MSUM students help two local organizations

Eighteen people die each day waiting for an organ, but just one organ and tissue donor can save up to 60 lives.  MSUM’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is working with two local organizations, Alexa’s Hope and LifeSource, to generate more awareness about organ and tissue donation and to in turn, hopefully get more registered donors. There will be […]

With death of anchor Marv Bossart, ‘an era has ended’

By: Dave Olson, INFORUM FARGO – Marv Bossart, whose broadcast career spanned more than four decades and made him a fixture on TV screens in the Red River Valley, was remembered by family and colleagues Tuesday as a consummate journalist who also knew the importance of a good laugh. Bossart, who died Tuesday at the age of 79, had battled […]

Adjunct Professor authors national textbook

Richard N. Jeffries, an adjunct professor for the Personal Injury class in the Paralegal Department, has authored a revolutionary new textbook on torts and personal injury. The textbook, published by Pearson Publishing, became available nationwide this spring. The book goes far beyond the traditional approach of just teaching the black letter law of torts. The book includes practical hands on […]

Fargo may scale back flood prep following conference call with forecasters City to consider protecting to only 40 feet, expecting lower forecast

By: Erik Burgess, INFORUM FARGO – City officials here say they plan on significantly dialing back flood protection plans after weather service forecasters told them Tuesday the Red River could crest lower than 39 feet. “We’re looking at deployment of fewer sandbags. We’re looking at using the students less. We’re looking at fewer neighborhoods that we have to get into,” […]