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Delivering bad news for N.D.
February 8, 2013 The Postal Service’s decision to eliminate Saturday delivery is bad news for North Dakota, on a variety of fronts. more »»
Is it time to fire Shirvani?
February 7, 2013 North Dakota University System chancellor Hamid Shirvani is under fire, with Fargo lawmaker Tony?Grindberg introducing a bill at the Legislature to approve money to buy out Shirvani’s contract after... more »»
Maintain N.D.'s open records
February 6, 2013 Senate Bill 2310 would make confidential almost all information contained in accident reports, including driver identification numbers, names, addresses and phone numbers. The bill, sponsored by Se. more »»
Battling voter fraud
February 5, 2013 North Dakota laws governing petition fraud are too lenient, according to supporters of a bill introduced at the Legislature last week. more »»
Putting the brakes on Reid
February 4, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid already is well on his way to making that house of Congress a rubber stamp for whatever he, often at the behest of President Barack Obama, wants to do. more »»
The week that was
February 3, 2013 UP IN SMOKE – Rep. Elliot Glassheim wants to help North Dakotans quit smoking. The Grand Forks Democrat thinks a good way to do that is to boost the state’s cigarette tax from 44 cents a pack to $. more »»
Court stands up to EPA
February 2, 2013 Thank goodness some in the judiciary are willing to stand up to the Obama administration and its Environmental Protection Agency, which continues to appeal rejections of its attempt to choke the... more »»
Raffles: A N.D. tradition
February 1, 2013 A North Dakota youth hockey organization is taking unwarranted criticism for an upcoming raffle with prizes that include 200 weapons. more »»
Flood plan: A dose of reality
January 31, 2013 A preliminary schedule for a Minot flood protection plan was laid out Tuesday for members of the city council, and one thing is crystal clear after that presentation: Should Minot opt to move forwar... more »»
A boost to Hope Village
January 30, 2013 A large contribution to Hope Village will assist the ongoing flood recovery work in the Minot area. more »»
Cuts must be part of the plan
January 29, 2013 Conservatives in the House of Representatives really had no choice but to postpone debate over increasing the national debt ceiling, as they voted last week to do. more »»
What went wrong, and why
January 28, 2013 During the weeks before the November presidential election, questions about the Sept. 11 attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans came primarily from Republicans. more »»
The week that was
January 27, 2013 NEW SCHOOL – Officials in Minnewaukan held a grand opening this past week for the town’s new public school that was built a safe distance from the rising waters of Devils Lake. more »»
Kicking the can down the road, again
January 26, 2013 Republican lawmakers agreed this week to kick the gigantic debt ceiling can a little further down the road. The House passed legislation Wednesday permitting the U.S. Treasury to exceed the $16. more »»
Obama is out of excuses
January 25, 2013 Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved a new route through his state for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. more »»
Honoring Chester Reiten
January 24, 2013 City leader.?State leader. World War II veteran. Broadcast pioneer. Norsk Høstfest founder. And perhaps most important of all, family man. more »»
Killing the coal industry
January 23, 2013 Now that President Barack Obama has officially begun his second term, he is free to pursue some of the radical goals he considered, but backed away from due to public outcry during his first four... more »»
Domestic Violence Crisis Center has more work to do
January 22, 2013 There are many examples big and small where Minot has come back from the 2011 flood even better or stronger than before. Count among them the Domestic Violence Crisis Cente. more »»
Obama's strategy working
January 21, 2013 Two years ago President Barack Obama warned that unless he got his way from Congress with an unqualified increase in the national debt ceiling, terrible things would happen. more »»
The week that was
January 20, 2013 SENDING SHOES – More than 1,300 pairs of shoes and a host of other products will make their way to Texas this week. The items were collected and organized by workers at Minot’s Hope Village. more »» |
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