The Study

INDEX: Polaroids, lost-and-found, Curtis Cates and Cindy Connolly Cates

What’s in this post:

May 6

17

April 2026

The Blizzard of ‘66

Originally published in the March 7, 2026 issue of Tri-State Livestock News

Apr 29 • The Study

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In Praise of Classical Liberalism and Its Prudence

A reflection on judgment, restraint, and the conditions for a healthy civic life

Apr 22

21

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Where a Poem Begins

Shadd Piehl reflects on the image, language, and lived moments that shaped “Projects.”

Apr 15

12

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The Woman Behind the Books: Dr. Suzzanne Kelley

A BookNook feature by Val Stadick

Apr 8 • The Study

17

INDEX: writing for kids, Marion Dane Bauer

By David Bjerklie

Apr 1 • The Study

18

March 2026

Another Famous Author Lost in the Midwest

A Sense of Place feature By Mark Vinz

Mar 25 • The Study

18

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This Podcast Broadcasts Change from a North Dakota Prison

From a prison cell-turned-recording booth, Chainz 2 Changed is reshaping how listeners think about incarceration and change.

Mar 18 • The Study

17

River Flying: The Sheyenne River

This Writer's Desk feature is an excerpt from Prairie Sky: A Pilot's Reflections on Flying and the Grace of Altitude By W. Scott Olsen

Mar 11 • The Study

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playwriting with Tina Esper By David Bjerklie

Mar 4 • The Study

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February 2026

Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln: In Service of a Reconstructed Humanity

By Charles Everett Pace

Feb 25 • The Study

13

Independence is a Journey.

By Val Stadick

Feb 18 • The Study

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