We Don’t Need More Licensing Requirements for Massage Therapists, We Need Them for Prostitutes
The recent bust of a Minot spa which was also offering sexual services has prompted a Minot Daily News article about...
North Dakota Politics Needs More Transparency, Not an Ethics Committee
This Fargo Forum editorial over the weekend struck the right tone on the need for more transparency when it comes to...
The U.S. Census Process Rewards States Which Flout Our Immigration Laws With More Political Clout
The U.S. Constitution mandates a census count every ten years for the purposes of political apportionment. Specifically, how the seats...
Plain Talk: “Democrats Are Finally Acknowledging There’s a Crisis at the Border” Says Armstrong
"I think we should all be happy that Democrats are finally acknowledging there's a crisis at the border." That's what...
Print Column: America Is an Idea That’s Greater Than This Ugly Moment
MINOT, N.D. — As we approach the most patriotic of American holidays there are reminders all around us that, for...
Lots of Eggs for Lots of Faces as Lawmakers Say They’ll Abandon Attacks on State Auditor’s Powers
Earlier this week state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued an opinion stating that legislation passed earlier this year to limit...
Plain Talk: Legalize ND Organizer Explains New Proposal to Make Recreational Marijuana Legal
David Owen, one of the organizers behind Legalize ND, discusses his group's new proposal to make recreational marijuana legal in...
It Would Be a Mistake for Marijuana Proponents to Try for Expungement Again
When it comes to ballot measures there's a paradoxical political dynamic at play. When a given measure is short, and...
Tax Incentive Handouts Aren’t the Only Way to Promote Denser, Downtown Development
Over the weekend the Fargo Forum editorial board took aim at critics of development incentive programs like Renaissance Zones and tax...
This Editorial Cartoon Needs to Be Retracted
Steve Stark's most recent editorial cartoon, depicting state lawmakers as pulling funding from a poetry program, is so blatantly inaccurate...
