Plain Talk: Students Going to Class in a Closet?
Williston Herald editor Jamie Kelly said he didn't believe the stories about students in his local school district attending class...
Oil Patch
If It’s Ok to Be Concerned About Oil Workers, It’s Ok to Be Concerned About Refugees
"It is remarkable how often those who preach tolerance and patience with 'new Americans' will turn around and rail against...
Funny How Nobody Wants Rent Control When Rents Are Falling
Two years ago, in the throes of a housing shortage driven by the Bakken oil boom, the Williston Herald called for...
Not Prostitutes: Energy Industry Provides Jobs And Opportunity For Women
“Fracking as an industry serves men; 95 percent of the people employed in the gas fields are men,” ecologist and...
Democrat Superminority Makes Political Hay Over Surge Funding
If there is one silver lining for North Dakota's superminority Democrats, it's that they don't really have to take responsibility...
Too Busy To Vote: Oil Boom Seems To Be Having Little Impact On Voter Turnout
In the lead-up to the 2012 elections there was a lot of speculation about how much impact the state's oil...
On Television: Oil Tax Revenues Belong To All Of North Dakota
We discussed oil tax revenues and funding for oil patch needs on Chris Berg's show on Valley News Live last...
North Dakota Oil Counties Pay Property Tax Rate 30% Lower Than Non-Oil Counties
Earlier today I vented a bit about local leaders in western North Dakota who, even after legislators announced some $800...
Legislative Republicans Announce $800 Million In "Surge" Funding For Oil Patch
Earlier this year Democrats were making a stink about needing a special legislative session to address needs in western North...
Local Officials Deserve Some Blame For High Rents In Oil Patch
Since it's an election year, it's time for an endless flood of negative stories about North Dakota's oil patch. One...
