“Bigotry is alive and well in Bismarck,” writes Jim Shaw in his most recent column. “The North Dakota Legislature is standing still while the country goes forward on LGBT rights and protections,” he continues. It’s refreshing to see Shaw take a break from whining in print about former Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s loss in the last…

Rep. Kris Wallman, left, has resigned her seat in North Dakota's state House. District 16 Democrats picked Gretchen Dobervich, right, as her replacement Photo via Inforum.com
Democrats in Fargo’s District 11 Successfuly Protect Citizens From Democracy
“Rep. Kris Wallman, D-Fargo, has resigned and her party has voted to have Gretchen Dobervich fill the remaining two years of her term,” Tu-Uyen Tran reports for the Fargo Forum today. But Wallman, SAB readers will remember, moved to California some time ago. I wrote about her move back in August. It wasn’t a big secret.…