MINOT, N.D. — Partisan activists must tread carefully during times of strife. When some emergency is afoot, there is, for a while, limited public appetite for the usual bomb-throwing and mud-slinging. The public expects leaders to focus on solutions. It never lasts. Inevitably the partisans find a pretext to return to combat, and we all…
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Democrats, Now Is Not the Time to Divide Us
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NDGOP Candidate for Treasurer Has Also Accepted His Local District’s Endorsement for the Legislature
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Plain Talk: “We Have No Interest in Trying to Screw Landlords,” ACLU Leader Says of Call for a Moratorium on Evictions
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Should the Coronavirus Pandemic Mean People Get to Stop Paying Their Rent?
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Democrats, Now Is Not the Time to Divide Us
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Should the Coronavirus Pandemic Mean People Get to Stop Paying Their Rent?
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North Dakota DOT Continues License Suspension Hearings Despite the Rights of Drivers to an in-Person Hearing
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Coronavirus or Not, Candidates and Ballot Measure Committees Still Need Signatures
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North Dakota Land Board Owes Oil Companies an Apology
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Burgum’s Shutdown of Schools and Businesses Seems to Be Slowing the Coronavirus Spread
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Republicans Channel Obama in Coronavirus Response
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The Government Is Ditching Regulations in Response to Coronavirus, Maybe We Didn’t Need Them at All
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A Reminder That the Democratic Presidential Candidates Don’t Care About North Dakota Voters
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NDGOP Has Convention Contention as Executive Committee Votes to Cancel
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NDGOP Candidate for Treasurer Has Also Accepted His Local District’s Endorsement for the Legislature
MINOT, N.D. — Dan Johnston is a candidate for the NDGOP’s nomination for Treasurer. He is also a sitting member of the state Legislature, representing District 24 in the House. For the Treasurer nomination, Johnston is competing against fellow lawmaker Thomas Beadle, a Republican from Fargo. Johnston’s legislative seat is on the ballot this cycle,…
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Mailbag: Readers Ask About the Schools Still Open, a ‘Rent Vacation’ for Businesses and What Snowbirds Should Do
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Based on Smartphone Data, North Dakota Gets a ‘B’ for Social Distancing
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Cramer Says “You’Re Retarded” Tweet Aimed at Pelosi Was a Typo
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With Budget Problems Looming, Gov. Burgum Needs to Call a Special Session of the Legislature to Address Coronavirus
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The Legacy Fund Should Be Part of North Dakota’s Recovery From Coronavirus
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Calm, My Friends
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Dem-NPL to Hold State Convention via Facebook
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With Schools Canceled Thanks to Coronavirus, Is It Time to Revisit Virtual at-Home Education Plans?
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Why Is North Dakota Holding Basketball Tournaments Amid the Coronavirus Scare?
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Plain Talk: “We Have No Interest in Trying to Screw Landlords,” ACLU Leader Says of Call for a Moratorium on Evictions
The ACLU of North Dakota, among other organizations, has called on Governor Doug Burgum to issue a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the coronavirus crisis. Dane DeKrey, a spokesman for the ACLU, says it’s about protecting renters but not making landlords the bad guys. “We have no interest in trying to screw landlords,” DeKrey…
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Plain Talk: Congressman Armstrong Says He’ll Self-Quarantine After Returning to North Dakota From the Washington D.C. “Petri Dish”
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Guest Post: North Dakota Teachers Say “We’re All in This Together”
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Plain Talk: Should We Be Letting Prisoners Out of Jail During the Coronavirus Crisis?
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Plain Talk: Democratic House Candidate Criticizes His Party for Delays in Coronavirus Relief Bill
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Plain Talk: Education Professor Says North Dakota’s Push for Remote Education Has Been “Overly Bureaucratic,” Tells Parents Not to Worry About Kids Losing Ground
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Guest Post: In an Emergency, Reliable Electricity Is a Necessity
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Plain Talk 146: Senator Cramer Says He Thinks Americans Should Have Their Stimulus Checks by April 6
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Guest Post: You’re Going to Be Ok
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Plain Talk: Democratic Candidate for North Dakota Treasurer Mark Haugen Talks About His Campaign