What if North Dakota Gives Hollywood Incentives and They Treat Us Like They Did Georgia?
In an editorial over the weekend, the Fargo Forum made a case for North Dakota offering film incentives. This was occasioned...
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If You’re Going to Attack My Credibility Please Quote Me Accurately
A recent letter to the editor by one David Wells attacks my credibility. "I believe some clarification is in order...
Raising the Smoking Age Is a Dumb Way to Address Teen Smoking When So Many Teens Are Already Ignoring the Law
In Minnesota many local governments are joining a national trend toward raising the age for tobacco use to 21. In...
If the Voters Approve Bad Policy, Does That Make It Good Policy?
I talked about this on today's podcast, but I thought the Fargo Forum's Sunday editorial was worth responding to in the...
Plain Talk: If the Voters Cast Their Ballots for Bad Policy, Does That Suddenly Make It Good Policy?
On this episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, state Rep. Jake Blum (R-Grand Forks) talks about his legislation to raise...
Does North Dakota Really Need Democrats?
The Fargo Forum editorial on Sunday argues North Dakota needs more partisan balance. "No political party, no matter how successful at...
Podcast: Forum Defends Burgum Travel
I had Fargo Forum editor Matt Von Pinnon on my radio show today to discuss their Sunday editorial defending Governor Doug...
Podcast: Fargo Forum Editor Talks About New Policy Treating Some Letters to the Editor as Advertising
"We are going to try and use our best judgment." That's what Fargo Forum editor Matthew Von Pinnon told me during...
Fargo, Bismarck City Commissioners Defend Letter to State Lawmakers
Last week I published a letter Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig and Bismarck City Commissioner Steve Marquardt had sent to...
Much Ado About Letterhead: What Is the Fargo Forum So Afraid Of?
"Gehrig violates trust" That was the headline of a Fargo Forum editorial published online yesterday which chastised City Commissioner Tony...
