64th Assembly Halftime Report: Just the Stats…
The 64th Legislative Assembly hit their halftime mark last Thursday, February 26th. As Rob posted about then, 649 of 936...
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James Kerian: Conservatives Expect Too Much Of Constitutional Amendments
Nearly three years ago Mark Henrie wrote a facinating article on "What Conservatives Want." His thesis was that: "They want...
Noted Filibuster Critic Heidi Heitkamp Votes For Filibuster For The Fifth Time
If there was a theme to Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s 2012 campaign to the U.S. Senate it was the idea that...
ND Democrat Party Chairman Bob Valeu Stepping Down
Like pretty much every election cycle for at least the last decade, 2014 was not a very good year for...
Obama Gets Four "Pinocchios" For Fibbing About Keystone To WDAY Anchor
Last week North Dakota television anchor Kerstin Kealy (she's with WDAY in Fargo) landed an interview with President Barack Obama....
No Prayer Is No Solution
As an atheist I've never really had much of an opinion one way or the other about religious invocations before...
Silver Lining In Oil Boom's End: Rents Are Falling Back Down To Earth
Back in December I wrote a post headlined, "The End Of North Dakota’s Oil Boom Is Here." It generated a...
UND Student Disputes Claim That He Wasn't Ejected For "Fire Kelley" Banner
In an update to the story I broke over the weekend, the Grand Forks Herald quotes a Ralph Engelstad Arena official...
Tony Gehrig: A Candidate's Perspective On Fargo's City Hall
In January of last year I wrote an opinion piece for The Fargo Forum challenging the new city hall proposal....
Rod St. Aubyn: Political Games And The Legislature
I had a recent conversation with a lobbyist from another state expressing wonderment about ND’s legislative processes. He was shocked...
