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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 »»
Limiting Obama's power
January 19, 2013 No one aware of President Barack Obama’s rhetoric and his background should doubt that if he thought he could get away with it, he would use executive orders to limit or ban private ownership of... more »»
Sanford's expansion decisions
January 18, 2013 We couldn’t help but notice these two conflicting items reported by the Associated Press: - Sanford Health is shutting down a nursing home in Underwood by March 15 because of a declining need and... more »»
Lance's last ride ends badly
January 17, 2013 Lance Armstrong’s magnificent ride through the professional cycling world is over. Kapu. more »»
Flood plan must keep moving
January 16, 2013 The full-scale flood plan protecting Minot to 27,400 cubic feet per second of Souris River flow will move forward. more »»
Another battle looming
January 15, 2013 With the fiscal cliff averted, the next big political battle in?Washington, D.C. is upon us: The debt ceiling. Both sides on Monday were intent on drawing their lines in the sand. more »»
Avoiding another disaster
January 14, 2013 We avoided the Mayan-anticipated end of the world in December, and now we’ve apparently avoided the Earth being demolished by a massive asteroid in the next 20 years or s. more »»
The week that was
January 13, 2013 SEEING STARS – Minot is paying it forward. more »»
Robberies difficult to comprehend
January 12, 2013 Miscreants burning playground equipment at Riverside Park. Vandals damaging headstones in local cemeteries. And now, heartless thieves stealing equipment from Hope Village, of all place. more »»
Heitkamp isn't alone in opinion
January 11, 2013 Welcome to Washington, Heidi Heitkamp. more »»
Protection questions remain
January 10, 2013 Reducing the size of a proposed flood protection plan for the city of Minot wouldn’t be cost effective, judging by numbers presented this week to city official. more »»
Hello, Visit Minot
January 9, 2013 Good-bye, Minot Convention and Visitors Bureau. Hello, Visit Mino. more »»
The war on coal won't stop
January 8, 2013 It would be nice to expect that Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson’s resignation means relief for coal country. It does not, sadly. more »»
Regulating the use of drones
January 7, 2013 It appears North Dakota will be among the states at least discussing restricting the use of unmanned planes for law enforcement purposes. State Rep. more »» |
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