CHICAGO — Dylan Thomas once wrote: “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” He wasn’t talking about Chicago, but he could have been when it comes to this city’s disappearing neon signs. These ...

MOORHEAD - The future looks pretty bright for Chris Orth. The Moorhead craftsman’s Fireline Neon Company has carved out a niche repairing and building neon signs for Fargo-Moorhead area customers.

Tom Wartman is standing over a rectangle of blue flame and bending glass in his hands. "This fire is about 1,500 degrees," he says casually. He quickly and deftly moves the glass arc from the flame to ...