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Michael J. Olsen

@OlsenMichael

Proud father, grandfather, lucky husband. Corporate communications pro & aging hippie. Guitar player & writer. Optimist & Realist. Here when you need me.

 Fargo, ND
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Joined September 2011
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Will miss your byline. Glad we had you for as long as we did.
Jeremy Turley 🦃 (@jeremyjturley) profile pictureJeremy Turley 🦃@jeremyjturley20 May 2023
Since 2014, the North Dakota Legislature has spent more than $45,000 to send a dozen retiring and defeated lawmakers to out-of-state conferences. The lame-duck travelers include some of the state's most powerful former lawmakers. (Graphic by @ttbecker) inforum.com/news/north-dakot…
Lame-duck North Dakota lawmakers roamed to faraway conferences on the taxpayers’ dime

Lame-duck North Dakota lawmakers roamed to faraway conferences on the taxpayers’ dime

Since 2014, the North Dakota Legislature has spent more than $45,000 to send a dozen retiring and defeated lawmakers to out-of-state conferences, according to records reviewed by Forum News Service.

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In case you missed it, you can relive the magic of Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of @PaulSimonMusic, now on @CBS online. sing along, snuggle up, and stay safe during this stormy weather. Tune in at cbs.com/shows/video/jY0zLGlj…
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PSA of the day:
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut17 Oct 2022
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were big things.
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Mark Twain@TheMarkTwain6 Oct 2022
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut5 Oct 2022
We have to talk to keep our voice boxes working so we'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut23 Sep 2022
To be is to do"-Socrates "To do is to be"-Sartre "Do Be Do Be Do"-Sinatra
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut21 Sep 2022
A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.
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Mark Twain@TheMarkTwain16 Sep 2022
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut4 Sep 2022
Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.
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A sad day. He was classic in so many ways and will be sorely missed.
Prairie Public (@prairiepublic) profile picturePrairie Public@prairiepublic5 Aug 2022
It is with a heavy heart that we must share that our friend and colleague Doug Hamilton has passed after a battle with cancer. He was an outstanding journalist, actor, and human being, and he will be missed by many.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut5 Aug 2022
The function of the artist is to make people like life better than they have before.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut11 Jul 2022
You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages--they haven't ended yet.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut30 Jun 2022
Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut27 Jun 2022
New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut26 Jun 2022
A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.
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Paul is 80? Get outa here! Amazing.
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Happy 80 birthday to the legendary Paul McCartney!
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut17 Jun 2022
I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.
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National MS Society@mssociety12 May 2022
"MS is referred to as an invisible disease, because most often you cannot see the pain, the shaky balance, the loss of words, the darkened vision, the dizziness, the fatigue, or the sadness. What you see is someone that looks completely fine." ~ Amanda, #ThisIsMS
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Kurt Vonnegut@Kurt_Vonnegut1 Apr 2022
The function of the artist is to make people like life better than they have before.
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