Plain Talk: North Dakota’s oil industry wants refugees and immigrants to fill oil field jobs
MINOT, N.D. — Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine has displaced millions of Ukrainians, most of whom need a place to...
Rob Port
Rob Port is the editor of SayAnythingBlog.com, a columnist for the Forum News Service, and host of the Plain Talk Podcast which you can subscribe to by clicking here.
Port: You don’t have to choose a side
MINOT, N.D. — What I'm about to write is anathema in professional politics. But, at risk of being reported to...
Port: Sorry, Earl Pomeroy, but pension reform isn’t some sop to Wall Street
MINOT, N.D. — Pension reform can be complicated stuff. The average North Dakota citizen is a busy person and probably...
Guest Post: The Importance Of Pollinators
This guest post was submitted by North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Leier. I’ve always appreciated the complexities...
Port: It’ll be expensive, but North Dakota’s defined benefit pensions have to go
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's public worker pension, called the Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS, has a multi-billion dollar...
Port: It’s a travesty what the Trump era is doing to young Republicans
MINOT, N.D. — "Everywhere I look these days, I see young conservatives believing they should behave like jerks," notes columnist...
Port: We’re getting the government we deserve
MINOT, N.D. — At the national level, we're watching a disgraced former president of the United States revel in his...
Port: Burgum roasts lawmakers with veto message, saying they ought to follow law on transparent votes
MINOT, N.D. — The North Dakota Legislature has been breaking the law. Specifically, a law requiring every vote taken by...
Port: This Legislature needs to rediscover what the term ‘public service’ means
MINOT, N.D. — I don't think the comparison between a bill to expand the free school lunch program, and the...
Port: I guess Minnesota needs North Dakota’s coal-fired electricity after all?
MINOT, N.D. — Earlier this year, Minnesota lawmakers passed, and Gov. Tim Walz signed, legislation that aims to transition the state to...
