Disgraced Minot City Manager Gets a Big Payout, and a New Job in Minnesota
MINOT, N.D. — In June of 2013, North Dakota's State Board of Higher Education fired Chancellor Hamid Shirvani. Then, for the...
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Stop Using ‘mandate’ to Describe Policies That Aren’t Mandates
MINOT, N.D. — Not a single North Dakota city has passed a mandate for mask use. That statement may confuse...
Plain Talk: Former Gov. Ed Schafer Opposes Measure 2, but Says Initiated Measure Process Needs Reform
Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer does not support Measure 2. He does not believe the Legislature should get a...
Democrats Would Turn Off North Dakota’s Economy Like a Light Switch
MINOT, N.D. — I have a friend who is a journalist who asks me the same question after each new...
North Dakota Has More Coronavirus Cases Because We’re Doing More Than Anyone Else to Look for Them
MINOT, N.D. — If you watched the recent debate in North Dakota's gubernatorial race, hosted by Prairie Public, you realize just...
Why Do We Assume That Democrats Will Behave Themselves Any Better Than Trump?
MINOT, N.D. — It's an ugly truth, but most are OK with tyranny and authoritarian crackdowns as long as those...
Ignore the Politics, Carbon Capture Research Is a Necessity
MINOT, N.D. — According to certain blinkered political commentators, who see America's energy grids as yet another venue for team-sports...
Ed Schafer: Vote No on Measure 2
When I was growing up, our family conversations around the dinner table often ended with, “You always have to trust...
‘Trump Has Brought the Rural Voice Back Into Play’ Says Democratic-NPL Gubernatorial Candidate Shelley Lenz
Trump has brought the rural voice back into play," Shelley Lenz told me on this episode of Plain Talk. Lenz...
The Mask Debate Has Jumped the Shark
MINOT, N.D. — We need to stop debating masks. It's pointless. Local politicians in Minot and Fargo have passed symbolic "mandates" they do not...
