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In March 1912, North Dakota was the first to vote in the Republican Party’s presidential primaries. Theodore Roosevelt, who was president just four years before, was one of those challenging incumbent president, William Taft.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 - We have lots of identities – sons and daughters, employees, artists, Americans, or athletes to name a few. Border Boys: How Americans from Border Colleges Helped Western Canada to Win a Football Championship explores national identity through the lens of football. Author Ryan Christiansen visits with Matt Olien. ~~~ The Great American Folk show is moving to a weekly format! We share an excerpt from the upcoming episode.

Monday, March 7, 2022 - Author David Grann is coming to Concordia for its last National Book Awards event. We visit about his book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI which was nominated for a National Book Award when it was released in 2017. ~~~ The Moorhead Friends Writing Group, thanks to the pandemic, has members across the region and even the globe. They critique each other’s work and are out with an anthology of short stories. Guest interviewer Brandi Malarkey visits with organizer Chris Stenson.

On this date in 1890, sparks were flying on the floor of the senate during North Dakota's first legislative session. The attorney general was called a brainless parrot, and two senators were censured for insults. Republican Senators Frederick Barlow, of Barlow, and David Dodds, of Lakota, had opposed a bill, and in doing so, they compared other senators to “unprincipled demagogues, political deadbeats and shysters of every stamp and affiliation.”

This Japanese film is an exploration of love and loss.

When we think about alcohol and vehicles, we typically think of drunk driving and the dangers that it poses. We rarely think of flying. That’s probably because flying while drunk is a much less common problem. Professional pilots also have a very strong program to help them address alcohol addiction. But in 1990, the nation’s first drunken pilot scandal involved a flight from North Dakota.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - Brent and Anna Huso of McVille are in Ukraine to rescue Anna’s family. They share what it’s like in Ukraine. Farmers and Merchants Bank of McVille is accepting donations to help the Huso family. ~~~ After so much talk about drought, it’s time to think about water. Biologist Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on drainage. ~~~ It’s the second installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota. Tom Gerhardt interviews 2021 ND Teacher of the Year Kristi Reinke. He also visits with a former Fargo teacher who left the profession.

Nowadays we take for granted the vast railroad system that transports food, materials, and people all over our country. It can sometimes seem like it was always there. But it wasn’t until the mid 1800s, after the country had expanded from coast to coast, that the United States started considering a rail system for the now massive country.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - Today we’re launching a series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota. Teacher contracts are handed out in March. Tom Gerhardt interviews Kari Nehls, a former Bismarck teacher with 15 years of experience. ~~~ The new season of Top Chef premieres this week on Bravo. Bismarck Chef Stephanie Miller, co-owner of The Butterhorn and Shelter Belt is competing this season.

On this date in 1914, the Grand Forks Evening Times carried an intriguing story under the headline "Girl would rather work as a servant than cross the ocean again!" It was about 18-year-old Elfrida Trinkler, who was reportedly a survivor of the great Titanic disaster two years before.