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Kris Kerzman
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Digital editor at InForum, dad, audio nerd, #Timberwolves fan and avid goofball. Follow for #Fargo #Moorhead news, #Minnesota things, #music, etc.
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You know what? Heck yeah

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Junkyard Brewing teams with lefse maker to offer new flavor
Aaron Juhnke, owner of Junkyard Brewing in Moorhead, says the brewery uses actual lefse and other ingredients that Freddy's Lefse in West Fargo uses to make its lefse.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Wordle 1,523 1/6*

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I've been guessing this word for the better part of two years just so I could ace it when it came around.
August 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Butterball does not seem impressed.

75 years ago today: www.inforum.com/community/to...
July 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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A great "sign of the times" story from Melissa Van Der Stad on the move to digital meter reading, which will phase out roaming meter readers like Terry Steinhouse.

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As digital changes near, Fargo's meter readers keep feet on the ground
Over the years, the city's water meter readers have been the “forgotten heroes of Fargo,” City Auditor Steve Sprague said, working through rain, snow and dog bites for residents.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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This Hamm's ad is almost 80 years old, and that tagline holds up pretty well.

Found in a May 1906 edition of The Forum.
May 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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May 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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A fantastic bit of Fargo history from Tracy Briggs.
The mystery of Bishop Shanley
For years, it was just a spooky school rumor — a body buried in the church basement — until someone opened the vault.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reposted by Kris Kerzman
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: Anthony Edwards can say all he wants about not wanting to be the face of the NBA when LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant finally decide to move on, our columnist writes. "His mouth says one thing. His game says another."
Anthony Edwards and the complicated pathway to becoming the face of the NBA
Try as he might to avoid it, the spotlight is drawn to Edwards like Coppola's camera was to Pacino.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Our newsroom won't be the same without Helmut.

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Forum reporter, 'master punster' lets ink dry on 40-year career
Schmidt's peers know that few have done more to get important, accurate information in front of readers. His candy dispensing was pretty epic, too.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Maureen is such a lovely soul and made the Hjemkomst completely live up to its name. Congrats to her on a well-earned retirement.

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Maureen Kelly Jonason retiring from Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County
“Seventeen years is plenty,” she said, adding that she’s been planning the retirement for two years.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Great story from Tracy Briggs today about a *really* overdue library book getting returned to an Enderlin, N.D., library ... and I love that this librarian is lowkey rocking a sweet Miss Frizzle dress.

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Overdue library book returned after 51 years
"Rebecca" was checked out in 1973 from the Enderlin, N.D. Library and found its way home at an advantageous time.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Spot on take on Jade Dragon from Eric Dauber, our restaurant reviewer. I've gone a couple times in the last couple months and was impressed how the quality and value haven't changed in the 20-some years I've been eating out in F-M.

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Jade Dragon is a fixture in the FM restaurant scene for a reason
Forum food reviewer Eric Daeuber writes that the food is always fresh and on point as well as reasonably priced and delicious.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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"Jammin gears and drinkin beers / Haulin' Bobcats from Melroe"

10-4 good buddy that's a big ol slice of Americana from Tracy Briggs

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Bobcat took ‘Convoy’ to the fast lane
In the late '70s, the North Dakota manufacturer received national attention with their highway hijinx.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Powerful column from Tammy Swift today on how, five years on, our lives were irrevocably altered by the pandemic.

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Swift: 5 years ago, COVID-19 shut down our world. How did it change us?
The pandemic started with paper hearts and 8 p.m. howls, but devolved into conspiracy theories and anger as we grew more isolated and frustrated. Columnist asks: What have we learned?
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March 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Early respondents to our poll question today seem upbeat about the idea of a therapy dog in a police station. What do you think?
February 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Fantastic piece of local history here from Tracy Briggs.

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Fire-breathing dragon statue at MSUM once lived in front of popular Twin Cities Chinese restaurant
Howard Wong's in Bloomington, Minn., featured the magnificent steel creature, which had been crafted by artist Don Danielson in his garage in Richfield.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Ugh this is rough. My heart goes out to you, Spurs fans.
theathletic.com The Athletic @theathletic.com · Feb 20
NEWS: San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will miss rest of the season with a blood clot in his right shoulder, the team announced Thursday.
February 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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wake up babe and then drift back to a warm cozy sunday morning of sleeping in, new lullatone just dropped

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Catnaps
Lullatone · Catnaps · Song · 2025
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February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Super interesting read and great reporting work here from Tasha Carvell.

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North Dakota man describes 'surreal' experience having life sentence commuted
Donavan Slagg said all he wanted was an "out date." On Friday, Jan. 17, he got one, along with 2,500 other nonviolent drug offenders who had their sentences reduced by outgoing President Joe Biden.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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“I just want her to know that I love her and that I’ll never stop looking for her,” Shannon Kamal said. “Our people know that we have to stand together. That’s why we march. That’s why we wear red.”

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Family marches for missing daughter, Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Moorhead
“I just want her to know that I love her and that I’ll never stop looking for her,” Shannon Kamal said. “Our people know that we have to stand together. That’s why we march. That’s why we wear red.”
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February 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I sat in as guest host for this week's episode of Growing Together. It was a lot of fun and I don't think I sounded like a *complete* idiot.

Luckily, the topic is words, and I can do words real good.

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Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast: Jazz up your gardening vocabulary with these terms
Like all good pursuits, gardening is filled with a rich variety of terms and word usage, but it might not always make sense, especially to newer gardeners. For instance, what is "deadheading," and wha...
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February 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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*change password*

*Google says "sign in again" on my pixel*

*Open app to put in new password*

*App asks for 2FA*

*switch to Authenticator to grab 2FA code*

*app to input 2FA code DISAPPEARS*

*by the time I bring the app back up, the 2FA code has expired*

😠
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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This is right in my neighborhood!

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Sifted & Sweet bakery will soon bring new eatery to south Moorhead
In retrospect, Lindsay Piekutowski thinks her prediction of opening her bakery last fall was optimistic. Now, after a few delays, she hopes to be serving her homemade goodies soon.
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February 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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This story is a reminder that the cost of lumber affects the affordability and availability of housing, which has an impact on homelessness, one of F-M's key issues.

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Local homebuilders brace for potential impact of tariffs on lumber and steel
With tariffs on Canada and Mexico on hold for now, local experts warn that increased taxes on imported materials like lumber and steel could drive up home construction costs.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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1. I'm really curious about this phenomenon of donating money to struggling businesses. If you've ever done that, please let me know why in a comment.

2. I really need to get over to this frybread taco place.

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Brewbird backs neighboring restaurant Tee's Tacos during tough times
Indigenous-owned Tee's Tacos in Fargo seeks community support via GoFundMe as neighboring business Brewbird steps in to help.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM