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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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...
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...
Print Column: North Dakota Is Fun, Despite What Some Dumb Spam “Study” Says
MINOT, N.D. — A humble request made to my fellow members of the news media: Please stop creating spam headlines...
Print Column: Legislature’s Decision to Gut Auditor’s Powers Looks Worse and Worse
MINOT, N.D. — The State Board of Higher Education is getting a babysitter for North Dakota State School of Science...
Print Column: If Everything Is Special Then Nothing Is Special
MINOT, N.D. — There’s a waiting line at the top of Mount Everest these days. Summiting our planet’s tallest peak...
Print Column: North Dakota’s Pro-Marijuana Movement Has Fractured Making Legalization Far Less Likely
MINOT, N.D. -- There is a very large faction of North Dakotans who want marijuana legalized for recreational use. After...
Print Column: Xcel’s Coal-Free Plan Is Politics Not Reality
MINOT, N.D. — “Xcel Energy plans to shutter its two remaining coal plants in the Upper Midwest a decade earlier...
Print Column: In the Fight Over Oil, It’s Progressives Against Progress
MINOT, N.D. — The fight over the Davis Refinery, a crude oil project backed by Meridian Energy Group, has been...
Print Column: North Dakota Republicans Cannot Keep Relying on the Incompetence of Democrats
MINOT, N.D. -- The North Dakota Republican Party has built a dominant political machine. They hold every single statewide office,...
