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Monke: Growing trash problems can be fixed

May 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Trash and littering are becoming hot topics in western North Dakota. Just about anywhere you look, there are plastic bags and paper stuck in fences and sitting in ditches, or beer cans and bottles that have been dropped in random spots. Continue Reading

Monke: Rig tour an eye-opening education on oil industry details

April 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Over the last four years, it seems like all conversations in and about North Dakota have centered on oil and the impact it has made on the local landscape, culture and bank accounts. Continue Reading

Monke: Noodle the schnoodle, our lovable yet socially awkward dog

April 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

John Grogan was onto something when he started writing columns about his crazy Labrador retriever named Marley. Continue Reading

Monke: A decade after Hettinger, Frank at helm of Jimmies

October 11, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Shawn Frank is just like everyone else in the first year of a new job. Continue Reading

Monke: Renaming of stadium an ‘awkward’ honor for Biesiot

October 5, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

On Monday afternoon, before the Dickinson State football team took the field for its regular offense-only practice, I posited a question to head coach Hank Biesiot. Continue Reading

Austin Dufault works out for NBA’s Denver Nuggets

June 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Austin Dufault is doing whatever he can to get his name and his game on the map of professional basketball scouts. Continue Reading

Monke Business: Beach QB Jake Hardy out for season

September 29, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

One of North Dakota high school football’s leading rushers is out for the season. Beach quarterback Jake Hardy tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and meniscus in his left knee during last Friday’s 36-22 victory against Hettinger-Scranton. Continue Reading