Little Pasture on the Prairie

Our little town is the county seat, so every August the town hosts the county fair, a weekend full of prize produce, antique tractors, sheep, chickens, calves, and bunnies, with stick horse races for the youngsters and a big rodeo to round it out.

Kids speak ‘Why I Like School’

I like school for many reasons. One thing I enjoy doing is seeing my friends. This is because they are always there to have your back and make learning more fun. Another reason is math class. It is where I learn about my favorite problems to solve using addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

The mission: 12 days, 5 states, 2,700 miles, and I had one last stop before I got to call the journey officially complete.

Guest column: China’s takeover of American farmland

The 360,000 acres of American land owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is just the start. The CCP is purchasing more and more farmland and has a plan to drastically increase their ownership in the next few years. It’s become a growing concern of mine, and I’m working to put an end to it.

Stray Thoughts: Reunion and The Vaccine

Reunion By Mark Peacock A friend of mine told me he was nervous about an upcoming reunion. He wasn’t quite sure how to best represent himself. As a young man, he was an athlete and time, it seems, had taken away some of his strength and speed.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

The kids and I spent the past week traveling across the country to the West Coast. On the way, we collected stories and songs of the grasslands, of the mountains, of the sea.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

Getting up early in the morning is a virtuous thing to do.

Stray Thoughts: Appreciation (Part 2)

There are those men who can pour their heart out and write the purest and most beautiful sentiments of the love they feel for their wife on any card or letter… then there are the remaining 99% of the men on earth. For such men, emotion is the hardest currency to spend.

LETTER

EARTH ANGELS IN CORSON COUNTY July 25, 2022 My name is Debbie. I was born and raised in North Dakota. I am from a large family of 6 children raised in Carrington, ND (centrally located). My Mom and Dad worked very hard to provide a good life for all of us.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

The dirt and grass smell like baking bread and the whole world feels like an oven. We’ve reached the part of summer that tends to be pretty unpleasant on the plains, but it’s ok–if the heat doesn’t make us at least a little miserable, we will dread winter too much.