Port: Republicans, and all Americans, must stand behind Ukraine and against Putin
MINOT, N.D. — Isolationism, on the world stage, is folly. North Dakotans, based on our own history, ought to know...
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Port: Hey New York Times, don’t be so surprised that Fargo is a nice place
MINOT, N.D. — Freelance journalist Danielle Braff, in a recent travel dispatch published by The New York Times , had some very...
Port: It would be a terrible mistake for Gov. Burgum to unilaterally legalize gambling in North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. — Our state's Native American tribes are asking Gov. Doug Burgum to legalize gambling in North Dakota. We're...
Port: Thanks to Republican leadership in Bismarck, falling oil prices aren’t going to trigger a budget crisis
MINOT, N.D. — Tying a tax rate to something as hugely volatile as oil prices is stupid public policy. Especially...
Port: Republicans apparently standing behind candidates who were members of bigoted messaging group
MINOT, N.D. — Back in August I reported on the profligate use of racial and homophobic slurs, as well as the presence...
Port: I guess misogyny is OK as long as it’s directed at Republican women?
MINOT, N.D. — U.S. House candidate Cara Mund has made misogyny one of her central campaign planks. Since entering the...
Port: Does Senate candidate Rick Becker know that he’s a fool?
MINOT, N.D. — "The fool doth think he is wise," Shakespeare wrote, "but a wise man knows himself to be...
Port: Anti-pot group, which said they planned to raise $200k, hasn’t reported any donations yet
MINOT, N.D. — About two weeks ago a group calling itself Healthy and Productive North Dakota organized to oppose Measure...
Crime lab employee speaks against AG Wrigley’s push to put cops in charge of crime lab scientists
MINOT, N.D. — Backlogs at North Dakota's crime lab have made headlines recently , and Attorney General Drew Wrigley has made it...
Plain Talk: PSC candidates Sheri Haugen-Hoffart and Trygve Hammer debate
MINOT, N.D. — Members of North Dakota's Public Service Commission serve staggered six-year terms, meaning that one of the three...
