MINOT, N.D. — Decorating for Christmas might be my favorite family tradition. In my family, it’s a very specific tradition. Right after Thanksgiving we go and buy a tree (we’re a real tree family). Then we order Pizza Hut (it has to be that specific restaurant, which we don’t patronize any other time of the…
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Plain Talk: Replacing the only elected Democrat in western North Dakota
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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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University system didn’t provide sufficient oversight on problematic Dickinson State procurement
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Could overturning Roe v Wade make North Dakota a blue state?
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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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Believe what you can see, and not what politicos tell you
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House majority leader responds to lawmaker’s bizarre anti-vax rant directed at health department
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University system didn’t provide sufficient oversight on problematic Dickinson State procurement
At best, we have a university president who leaned a bit too heavily on some personal relationships while supervising a sloppy procurement. At worst, we have a significant contract that was deliberately steered toward some friends of the president. Even worse, when asked to provide oversight, the NDUS issued some superficial findings completely out of…
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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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North Dakota lawmaker seen in pickup with ‘F— Joe Biden’ message
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Friday Mailbag: Poolman retirement, Legacy Fund controversy, Becker hypocrisy, infrastructure bill shenanigans
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Plain Talk: Replacing the only elected Democrat in western North Dakota
Sen. Erin Oban is the only member of the Democratic-NPL to be elected in western North Dakota. To the extent that you can consider her Bismarck-area district to be “western North Dakota,” anyway. Oban announced recently that she will not be running for another term in that office. Hot on the heels of that announcement, Republican Sean…
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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.
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Are concerns about critical race theory valid? Watch the discussion with the head of North Dakota’s teacher union