Author Archives: Clarence "Rick" Olson

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 26, 2017. The day before, the committee rescinded a subpoena it had issued for Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, to appear here. (Tom Brenner/copyright 2017 The New York Times)

Rick Olson: Senator Al Franken Has to Go

- November 28, 2017 - ,

Rick Olson: Senator Al Franken Has to Go

- November 28, 2017 - ,

Minnesota’s junior U.S. Senator, Democrat Al Franken, has recently been accused of inappropriate behavior by at least four different women. These women detailed four separate incidents dating back to before he was first elected to the Senate in 2008. Their stories have been deemed to be credible. Accordingly, I believe that Sen. Franken has lost…

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Rick Olson: Does North Dakota Need a Law to Protect the Jobs of People Serving in the Legislature?

- August 31, 2017 - ,

Although we are more than a year away from the next general election in November of 2018; many people at the local and state levels of the political parties in North Dakota use this time to try and find candidates for office. During the last election cycle in 2016, for example, many legislative races across…

Clarence Olson: Doug Burgum Should Run As An Independent

- April 3, 2016 - ,

Delegates to the North Dakota State Republican Party convention in Fargo on April 2 officially endorsed state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in his quest to become the state’s next governor. Stenehjem came out on top with 832 votes, for 50.82 percent of the votes cast. Coming in second was Bismarck physician and state Rep. Rick…

Rick Olson: Death Of Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker Leaves Questions About Replacement

- December 3, 2014 - ,

Given the shocking news of the death Tuesday evening of three-term Fargo Mayor Dennis “Denny” Walaker, this has caused many people in the community to wonder about the process of how the vacancy will be filled. Walaker, 73, had just been re-elected to his third consecutive four-year term as mayor in June. I did some…

Rick Olson: Could "Any Willing Provider" Legislation Be The Key To A Future Measure 7?

- November 9, 2014 - ,

Despite the resounding defeat of Measure #7 on Tuesday, I predict that the pharmacy ownership law issue isn’t done yet.  In fact, I have heard that it could come up again, but in a manner which is not directly about allowing the large retail stores to have pharmacies.  This could happen as soon as the…

Rick Olson: Voters Finally Have A Chance To Lower Their Perscription Prices

- September 23, 2014 - ,

North Dakotans will have the opportunity at the Nov. 4 general election to finally rid our state of one of the most anti-competitive laws that we have on the books today. I’m referring, of course, to the pharmacy ownership law, which has been on the books for over 50 years. The subject of the pharmacy…

Clarence Olson Column: Will Gay Marriages Ever Be Recognized In North Dakota?

- March 18, 2014 - ,

There are eighteen states across the United States, with Illinois becoming the 18th on June 1 of this year, in which same-sex marriages will be allowed to be performed and will be recognized by those respective state’s laws as being legal. As a matter of policy, North Dakota has long forbidden same-sex marriages from being performed.  Along…

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