Doug's Dime (worth a couple of nickels)

It's easy to say "kids these day's have it better than we did..." shouldnt we want them to?  Doug's Dime: Giving The Younger Generation Credit

Doug's Dime: The goal of social media and sugar and music is addicting kids. 

The "student athlete" is officially extinct: University of Miami QB Carson Beck hadn't been to class in 2 years.  Doug's Dime: The end of the college "student athlete"?

Cold, snow, dark.... Doug's Dime: How do you get through the dog day's of #winter?

From J.J. McCarthy being "available" to making it harder to finds Twins or NFL football. What is the price you'll pay? Doug's Dime: How important is availibility? 

A better, healthier 2026 doesn't have to be expensive and time consuming. It requires commitment. 

I'm not surprised when I hear social media is a growing concern with parents and grand parents. That's the goal isn't it? Get everyone?  Doug's Dime: Social Media Targeting Older Generations

Join Doug Leier aong with his daughters Grace and Katie for their 2025 #KFGO Christmas Special

Do it. Don't listen to those who say "you'll fail"  Doug's Dime: Make Those 2026 Resolutions

There's two sides to every story: Doug's Dime: The Other Side Of Lower Gas Prices

What are some of your special Christmas traditions? Some have chinese food for Christmas dinner. We have Pizza Corner!

Doug's Dime: Are you ready for NIL in High School Sports?  It's inevitable. Why shouldn't it be?    Ohio NIL For High School https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12/what-to-know-about-ohios-new-nil-rule-for-high-school-athletes.html

 A recent headline made me stop and ask "why?"  If Nuclear War Started Tomorrow, These U.S. Cities Would Vanish First https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nuclear-war-started-tomorrow-u-084515439.html

National, state, county, city Doug's Dime: What's wrong with a sales tax?

Do you think gambling and prop bets on sports is rigging games? Doug's Dime: Sports, gambling and rigging games

..investing all the time and money in sports?  Doug's Dime: What if kids worked instead of...

"....into the KFGO newscenter with the Dazzelman Donald T. Haney on duty...less than a brother more than a friend..."    Doug's Dime: Don Haney "The Dazzleman" retires

Where does anger and fear come from? Doug's Dime: How do we fight fear?

What is normal? Doug's Dime: Is #normal coming back?

A #nuclear power plant?  Doug's Dime: Would you want it in your backyard?

The problem is much deeper than the tools and choices being made. Doug's Dime: Is the problem SnapChat & Guns?

Should it include teachers? Doug's Dime: School Cell Phone Rules

The most important position in the NFL is QB1 and the 2nd most? QB2 #SKOL  Doug's Dime: What's the hardest thing about being a Vikings fan?

We need our escapes and diversions from life. But when does it become an #idol? Doug's Dime: When a hobby becomes an idol

If you're not happy with the Carson Wentz signing. Then direct your anger at the Vikings front office. They had months to decide who would be JJ's backup. They admitted they were wrong about Sam Howell. #SKOL 

Should the state or should the local school board decide when school should start? Is August 14 to early? Is after Labor Day in September too late? End before Memorial Day? Doug's Dime: Who should decide when school starts?

Do you feel safe in downtown Fargo? I was at Island Park on Saturday night & felt safe. The week before I was at the library and did not feel safe. I felt safe at the Downtown Street Fair.  But often in downtown Fargo I do no feel safe. 

Doug's Dime: Are there way's to improve your quality of life? Yes walk, pray, sleep, water #more?

What do you think about a couple of possible changes to MLB and NFL? Doug's Dime: Robotic Umpires? 18 game NFL Regular Season?

Why can't we be honest about hard work and exercise? Right choices about buying and purchases?  Doug's Dime: Why can't we be honest?

Let's not overlook the danger of anxiety for nothing: Doug's Dime: The Challenge Of 2025 Summer

Doug's Dime: Your worst phone story destroyed, loss, drop?

We've all heard the warnings of "screen time" So what do you do when you have time to kill? 

Do you pay more for quality shoes, clothes and food. But don't want to pay more for better mechanic work? Doug's Dime: Are you willing to pay more for #quality work?

Doug's Dime: Is the college athletics transfer portal good?  For the athletes. Yes. For the casual fan? No

This a big difference in following a 'job' or #career Doug's Dime: A 'job' or a #career?

Doug's Dime: The "B" will never be the same

There was panic, there was fear... Doug's Dime: What do you remember from COVID 2020?

Doug's Dime: Would you want a #nuclear power plant in your town?

Doug's Dime: How do you react when something is taken away?  Do you get angry? Do you change? 

Can you learn the same things from sports and work?  Doug's Dime: Sports vs Work

Doug's Dime: The Dangers In #Winter Snowmobiling on the Red River? Sledding along the road...  

Low light, cold, snow can be depressing & defeating. It's true. I get that.  Doug's Dime: How do you beat the dog day's of #winter?

If you fail do you quit? Doug's Dime: Why Not Make A New Years Resolution Right Now?

Do college students get the true meaning of Christmas? What's the future look like for a soon to be college graduate? New Years Eve traditions? Doug Leier and his daughter Katie with a KFGO Christmas special 

How do you battle against the fears in your mind? #faith comes from reading, hearing and believing God's word Doug's Dime: The Battle Against Fear

Why does the Leier family go to truck stops and Pizza Corner for Christmas? Grace Leier explains. 

I say Happy Hanukkah. I say Merry Christmas. We celebrate the "holiday" of Independence Day, Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Holiday's refer to a "reason for the season" The reason for Christmas is the birth of Jesus. 

According to the American Journal of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deaths related to alochol use have doubled. This includes heart disease, liver disease, pancreatittis and does not include traffic crashes. 

It's easy to get frustrated with the little things. But stop and ask:  Doug's Dime: What are you #thankful for?