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Charlie Adams

Looking Back at 33 Years of Service

In 1989, Steve Watson started as a deputy officer in the Bottineau County Sheriff’s Department.  At the end of this year, he will quickly tell you that his career will have spanned exactly 33 years, 4 months, and 17 days.  24 years of which he was the elected sheriff.  What are some of the highs […]
by Charlie Adams
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May 3, 2022

New Sheriff Coming to Town

Candidates for Bottineau County Sheriff have big shoes to fill For the first time in 24 years, there will be a new sheriff in town. In Bottineau County that is. Sheriff Steve Watson, who was first elected in 1998, is retiring at the end of this year. This November’s election will determine who will fill his shoes.  Matt […]
by Charlie Adams
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May 2, 2022

For the Farmer: The Urban/Rural Divide

Not very long ago, the former Governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels, wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Washington Post called “In Farm Children, I See Virtues That One Sees Too Rarely These Days.”  In this article, he made note of the increasing divide between the urban and rural people of our country.  More […]
by Charlie Adams
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April 26, 2022

For the Farmer: How to Fire Someone 101

How to Fire Somebody: A Farmer’s Guide There is a bunch of positive career development stuff on social media about how to be successful beyond your wildest dreams; how to thrive in the workplace; how to be the best salesperson; how to motivate others; how to inspire, lead and mentor. Hey! Wait a minute. Where’s […]
by Charlie Adams
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April 19, 2022

For the Farmer: Current Events and Your Farm in 2023

Yes, that’s right. That’s not a typo. 2023. Farmers have a lot of questions about what will happen to commodity prices and crop input prices for 2023 given that 2020-2022 has been such a roller coaster ride. The following is some very early speculation about what to expect for 2023. The bottom line is that […]
by Charlie Adams
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April 12, 2022

For the Farmer: Family Farm Commo

Two-way radios. Business-band radios. Cell phones. CB radios. Texting. Hand-and-arm signals when backing up the tractor to the planter. How do you talk to each other on the farm? Ok, not that communication. Good old-fashioned talking to each other on the farm communication. Families that farm together, that run the farm business together, that own […]
by Charlie Adams
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April 5, 2022

For the Farmer: “The Road Greater”

It is March Madness! What do basketball referees and County Motor Grader Operators have in common? They are both out there going back and forth and have lots of angry people criticizing the job they are doing. There is nobody pulling them aside to say “Hey, splendid work! We are so thankful for you!” It […]
by Charlie Adams
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March 29, 2022

For the Farmer: Industry Update

Current Events By now, everyone knows the direct effects of the war in Ukraine on our agricultural way of life here in rural North Dakota.  The war is an unfortunate situation for the people of Ukraine.  Imagine yourself in their shoes. I pray for God to be near to them during this time.  While we […]
by Charlie Adams
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March 22, 2022

For the Farmer: The Finest American Crop

My dad wrote this for the Minot, North Dakota Rotary Club newsletter – “The Prairie Flower.” It was March 18th, 1999. 23 years ago, almost to the day. It provides a neat historical perspective on how far farming has advanced, how it is still much the same, and what is most important. (Oh yeah, and […]
by Charlie Adams
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March 15, 2022

Group Revitalizing Mohall's Main Street

MOHALL — Every small-town area resident would like to see the successful revitalization of Main Street.  As time marches on, parts of our rural towns slowly fade away. There are abandoned buildings on main street that are now empty and left only as the subject of stories told to the youngest generation. Stories about what life was […]
by Charlie Adams
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March 11, 2022
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