Commitment that makes a difference
Editor’s Notes: Join the conversation! A message from Lori Ann Reinhall As I sit here at my desk at The Norwegian American thumbing through our recent Christmas issue, one thought comes to mind: this...
Category: Opinion
Christmas greetings from
Ambassador Kåre R. Aas
A message to the readers of The Norwegian American Ambassador Kåre R. Aas Royal Norwegian Embassy One of the events we at the embassy look forward to every year is the Norwegian Christmas celebration...
Decolonizing the academy
Norway’s unlikely national debate On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Jonas Njau Ås, Norway The movement to decolonize higher education enters an...
Think globally; gift locally
Editor’s Notes: A message from Editor-in-chief Emily C. Skaftun Join the conversation! Sitting here in my office, a week into into November, it’s hard for me to believe that the holiday season is upon us...
The sun only shines on the upper class
ON THE EDGE An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Linn Chloe Hagstrøm The Norwegian American Criticisms surround Norway’s proposed state budget, which, if approved, will...
What white nationalists get wrong about the Vikings
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! George Lakey Philadelphia On Oct. 2, Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park monument of Thorfinn Karlsefni, a Viking explorer,...
One pipeline that ought to leak
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Mary Kay Seattle, Wash. While many remember public school as a nurturing and supportive environment, not...
Is mass tourism good for Norway?
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the Conversation! M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Mass tourism, group travel on tours, started in the mid-19th century...
Studying abroad: why do it?
A teacher’s two cents John F. L. Ross Oslo, Norway Why go abroad for college-level study? And why study in Norway? As someone who did neither one, I might seem poorly situated to address,...
To write better English, learn another language
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway As the editors of this newspaper and other periodicals occasionally lament,...
