Doug Goehring, North Dakota’s Commissioner of Agriculture, was on my radio show this afternoon to talk about an aspect of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests which haven’t gotten a lot of attention so far. Namely, their impacts on farmers and ranchers in the area. “It is irresponsible of the media to portray this as peaceful,”…
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Audio: Ag Commissioner Says #NoDAPL Protesters Are “Abusing, Threatening, Exploiting” Farmers and Ranchers
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Are We Sure We Aren’t Overreacting to These Racist Snapchat Photos at UND?
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Audio: Lawmaker Says Measure 2 Necessary to “Loosen up” Reserve Funds, Opponents Say Fund Will Be Raided
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John Andrist: Love Conquers Another Barrier
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Audio: Ag Commissioner Says #NoDAPL Protesters Are “Abusing, Threatening, Exploiting” Farmers and Ranchers
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Audio: Lawmaker Says Measure 2 Necessary to “Loosen up” Reserve Funds, Opponents Say Fund Will Be Raided
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Audio: Senator John Hoeven Says Standing Rock Tribe Was Consulted on Dakota Access Pipeline
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Sad: Department of Health Employee Resigns After Debate Night Tweets
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Audio: Gubernatorial Candidates Marvin Nelson, Marty Riske Debate
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North Dakota Department of Health Tweets Anti-Trump Messages During Presidential Debate
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Morton County Says Security Guard Was Assaulted by Dakota Access Protesters on Sunday
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Objections to Cannonball Ranch Sale Are Why North Dakota’s Corporate Farming Ban Needs to Be Scrapped
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This Video of a North Dakota Deputy Getting Cursed at Is Why You Should Give Cops a Break
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UPDATED: Landowner Sells Land Used for #NoDAPL Protests to Pipeline Company: “I Just Wanted Out”
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Are We Sure We Aren’t Overreacting to These Racist Snapchat Photos at UND?
People at the University of North Dakota, from the administration to students to members of the faculty – are overreacting to a couple of racist Snapchat photos. An anti-racism rally prompted by the photos is scheduled for later today, and according to the Grand Forks Herald, “the school will form a diversity advisory council to…
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There Is Nothing Racist About Understanding the Local Costs of Refugee Resettlement
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Another 21 “Peaceful” #NoDAPL Protesters Arrested Today for Trespass, Possession of Stolen Property
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Social Media Photos Collected by State Show Dakota Access Protesters With Weapons
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One of These Idiots Is Going to Be President
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Audio: Jack Seaman Says Kevin Cramer Has “Consistently Voted for Unbalanced Budgets”
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State Archaeologist Finds No Evidence of Destroyed Cultural Artifacts at Dakota Access Pipeline Site
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Is This North Dakota’s First National Anthem Protest?
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Not Rock Bottom Yet: North Dakota’s August Revenues Come in $9 Million Under Forecast
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Audio: Rep. Al Carlson Says Burgum “Has Seen the Light” on Some of His Criticisms of North Dakota Lawmakers
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John Andrist: Love Conquers Another Barrier
My baby got married last week. She’s 56 years old, the last born of our five children. So as long as we both live, she will still be my baby. During her normal marrying years she sat on the sidelines. Because she is gay, she was hiding in the closet, worrying what might happen to…
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Supt. Kirsten Baesler: How to Improve Education in North Dakota
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US Attorney Christopher Myers: North Dakota Law Enforcement Deserves ‘Thank You’ for Dakota Access Protest Response
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John Andrist: History Is a Great Teacher
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David Flynn: Hard Economic Times for Oil Create Opportunities Elsewhere in North Dakota’s Economy
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Robert Wefald: Marsy’s Law Is Bad Law
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John Andrist: Dakota Access Protests Are a Waste
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Jason Bohrer: Polling Shows the People Support Clean Coal
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LaFaive and Nesbit: There Will Be Harsh Consequences for Raising North Dakota’s Tobacco Tax
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Thoughts on Thirteen Years of Blogging
