes, 90 degree temperatures, and dry prairie grasses. But due to the North Dakota Cloud Modification Project, farmers in the area aren't completely at the mercy of Mother Nature.

8/12/2009: On this day in 1906, the town of Almont prepared for its first celebration.

7/21/2009: On this day in 1910, the pioneer town of Timmer established a post office. Located along the Northern Pacific railroad about twelve miles southeast of Flasher, the town was named after C. L. Timmerman, who was a Mandan banker, rancher and merchant originally from the town of Sims.

7/10/2009: Over 32,000 North Dakotans have some type of diabetes - that's an estimate from the North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. Type 2 Diabetes is preventable, or controllable, by a healthy diet and exercise program. North Dakota born Dr. Neal Barnard is doing just that.