Cable News Is a Cancer, and We Need to Stop Feeding It
MINOT, N.D. — Ariana Pekary was, until recently, a producer at MSNBC. Fed up with her job, she opted to...
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Keeping Schools Closed May Be More Dangerous Than the Virus
MINOT, N.D. — The argument against holding in-person classes this fall in our K-12 schools is obvious. COVID-19 is still...
If We Can’t Trust the People to Be Free We’ve Already Lost
MINOT, N.D. -- I had to laugh at my friend and fellow columnist Tony Bender's most recent headline, lamenting the "morality...
Group of NDGOP Activists Protest Disavowal of Anti-LGBT Resolution, Denying Claims That It’s Bigoted
MINOT, N.D. — Last night the executive committee of the North Dakota Republican Party, during what's been described to me...
If Grocery Clerks Can Work During the Pandemic, So Can Teachers
MINOT, N.D. -- Can you imagine where we would be right now without the men and women working the tills...
Does the NDGOP Need a Tent So Big It Covers Bigots?
MINOT, N.D. -- Reporter Jeremy Turley wrote a story Wednesday on some foul language about the LGBT community included in the NDGOP's...
Gov. Burgum’s Ex-Wife Endorses His Opponent Shelley Lenz
MINOT, N.D. -- North Dakota's gubernatorial campaign just got very personal. In a Facebook post today Shelley Lenz, the Democratic-NPL...
Believe It or Not, White People Have History and Culture, Too
MINOT, N.D. -- Recently, the Associated Press updated its style guide, an influential publication used by journalists across the industry,...
Since When Is Rewarding State Employees With a Modest Merit Bonus a Bad Thing?
MINOT, N.D. -- Last week, Adam Willis reported about "a record high in bonus payments" to state employees. Let's begin with some...
Friday Mailbag: Why Do Kids Have to Go Back to School? Why Are We Still Talking About Todd Osmundson? Why Is Trust in Our Society Important?
MINOT, N.D. — Did you know that Teddy Roosevelt once wrote about Bigfoot? He did. Or, at least, he wrote about...
