A profile of a group of people with fringe views starting a softball team to become better known in their community might be fun if we were talking about Big Foot enthusiasts or ufologists. But when it’s people promoting an ideology which has resulted in millions upon millions of dead bodies an uncritical, credulous newspaper…
North Dakota
Nobody Even Like Remembers East Germany Any More, You Guys
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Report: North Dakota Leading the Nation in Growing School Spending and It’s Not Even Close
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Young Americans Have Been Flocking to Energy Industry Opportunities in North Dakota and the Middle Part of America
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Some Lawmakers Considering a Special Session After PSC Turned Down a Wind Farm Permit
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No, Grand Forks Herald, Tougher DUI Laws May Not Actually Be Right for North Dakota
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Small Town Grocery Stores Don’t Need Government Assistance, They Need Better Business Models
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Exploding National Debt Is Just the Will of the People at This Point
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It’s Not That the Report Was Biased, It’s That It Was Stupid
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The Wind Industry’s Arrogance Comes Around to Bite Them as the Public Service Commission Says a Rare “No”
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What Have the Anti-Oil Activists Ever Done for Us?
National
Grand Forks City Council Member Says Democrats Mistakenly Included Her in Fundraiser
Earlier this year state lawmakers considered legislation, introduced by Rep. Scott Louser (R-Minot), which would have allowed those running for local political office to affiliate themselves on the ballot with a political party. You can listen to my interview with Louser about the legislation here. It wasn’t too popular among some local elected leaders, including…
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The Bernie Sanders Plan to Eliminate Student Debt Is Hardly a Free Lunch
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Fargo Is Drunk Because People in Fargo Like to Be Drunk
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North Dakota Needs Fewer Elected Offices
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Groups Discussing an Initiated Measure to Create a Legacy Fund Loan Program for Infrastructure
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Let’s Not Create an Exception to the 1st Amendment for Flag Burning
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Stop Rewarding Politicians for Just Winning Elections
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Jon Stewart and His Sanctimony Are a Lot of What’s Wrong in American Politics Today
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Losers Don’t Get to Be Choosers, Democrats
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New Study Suggests Legal Marijuana Doesn’t Reduce Opioid Problems
This And That
Print Column: The Socialists Started a Softball Team
MINOT, N.D. — The Red River Valley chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America have started themselves a softball team. Their goal is “raising visibility and connecting with the community.” This isn’t an uncommon tactic for social movements. Churches hold dances. Political parties hold pie auctions. Jim Jones, the infamous socialist who led hundreds to…
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Lacee Bjork Anderson: On Abortion It’s the Center, Stupid
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Plain Talk: UND Economist Talks About Facebook’s New Currency
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Guest Post: Wind Power Has a Lot to Offer as It Grows and Diversifies
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Print Column: It Won’t Be a Sexy Ballot Measure, but It Will Be an Important One
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Plain Talk: Rep. Armstrong Says He’d “Have a Difficult Time” Supporting a Ban on Flag Burning, Slave Reparations Are a “Non-Starter”
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Plain Talk: Wynne Says Former UND President Mark Kennedy’s Progress Was “Tainted” by “Personality Issues”
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Print Column: Forget Governor, Is Heitkamp Angling for a Cabinet Appointment?
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Plain Talk: Lawmaker Says Criticism of Legislature’s Ethics Moves Are Inaccurate
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Print Column: Heitkamp Preaches Moderation to National Dems Even as State Party Moves Further Left