There Is a Brewing Fight Over Masking at the Next Legislative Session
MINOT, N.D. — It's Election Day, but I'm not sure there's a lot left to be said about the election...
Local Politicians Love Local Control Until It Means Making Tough Local Decisions
MINOT, N.D. — You don't have to follow politics in North Dakota very long before you hear someone expound on...
How to Get Your News Without Twitter or Facebook
MINOT, N.D. — "Who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to...
Survey Shows 55 Percent of North Dakotans Support Mask Mandate, 68 Percent Report Wearing One Regularly
MINOT, N.D. — Earlier this month, I wrote a column asking why state officials weren't tracking mask use. The question...
Hey NDSU, Segregation Is as Dumb Now as It Was in 1963
MINOT, N.D. — "In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line...
Democrats May Not Believe It, but Western North Dakota Oil Workers Matter, Too
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota's Democrats insist that they don't share the hatred of the oil and gas industry their...
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...
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...
