Port: We might now wonder if the death penalty is worth the trouble.
MINOT, N.D. — Alfonso Rodriguez, who brutally raped and murdered Dru Sjodin in 2003, a case that led to the...
Month: March 2023
Port: Former Democratic-NPL House candidate, cast aside last year for Miss America, switches parties
MINOT, N.D. — A year ago, in March 2022, I was in the room at the Democratic-NPL convention in Minot...
Port: When sports fans get racist, punish the team they’re cheering for
MINOT, N.D. — When I was in high school, I attended a Class B basketball tournament championship game in Minot....
Port: Amendment significantly improves one of North Dakota’s two book ban bills
MINOT, N.D. — Last week Sen. Janne Myrdal joined my co-host Chad Oban and me on my Plain Talk podcast for what...
Port: You can’t have it both ways on Jan. 6, Sen. Cramer
MINOT, N.D. — Sen. Kevin Cramer has long been a loyal supporter of former President Donald Trump. He was among...
Column: Sunshine laws hold government accountable only when we use them
Editor's note: This is one in a series of news stories, columns and editorials from Forum Communications in support of...
Port: Tell me the lies I want to hear
MINOT, N.D. — Work in journalism long enough, and you'll inevitably be accused, by some discomfited member of the public,...
Port: We have to stop rewarding shamelessness
MINOT, N.D. — In more normal times, shame played an essential role in our society. Those in the public spotlight...
Port: Two North Dakota senators turned their backs on a prayer calling for love and unity
MINOT, N.D. — Back in early February, the Rev. Dr. Leanne Simmons, pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck, delivered...
Plain Talk: ‘It’s not a book ban’ says state lawmaker promoting bills targeting libraries and bookstores
MINOT, N.D. — I have been an outspoken critic of legislation before lawmakers in Bismarck that seeks to implement new...
