Port: We have to stop rewarding shamelessness
MINOT, N.D. — In more normal times, shame played an essential role in our society. Those in the public spotlight...
Rob Port
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Port: Two North Dakota senators turned their backs on a prayer calling for love and unity
MINOT, N.D. — Back in early February, the Rev. Dr. Leanne Simmons, pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck, delivered...
Plain Talk: ‘It’s not a book ban’ says state lawmaker promoting bills targeting libraries and bookstores
MINOT, N.D. — I have been an outspoken critic of legislation before lawmakers in Bismarck that seeks to implement new...
Port: A Republican Party dedicated to defeating … other Republicans?
MINOT, N.D. — Readers of this column do not need to be told that we live in strange political times....
Guest Post: Winter Wears On For Wildlife
Guest post from North Dakota Game & Fish outreach biologist Doug Lier. The winter of 2023 started out in late fall...
Port: We created a Legacy Fund without defining what ‘legacy’ means
MINOT, N.D. — In what has become a biennial tradition, some of the founders of North Dakota's Legacy Fund are...
Port: Thank you, Sen. Cramer, for calling a lie a lie
MINOT, N.D. — I wouldn't normally feel obliged to offer up thanks to anyone, up to and including an elected...
Port: Supporting Donald Trump is not just another political choice anymore
MINOT, N.D. — "It's no longer possible to be a Trump supporter and a patriot," I wrote on Jan. 7, 2021 ,...
Port: Electronic signatures for ballot measure campaigns might not be the worst idea
MINOT, N.D. — The founders of the American system of government were as much concerned with protecting our republic from...
Port: I went to a library to attend a book ban protest and didn’t see a single pervert or ‘groomer’
MINOT, N.D. — To hear certain people tell it, opposing the book banning bills making their way through the Legislature...
