Forum editorial: In a strong economy, hunger up?

Two stories in last week’s Forum hint of a dark side to North Dakota’s much-praised “healthy” economy.

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More storage capacity needed

It was gratifying to see in Wednesday’s (Feb. 3) Forum an item from the Wild Rice Watershed District advocating for retention facilities on the tributaries to the Red River.

Be wary of slick conservatives

I doubt I would get much of an argument from my conservative friends in proclaiming Ronald Reagan a true champion of conservatism by ushering in an era of low taxes and deregulation.

North Dakotans pull together to help every part of our state

The year 2009 was significant for Fargo and the Red River Valley.

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Forum editorial: Pawlenty’s unfair rant gets weed

LEAFY SPURGE: To Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty for his rant against the city of Bemidji in regard to the Local Government Aid program.

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Hey, tea partiers, the Boston party was not about taxes

North Dakota’s tea partiers have decided to make life miserable for Gov. John Hoeven as he seeks to replace U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., in the November election.

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Cramer’s flips make one dizzy

All of the erratic statements coming from U.S. House candidate Kevin Cramer are starting to make me dizzy.

North Dakota's prosperity is Republican

In a letter to the editor Jan. 24, Bruce Hagan of Bismarck asked how you pay for necessary programs, reduce America’s deficit and debt and cut taxes.

Something better about TV listings

I don’t know what The Forum changed, but the TV listings are easier to read.

Zaleski: The cold orb of February’s hunger moon

In American Indian lore, the February full moon is the “full snow moon” or the “full hunger moon.”

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Nelson: Favre not the future, never was

Ah, the Minnesota Vikings. The galactic passion for them in this region is proof that Scandinavian descendants are not always slow-talking, stolid folk.

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Ahlin: So what happens if school recess comes before lunch?

The age spread between our three children is great enough that when a paraprofessional at our children’s elementary school celebrated her 50th birthday, I was pretty sure I was the only parent in the school who also had been around to celebrate her 40th.

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Three C’s for Rourke museum

Visionary: –noun: A person of unusually keen foresight. While the Moorhead City Council reviews details of the lease for the Rourke Art Museum to determine who pays for repairing the roof, I suggest a new conversation.

What’s going on at NDSU?

North Dakota State University students, alumni and faculty! What is going on with our university?

Columnist needs to chill a bit

It is hard to know where to begin to respond to Jane Ahlin’s commentary on Jan. 31. She is obviously attempting to discredit everything about the Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam.