Luke Heck: Amendments to DUI Bill Would Let Cops Disregard a Driver’s Rights
This guest post was submitted by Fargo defense attorney Luke Heck. Somewhere along the line, the drafting of our state’s...
Are We Going to Have a Civil War in North Dakota’s Corrections System?
I don't know about the rest of you, but this Dickinson Press report about Department of Corrections employees griping about reforms...
Roscoe Streyle: The Best Way to Diversify North Dakota’s Economy Is to Invest in Research
This guest post was submitted by Minot resident Roscoe Streyle. What is the one thing the Legislature could do to...
No Plain Talk Podcast Today, and Some Information for Those of You Who Might Not Be Listening Yet
There is no episode of the Plain Talk Podcast today. One of my children came down with a stomach bug...
Plain Talk: Responding to Some Letters to the Editor
On today's episode of Plain Talk, former Grand Forks Herald publisher Mike Jacobs reacts to some of the recent controversies...
Print Column: Forget a Better Governance Model for Higher Education, Maybe We Just Need Better People
MINOT, N.D. -- A recent meeting of the State Board of Higher Education illustrated why we have such chronic problems...
Nearly Three Years After Standing Rock Protests North Dakota Signs Agreement With Tribal Government to Facilitate Oil Production
Three cheers for Governor Doug Burgum and Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Chairman Mark Fox who, yesterday, signed a new agreement...
Plain Talk: Engelstad Family Says They’ll Withhold Donations to UND, Calls for President Kennedy to Be Fired
"He's getting no funds from us until somebody else is in there." That's what Kris Engelstad McGarry, a trustee of...
North Dakota’s College Students May Not Be as Liberal as You Think
The perception of America's college campuses - a perception very much grounded in reality, I believe - is that they're...
It’s Easy to Amend the State Constitution When Hollywood Celebrities and Billionaires Are Paying to Collect Signatures
In Bismarck lawmakers are looking to make the process of amending North Dakota's constitution harder, and for good reason. Our...
