Print Column: It Won’t Be a Sexy Ballot Measure, but It Will Be an Important One
MINOT, N.D. — A coalition of interests met in Bismarck recently to discuss a ballot measure — a proposed amendment to the...
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Fargo Is Drunk Because People in Fargo Like to Be Drunk
One of the big reasons I tend toward the conservative/libertarian end of the political spectrum is that so much of...
Young Americans Have Been Flocking to Energy Industry Opportunities in North Dakota and the Middle Part of America
Sometimes it's hard to describe to people how much I love North Dakota. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and...
North Dakota Needs Fewer Elected Offices
In Burleigh County (Bismarck), commissioners are considering eliminating elections for two county offices. Currently the auditor/treasurer and recorder positions are...
Groups Discussing an Initiated Measure to Create a Legacy Fund Loan Program for Infrastructure
During their regular session earlier this year state lawmakers defeated a proposal, introduced by Senator David Hogue (R-Minot), which would...
No, Grand Forks Herald, Tougher DUI Laws May Not Actually Be Right for North Dakota
The Grand Forks Herald today has an editorial praising Minnesota for their progress in reducing DUI-related fatalities, and lashing North Dakota...
Print Column: Forget Governor, Is Heitkamp Angling for a Cabinet Appointment?
MINOT, N.D. — Recently Joel Heitkamp, brother of former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, has been begging the question about whether...
Plain Talk: Lawmaker Says Criticism of Legislature’s Ethics Moves Are Inaccurate
After voters passed Measure 1 last year, a so-called "ethics" amendment to the state constitution, the Legislature was tasked with...
Small Town Grocery Stores Don’t Need Government Assistance, They Need Better Business Models
"An interim committee of the North Dakota Legislature will study how food gets into rural areas and how the system...
Print Column: Heitkamp Preaches Moderation to National Dems Even as State Party Moves Further Left
MINOT, N.D. — “There are opportunities for Democrats to win back rural America, but they have to know how to...
