Tammy Swift
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North Dakota rancher creates leatherwork ranging from functional to fashionable for clients across U.S.
Working from his granary-turned-workshop near Amidon, N.D., Max Robison creates leatherwork ranging from traditional (horse tack, wallets, etc.) to fashion-forward (Converse high tops and sandals). → Read More
The Grinch knows best: 'So long as we have hands to clasp,' it's still Christmas
The usual trappings of a Swift Christmas were seriously downsized this year. Yet, like a certain Seussian Scrooge, columnist Tammy Swift realized the most important ingredients were still there. → Read More
Gift-giving app helps Swift family 'tech the halls'
The Swift family thought they'd found the perfect solution to their annual gift-exchange with their new, high-tech "Secret Santa" app, until something went awry. Would Horatio wind up receiving Karen’s set of buttery-soft brunch scrunchies and “Cat Mom” T-shirt? Would Karen enjoy her extra-large Rush T-shirt and toilet nightlight? → Read More
It's risky business to make Tom Cruise's legendary Christmas cake, but I did anyway
A coconut-white chocolate bundt cake from a California family bakery has gone viral in the last year -- mostly because people have heard Tom Cruise sends it as a gift to everyone on his Christmas list. Columnist Tammy Swift decided to make all the right moves and bake it. Here's how it turned out. → Read More
Outrageous fortune: Psychic visit unveils some surprising predictions
As is often the case when presented with metaphysical practices, Columnist Tammy Swift found her naturally gullible nature clashing with her reporter’s skeptic as Psychic Cindy John examined the lines and hatch marks on her palms, laid out tarot cards in a complex pattern and spoke of energy and auras. → Read More
Move over Bennifer; Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari deserve their own lovebird nickname
With the nuptials of North Dakota's most popular couple, Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari, in sight, we think they deserve a mashup name in the spirit of Hollywood couples like Bennifer and Jayoncé. Duhamari, anyone? → Read More
Coming soon to a kitchen near you: my mom
What if every kitchen in America could have an elderly grandmother — a woman who could tell if pie crust was homemade at 75 paces — who popped up virtually in their kitchen to offer sage kitchen wisdom? Now, thanks to this genius idea, they can. → Read More
Who's minding the snore? New at-home sleep test could boost sleep and avoid future heart problems
After a lifetime of emitting a Stihl MS 881-worthy respiratory buzz that could cleave through a sequoia like butter, columnist Tammy Swift learns that her apnea could be much easier to detect these days — thanks to a compact, at-home sleep test. → Read More
Smart cookie or half-baked? Here's a review of West Fargo's new Crumbl Cookies
Forum columnist Tammy Swift offers her thoughts after sampling some of the buzzworthy brand's cookie options. → Read More
The five strange reasons why I love 'Stranger Things'
While everyone else is devouring "Stranger Things" subreddits on whether beloved metalhead Eddie will come back from the dead, columnist Tammy Swift admits she's busy admiring all the '80s details — from protagonist Eleven’s floral thermal undershirt to Steve Harrington's Andre Agassi-inspired 'do. → Read More
The key to great Key lime pie? Hold the Key limes
Columnist Tammy Swift recommends using plain, old Persian limes to create an egg-free Key lime pie that's every bit as tart and tasty as one made the traditional way. → Read More
'Couch desk,' the latest work-from-home gizmo, deserves a sitting ovation
Do you have Don Draper aspirations but Homer Simpson's love of not wearing pants? Then you might want to check out the Couchmaster CYCON, an ingenious invention that allows you to conquer those spreadsheets and leverage your wheelhouse from the comfort of your sofa. → Read More
Are Beyond Beef's plant-based burgers and KFC’s new Beyond Chicken friends or faux?
Don’t tell my Dad. → Read More
Can this workforce be saved? Here's why US workers are quitting in droves
“Help wanted” signs are everywhere. Job specialists say people won’t take a job unless it pays at least $15 an hour. Since April, workers have been voluntarily leaving their jobs at a rate of 4 million people — that’s more people than the populations of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area — per month. What's behind this Great Resignation, and can this workforce be saved? → Read More
Business experts: Reasons for quitting work range from poor pay to feeling undervalued
The reasons prompting US workers to quit range from the practical -- a need for a flexible schedule and a livable wage -- to more intangible needs, such as the desire to feel valued. → Read More
Searching for the story behind an abandoned, fully cooked Thanksgiving turkey on Interstate 94
After swerving to miss a fully roasted turkey along the interstate on Thanksgiving day, columnist Tammy Swift asks: How did Tom Turkey get there? Who can even afford to throw away a turkey, what with food prices these days? And who would go through the trouble of stuffing, basting and roasting a turkey — only to fling it so callously out the window? → Read More
Moorhead cricket farm pivots to selling live insects for reptile food, bait
Dead or alive, crickets are in big demand these days. After Pat and Madeline Reviers' plan to raise crickets for high-protein, nutrient-packed cricket flour was temporarily stalled, they've pivoted to sell live crickets. Who will want them? According to Pat, everyone from gecko owners who are facing a nationwide feeder-insect shortage to anglers angling for a highly effective bait. → Read More
People cut own Christmas trees for whole 'experience'
For the estimated 18% of real-tree buyers who opt to cut their own Christmas tree, the ritual is as much about the experience as it is about the perfect pine. Local tree farms have worked hard to make that experience merry and bright, by adding extras like Santa Claus visits, gift shops, craft classes, bonfires for making s’mores and sled rides featuring live reindeer. → Read More
Swift: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa ... and he's really, really tired
From a unionized workforce and burnt-out reindeer to supply shortages, Jolly Old St. Nicholas may have one heck of a holiday season this year. → Read More
Hershey to acquire North Dakota-founded Dot's Pretzels as part of $1.2 billion deal
Dorothy "Dot" Henke founded the business in 2012 from her kitchen in Velva, N.D. → Read More