Criticism of His New Contract Made Minot City Manager Threaten His Staff With Possible Termination
A group of city employees were asked to sign a document swearing they had never spoken with me. Continue reading...
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NDGOP Legislative Candidate Says He Doesn’t Regret Facebook Posts Calling for Obama to Be Hung
"If they are convicted of treason they must be hung. That is the history of our country," Jason Heitkamp wrote...
What Black Lives Matters Protesters Did to Amy Klobuchar Was Indefensible
MINOT, N.D. — There is a growing belief in American politics that the ends justify the means. That some causes...
Plain Talk: This Year North Dakotans Will Likely Get Another Chance to Abolish Property Taxes at the Ballot Box
"I plan to raise in excess of $1.5 million for this." That's what state Rep. Rick Becker said on this...
Tribal Sovereignty Is a Two-Edged Sword
Standing Rock Chairman Mike Faith has said he'd like state lawmakers to put a cap on the number of e-tab...
Why Should It Be a Crime for Superintendent Baesler to Refuse a Sobriety Test?
The Fourth Amendment gives us the right to decline warrantless searches, but is it a right if the government can...
Plain Talk: Senator Cramer Says There’s Been Much “Distasteful Cheerleading for a Health Disaster” in Coronavirus Response
Much of the political and news media response to the coronavirus outbreak is "distasteful cheerleading for a health disaster." That's...
Proposed Ballot Measure Would Create Open Primaries, Ranked-Choice Voting, Put the New Ethics Commission in Charge of Redistricting
In the 2018 election cycle a group calling itself North Dakotans for Public Integrity, and backed with a mountain of money...
Let’s Not Forget That the Superintendent Is Also a Human Being
MINOT, N.D. — Late last night, news broke about the arrest of Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota's superintendent of public instruction,...
Plain Talk: Republican Legislative Incumbent Talks Pragmatism and Policy Versus Politics
Rep. Steve Vetter is a Republican from District 18 in Grand Forks. He was one of the Republican candidates elected...
