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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - We kick off our popular Short and Sweet membership drive (which always features those great chocolate truffles from Nichole's Fine Pastry) by visiting with NDSU professor Ross Collins, the author of “Chocolate, a Cultural Encyclopedia.” ~~~ What does our Short and Sweet membership drive have to do with the Japanese poetry form of haiku? We’ll explain as we learn about haiku from ShaunAnne Tangney, retired professor of English at Minot State University. ....
Monday, October 10 - NDSU professor Ross Collins is the author of “Chocolate. A Cultural Encyclopedia.” No food in the world can offer as storied a history as chocolate. The book is a comprehensive look at cocoa’s history from ancient Mesoamerican beginnings to its omnipresence in Europe, North America, and the rest of the world. ~~~ Today is Columbus Day, but the second Monday in October is also observed as Indigenous Peoples Day. Today we acknowledge the latter by sharing a profile of Juanita J. Helphrey, one of the 2022 inductees into the North Dakota Native Hall of Honor. ~~~ How Will We Know When the Pandemic is Over? That question is discussed in an excerpt from Conversations on Healthcare as hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter visit with Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, head of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health. ~~~ Two thirds of farmers say the pandemic affected their mental health. The U-S Department of Agriculture has funding available to help ....
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