MINOT, N.D. — “I think there’s lots of opportunity for it.” That’s what Dusty Hillebrand, a North Dakota Job Service employee in Grand Forks, had to say about the potential for a four-day work week. I’m dubious. I should note, here, that I’m a workaholic. I have been continuously employed since I began a paper route in the…
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Would four-day work weeks … work?
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Plain Talk: Moving North Dakota’s oil industry toward being carbon neutral
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When politicians take taxpayer dollars for themselves, they have to answer questions about it
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Rep. Rick Becker, critic of big government, won’t answer questions about his government loans
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Would four-day work weeks … work?
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Rep. Rick Becker, critic of big government, won’t answer questions about his government loans
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Friday Mailbag: A Christmas tradition, defending Agatha Christie, common ground on EV, and our shifting political landscape
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Could overturning Roe v Wade make North Dakota a blue state?
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Unethical actions of a judge expose problems with municipal courts
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Man who ax attacked Sen. Hoeven’s office doesn’t seem a bit sorry
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Friday Mailbag: Anti-vaxxers, Rep. Cole Christensen, women leaving Legislature, and what conservatism stands for
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Citing ‘extreme rhetoric’ and ‘divisiveness,’ another North Dakota lawmaker announces retirement
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The anti-vaxxers are losing one dose at a time
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Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger should step down and focus on health
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When politicians take taxpayer dollars for themselves, they have to answer questions about it
MINOT, N.D. — When is a question an attack? When the politician it’s asked of doesn’t want to answer it. So it goes with Rep. Rick Becker, a self-described “rising national star of the freedom movement” (stop laughing) who took a quarter-million in taxpayer-backed Paycheck Protection Program loans and now doesn’t want to talk about them. Yesterday I wrote about…
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‘Badass Grandmas’ doth protest too much
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University system didn’t provide sufficient oversight on problematic Dickinson State procurement
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Instead of censoring books, maybe we should try understanding them
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Pete Buttigieg, electric cars, and why Democrats can’t win in North Dakota
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Amid the chaos, something to be thankful for
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Secretary of state rescinds recall petition for Valley City lawmaker
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If you get two, and I get three, how in the world is that fair?
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Who could be North Dakota’s next tax commissioner?
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Can someone explain to me what conservatives stand for these days?
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Plain Talk: Moving North Dakota’s oil industry toward being carbon neutral
Earlier this year Gov. Doug Burgum raised a lot of eyebrows in the political world by announcing a goal for North Dakota’s carbon-based industries, including oil and coal, to become carbon neutral. Can we do it? There are no magic bullets to achieving that goal, but there are some promising endeavors. On this episode of Plain Talk…
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Plain Talk: Replacing the only elected Democrat in western North Dakota
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Plain Talk: How are North Dakota’s businesses handling vaccine mandate uncertainty?
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Plain Talk: Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread on Krabbenhoft’s big, fat golden parachute and what it means for your health care costs
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Guest Post: Leadership Is Needed In The Conservative Movement
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Rauschenberger resignation, special session, and why North Dakota’s coal industry bought a Tesla
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Plain Talk: Lawmaker who resigned citing ‘toxic’ political environment speaks out
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Plain Talk: Dot’s Pretzels, the special session, redistricting, and the culture wars
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Plain Talk: Tony Bender on ‘We the People’ rally, political tribalism, and special legislative session
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Should the eviction moratorium end? Why was there so much outrage over Simone Biles? Watch the discussion live at 11 a.m.