Guest Post: The Obsession Is About Life
This guest post was submitted by Linda Thorson, the North Dakota state director for Concerned Women of America Ms Ahlin...
If Everything Is Racist, Then Nothing Is
MINOT, N.D. — You know who the winner was in Aesop's fable about the boy who cried wolf? The wolves....
The Coal Creek Station Power Plant as Seen Wednesday, May 13, Near Underwood, N.D. Great River Energy Has Announced the Plant’s Closure in 2022. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
MINOT, N.D. — I missed last week's mailbag column because I was busy fighting off the side effects of my...
North Dakota Has No Choice but to Build a Political Moat Around Coal-Fired Power
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota got some excellent news today. After months of largely behind-the-scenes negotiations, spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Brent...
Lawmakers Finally Get Around to Writing a Law They Claimed Already Existed
MINOT, N.D. — Last year Dave Andahl, a candidate for the North Dakota House of Representatives in District 8, died and...
Informed Adults Should Be Allowed to Make Unhealthy Choices
MINOT, N.D. — The paternalism of big government was on full display in North Dakota's Senate this week. One example...
Active COVID Cases up 43% in Last Three Weeks, but There’s Evidence Vaccines Are Working
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's count of active COVID-19 cases has been climbing in recent weeks. After bottoming out on...
Xcel Energy Brags About ‘Retiring Coal Plants Early’
MINOT, N.D. — Given where I live, I'm obliged to be a customer of Xcel Energy. Wouldn't it be something...
Why Are North Dakota’s Campuses Afraid of Free Speech Protections?
MINOT, N.D. — House Bill 1503, introduced by Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, would "prohibit activity fee funding discrimination based on a...
Shouldn’t We Ask if ‘Bias Crime’ Legislation Actually Works?
MINOT, N.D. — Bias crime laws, the new lingo for hate crime laws, are, from the perspective of public policy,...
