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In the fourth installment of the series, “North Dakota Teacher Retention Crisis,” in partnership with North Dakota United, Tom Gerhardt visiting with North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler.

In 1921, 18-year-old Loraine Nolan robbed the Tokio State Bank in Benson County. Loraine was the son of Thomas Nolan, a farmer. The Nolans had a good reputation, until the robbery. They were highly respected in Tokio and Loraine was said to be an intelligent young man. Loraine enjoyed Wild West novels and films, which would later be considered as the inspiration for his crime.

Kristi Reinke is the 2021 North Dakota Teacher of the Year from Jim Hill Middle School in Minot. She talks to North Dakota United Public Affairs Director Tom Gerhardt about morale, the support teachers need, and what needs to happen to keep teachers teaching. Tom also visits with a former Fargo teacher who left the profession.

On January 30, 1909, a young man from Knox, North Dakota disappeared. Frank Sherwin was working as a cashier for the American Express Company in Duluth, Minnesota. His family, friends, and employer were baffled. Some thought the young man might have used his position to embezzle money, but George Kennedy, the manager of the American Express office, said the books always balanced, and he considered Frank Sherwin entirely trustworthy.

Monday, March 21, 2022 – As the war in Ukraine continues to unfold, so does the scope of the humanitarian crisis. Aid organizations like Project Hope have flocked to the region. Its CEO is Rabih Torbay, based in Washington; and its director of emergency response and preparedness is Tom Cotter, currently overseeing the efforts on the ground in Romania. They visit with Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter in this excerpt from the Conversations on Health Care podcast. ~~~ Issues and questions about free speech will be the topic of “Free Speech: A Community Conversation,” a panel scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, at noon in NDSU’s Memorial Union’s Room of Nations and via Zoom. Howard A. Dahl of Amity Technology and Jack Zaleski, retired editorial page editor, will discuss what free speech is, what it contributes to a democratic society and some of the justifiable and unjustifiable limitations on it. We visit with Jack. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, The Atmosphere of Excitement.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 – David Ripplinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. He joins Prairie Pulse host John Harris to talk about the economic impact worldwide of the war in Ukraine. ~~~ We continue the Ukraine coverage with a report from Harvest Public Media on the cost of fertilizer. ~~~ In the fourth installment of the series, “North Dakota Teacher Retention Crisis,” in partnership with North Dakota United, Tom Gerhardt visiting with North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 – PASE, or Parents are Sexuality Educators is a free class for parents who want to learn how to have comfortable, matter-of-fact conversations with their children or teens about sexuality. There are upcoming classes in Grand Forks and Fargo. We visit with facilitator Katie Christensen. ~~~ Beach, ND is hosting its very first Art Walk . Brandi Malarkey chats with City Auditor Kim Gaugler.

About sixty million years ago, western North Dakota was densely forested. Today it is hard to imagine a subtropical forest with trees up to twelve feet in diameter and over one hundred feet tall. In fact, on this date in 1910, geology professor D.E. Willard punctured what he considered were tall tales of massive trees. He assured the readership of the Devils Lake Inter-Ocean that there were no petrified trees in North Dakota.

Penny auctions were collective actions to help farmers during the Great Depression. When a farm was foreclosed upon and sold by the lending financial institution at auction, the crowd would conspire to bid a trivial amount and return the land and assets to the farmer. Unfortunately for many tribal members, no similar strategy was available two decades later when they were forced from the lands they had lived on for millennia to make room for the Garrison Dam and the lake it would create.

Will Smith's performance earns him an Oscar nomination.