Print Column: ADHD, August Birthdays and Why I’m a Conservative
MINOT, N.D. -- Ideology takes a back seat in modern politics, and that’s not a good thing. People identifying themselves...
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It’s Just an Animal
A couple of days ago my colleague Robin Huebner reported a story about a 12-year-old Fargo girl Sylvia Peach Leiviska who shot...
Republican Lawmakers Introducing Bill to Allow Make up of Snow Days With Virtual School Days
As we head into another one of North Dakota's notoriously unpredictable winters, school closures because of inclement weather will be...
Isn’t This a $20 Million to $50 Million Tax Hike?
"North Dakota collected $750,000 more in new online sales taxes since late June, when the Supreme Court ruled states could...
City Tells Citizens Who Can’t Vote in City Elections They Have to Pay Double for Building Permits
Extra-territorial zoning is an odd bit of North Dakota law which allows for municipal governments to extend their governance beyond...
Group of Republicans Considered Attempt to Replace Democrats as Minority Party in the Legislature
Over the years I have often heard North Dakota politicos of the Republican persuasion joke that if the Democrats in...
Print Column: We Are Regulating Young Families Out of Our State
MINOT, N.D. -- Generations of politicians in North Dakota have struggled to address a consistent problem facing our state. How...
Regulations Should Facilitate Industry Not Block It
Regulations put in place to govern the development of things like oil pipelines and refineries were intended to facilitate those...
North Dakotans Vote Down Recreational Marijuana but Re-Elect Drunk Drivers
This letter to the Fargo Forum from Aaron Forde, reacting to my post yesterday about the forgiving attitude North Dakota voters...
Let’s All Be Glad This Is Al Jaeger’s Last Term
Secretary of State Al Jaeger survived what was a roller coaster election and will continue in the office he's held...
