-Isms: Views on life in rural America

Gereetings from .... somewhere.

At this moment, my keyboard is buried under a pile of paperwork as I finalize the program for next week’s Clearwater Rodeo and ship this week’s edition of SAM to the printer.

Ten days from now, I will be saying, “Greetings from Fargo.”

I know, who goes to Fargo for vaca, right?

Actually, I will be taking a road trip to North Dakota for the National Federation of Press Women’s annual convention. There, I will be recognized as one of six finalists for the organization’s Communicator of Achievement honor. On June 24, I, along with a banquet room full of fellow jour...