Oil Patch

Rob Port April 23, 2019 0

Williston Herald editor Jamie Kelly said he didn't believe the stories about students in his local school district attending class...

Rob Port January 19, 2017 8429

"It is remarkable how often those who preach tolerance and patience with 'new Americans' will turn around and rail against...

Rob Port August 16, 2016 0

Two years ago, in the throes of a housing shortage driven by the Bakken oil boom, the Williston Herald called for...

Rob Port May 25, 2015 0

“Fracking as an industry serves men; 95 percent of the people employed in the gas fields are men,” ecologist and...

Rob Port February 10, 2015 0

If there is one silver lining for North Dakota's superminority Democrats, it's that they don't really have to take responsibility...

Rob Port November 5, 2014 0

In the lead-up to the 2012 elections there was a lot of speculation about how much impact the state's oil...

Rob Port September 23, 2014 0

We discussed oil tax revenues and funding for oil patch needs on Chris Berg's show on Valley News Live last...

Rob Port September 19, 2014 0

Earlier today I vented a bit about local leaders in western North Dakota who, even after legislators announced some $800...

Rob Port September 17, 2014 0

Earlier this year Democrats were making a stink about needing a special legislative session to address needs in western North...

Rob Port February 17, 2014 0

Since it's an election year, it's time for an endless flood of negative stories about North Dakota's oil patch. One...