Friday Mailbag: Vaccination choice, school dress-up days, oil pipelines, and innumeracy of the national debt debate
MINOT, N.D. — When I was a kid, I didn't like the fall. It meant going back to school, and...
North Dakota
Stymied Democrats could find more success through moderation
MINOT, N.D. — As an article of faith, our liberal friends and neighbors believe that the American political system is...
ND Land Commissioner Jodi Smith ends tumultuous tenure with resignation
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's Land Commissioner Jodi Smith has resigned, according to sources aware of the situation, as well as a...
Republican senator, charged with theft, doesn’t want to be associated with Bastiat Caucus
MINOT, N.D. — Last week I wrote a column Sen. Jason Heitkamp, a Republican from Wahpeton representing District 26 in Bismarck....
Insurance companies can’t raise your rates based on your vaccination status … thanks Obamacare
MINOT, N.D. — This morning, a reader emailed me to ask "whether because of COVID" are health insurance premiums "due...
Schools should cool it with the dress-up days
MINOT, N.D. — Can we talk about school dress-up days? Because the situation is out of control. I'm talking about...
The national debt math we all want to ignore
MINOT, N.D. — In Washington, D.C., there is yet another fight over raising the debt ceiling. If the federal government...
It shouldn’t take eight years to replace a pipeline
MINOT, N.D. — Enbridge's Line 3 replacement project is completed. It took eight years. The oil is flowing to the dismay of the...
Friday Mailbag: Chris Berg’s vaccine status, wind turbines, Bing searches and Donald Trump
MINOT, N.D. — I haven't written a mailbag column in quite a while. Interacting with you readers is one of...
Should some North Dakotans get less political representation than others?
MINOT, N.D. — According to reporting from Jeremy Turley, a plan to subdivide a couple of North Dakota's legislative districts is...
