Matt Von Pinnon
Matt Von Pinnon is editor and longtime employee of The Forum. His column appears each Sunday on the editorial page of The Forum.Contact
Von Pinnon: Heitkamp’s big conspiracy flies in the face of the facts 
Joel Heitkamp of KFGO’s “News and Views” has spent considerable air time the past 10 days trying to get listeners fired up about what he thinks is a big story regarding The Forum.
INFORUM, 06/26/2011
Von Pinnon: Natural, social sciences mix to improve flood info
Last Wednesday and Thursday, while floodwaters caused problems along the Missouri and Souris rivers in North Dakota, a first-of-its kind gathering of public agency officials and volunteers met in Fargo to determine how to better protect people and property from routine flooding in the Red River Valley and Devils Lake region.
INFORUM, 06/05/2011
Von Pinnon: ‘Fighting Sioux’ solution? Keep name, take penalty
What we’re talking about here is simply solving the immediate dispute between what the state law calls for and the NCAA’s position regarding it.
INFORUM, 04/24/2011
Von Pinnon: Water doesn’t always pick winners, losers
REED TOWNSHIP, NORTH OF WEST FARGO - Karen Kraft and her mother, Sandra Scheidegger, are at the crossroads of water politics this weekend.
INFORUM, 04/10/2011
Von Pinnon: Thanks to 2009, intensity of today’s flood fights pale
One year ago tomorrow, the Red River at Fargo-Moorhead crested at 36.95 feet, about nine days after it began rising.
Two years ago today, the Red in Fargo eclipsed 18 feet – minor flood stage – on its way eight days later to a crest of 40.82 feet, the highest level since man began putting a numbered stick in the river at Fargo to record such things.
INFORUM, 03/20/2011
Von Pinnon: Covering regional sports continues to be priority
There’s a saying in the newspaper business that every night is election night in the sports department.
INFORUM, 03/13/2011
Forum editorial: ‘Half-full’ conclusion half-witted
The threat of an uncontrolled spill of gigantic Devils Lake into the Sheyenne River grows with every snowstorm.
INFORUM, 02/27/2011
Von Pinnon: Story about Postal Service dispute riled many readers
Few stories in my 16½ years at The Forum prompted as strong a response as one we published on Feb. 4.
INFORUM, 02/13/2011
Von Pinnon: Forum’s Readers Board gets six new members
Meet the six new members of The Forum’s Readers Board.
INFORUM, 01/23/2011
Von Pinnon: We’re pursuing more information about Moorhead hockey incident
Access to information is a cornerstone of democracy.
INFORUM, 01/16/2011
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