Plain Talk: ‘I Never Thought in My Life I Would Have to Act as a Sentry in My Own Community’
On this episode of Plain Talk, columnist Raheem Williams, who is also a resident of downtown Fargo, talks about living...
Port: No Political Cause Justifies Violence Against Innocents
MINOT, N.D. — I can't help but feel terrible for the organizers of the George Floyd protests around the country...
Friday Mailbag: Why Do Republicans Still Support Trump? Where Do We Draw the Line in Media Coverage of Criminal Cases? Is Heidi Heitkamp Really a Hypocrite? Does Decorum Still Matter?
MINOT, N.D. — Welcome to your Friday, readers! It's time for another mailbag column. I skipped last week because I...
Let’s Remember That Burgum Is Mostly Backing Endorsed Republican Candidates
MINOT, N.D. — There has been a lot of Sturm und Drang in recent weeks about Gov. Doug Burgum's aggressive...
Democratic Candidate for Insurance Commissioner Should Save Us All Some Time and Resign From the Race
MINOT, N.D. — In 1935, a Democrat named Thomas H. Moodie was the Governor of North Dakota. But only for...
The Public Consistently Wants Contradictory Things
MINOT, N.D. -- The kerfuffle last week over the privacy of Care19 contact tracing app was revealing of an alarming...
Care19 App Developer Says Not Only Would It Be Illegal for Him to Sell Data, the Data Collected Is ‘Completely Worthless’ to Marketers
One of the innovative things the State of North Dakota has done during the coronavirus pandemic is work with a...
Coal Creek Station Isn’t Being Replaced by Natural Gas, It’s Being Replaced by About $1 Billion in Wind Subsidies
MINOT, N.D. — The close of Coal Creek Station, North Dakota's largest coal-fired power plant, would be socially and economically...
For Some Unfathomable Reason, Trump Has Endorsed a Qanon Conspiracy Enthusiast With a Penchant for Racial Jokes in North Dakota’s Treasurer Race
What might have been a hyperlocal, in-the-weeds, intraparty struggle now, suddenly, has a national spotlight. Continue reading...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Candidate’s Residency Requirement Under Scrutiny
MINOT, N.D. — Across the state, North Dakota voters are receiving and filling out vote-by-mail ballots for the June primary...
