“We are going to try and use our best judgment.” That’s what Fargo Forum editor Matthew Von Pinnon told me during a radio interview yesterday (full audio of the show below) about a new policy, embraced by Forum Communications newspapers, of charging for some types of letters to the editor. Full disclosure: I’m employed by Forum…
After Milking Island Park Lurker Controversy For Clicks Fargo Forum Editor Questions Outrage
On Thursday night I spoke by phone to Kirk Ludwig and he told me I had made his mother cry. He was referring to a television segment I had with Chris Berg this last week in which I defended him. He said his mother was happy because I was the only one defending him even…
Fargo Forum Editor Is Glad Western North Dakotans Have Crappy Cell Phone Service
One of the most irritating things about the debate in North Dakota over the rapid industrial, social and economic development of western North Dakota is the complaining about people who would rather it stay a desolate, sparsely-populated wasteland because they think that sort of thing is quaint. One of the worst offenders in this regard…