Saying Goodbye to John Andrist
On Friday last week I learned that John Andrist, a journalist and long-time lawmaker whose columns I've published here on...
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John Andrist: Looking for Ways to Waste Money
One of the silliest things for which we are taxed here in North Dakota is horse racing. We all have...
John Andrist: Another “F Word” We Probably Shouldn’t Use
“You’re fired!!” Boy, talk about action verbs. No wonder it is becoming more and more difficult to terminate an employment...
John Andrist: By the Math, Kindness Is Winning
Do the math! There was a lone gunman who entered a small Texas church a couple Sundays ago, creating carnage....
John Andrist: Armageddon, Just Around the Corner?
The news is bad this week. Very bad! I might as well get it out, because sooner or later you...
John Andrist: Getting Out of Dodge Doesn’t Solve Problems
“What do you think about Sen Jeff Flake?”, my left tilting daughter texted a couple days ago. My answer is...
John Andrist: Free Speech Requires Dilligence
“Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me”. I don’t remember hearing those words as...
John Andrist: Celebrate or Tear Down Our History?
Some people call it revisionism. Others prefer the term re-writing history, but by any name its a slippery slope on...
John Andrist: A Good Woman Wanted for President
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to having our first woman president for these disjointed United States....
John Andrist: U.S. Healthcare Is Too Big to Succeed
I would have loved to have given North Dakota a crack at devising its own health care system. The federal...
