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North Dakota Democratic candidates advocate lifting state’s clothing sales tax
FARGO – The state sales tax on clothing in North Dakota would be lifted under the proposal Democratic legislative candidates here announced Tuesday. It’s an effort to redistribute some of the budget surplus and keep retailers competitive with bordering states, said the District 46 legislative candidates who proposed eliminating the 5 percent state sales tax.
Wednesday, October, 17, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – The state sales tax on clothing in North Dakota would be lifted under the proposal Democratic legislative candidates here announced Tuesday. It’s an effort to redistribute some of the budget surplus and keep retailers competitive with bordering states, said the District 46 legislative candidates who proposed eliminating the 5 percent state sales tax.
Wednesday, October, 17, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Grand Forks United Way reaches goal, breaks fundraising record
But giving in Grand Forks area not keeping up with increases in Fargo, Bismarck
GRAND FORKS – United Way here reached its goal of $1,003,000 in last fall’s campaign and broke a fundraising record, President Pat Berger announced earlier this year.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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But giving in Grand Forks area not keeping up with increases in Fargo, Bismarck
GRAND FORKS – United Way here reached its goal of $1,003,000 in last fall’s campaign and broke a fundraising record, President Pat Berger announced earlier this year.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Letter: The rich stacked the deck
In the past three decades, we have seen a massive shift of wealth from the middle class to the top 1 percent.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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In the past three decades, we have seen a massive shift of wealth from the middle class to the top 1 percent.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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New Business (October 13, 2012)
Strategic Financial opens in Casselton
Michael Kobbervig has opened a Strategic Financial office in Casselton, N.D.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Strategic Financial opens in Casselton
Michael Kobbervig has opened a Strategic Financial office in Casselton, N.D.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Schnepf: Coach Q about to get his due
Moorhead - If college basketball coaches Saul Phillips, Chad Walthall or Rich Glas ever need advice during one of their games, there’s usually a wealth of hoops knowledge they could tap into sitting at one end of the court.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - Sports
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Moorhead - If college basketball coaches Saul Phillips, Chad Walthall or Rich Glas ever need advice during one of their games, there’s usually a wealth of hoops knowledge they could tap into sitting at one end of the court.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - Sports
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She can’t run from her record
North Dakotans deserve to get “The Rest of the Story” on Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign for U.S. Senate. A recent mailer touted her plans to “put party interests aside.” Does anyone, anywhere believe that she can rake in campaign cash from typical liberal Democratic sources and then, if elected, disregard their views? Of course not.
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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North Dakotans deserve to get “The Rest of the Story” on Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign for U.S. Senate. A recent mailer touted her plans to “put party interests aside.” Does anyone, anywhere believe that she can rake in campaign cash from typical liberal Democratic sources and then, if elected, disregard their views? Of course not.
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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BlackBerry maker plants seeds for comeback attempt
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins is promising to restore the BlackBerry phone's stature as a trailblazing device even as many investors fret about its potential demise.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins is promising to restore the BlackBerry phone's stature as a trailblazing device even as many investors fret about its potential demise.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Another kind of homecoming: George Hanson returns looking to lead FMSO
FARGO – Since graduating from Concordia College in 1980, Moorhead native George Hanson has traveled the world conducting the Tucson Symphony, directing opera in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest, conducting the New York Philharmonic, and spending seven years as head of the Wuppertahl Symphony and Opera in Germany.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - INFORUM - Life
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FARGO – Since graduating from Concordia College in 1980, Moorhead native George Hanson has traveled the world conducting the Tucson Symphony, directing opera in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest, conducting the New York Philharmonic, and spending seven years as head of the Wuppertahl Symphony and Opera in Germany.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - INFORUM - Life
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Letter: Dalrymple debate remark revealing
It is unfortunate that Jack Dalrymple is avoiding debates with Ryan Taylor. Debates are one of the best opportunities for a candidate to show what he or she is really like, if they stray from their well-rehearsed answers, that is.
Saturday, September, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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It is unfortunate that Jack Dalrymple is avoiding debates with Ryan Taylor. Debates are one of the best opportunities for a candidate to show what he or she is really like, if they stray from their well-rehearsed answers, that is.
Saturday, September, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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UPDATED: Romney paid $1.9 million in taxes in 2011
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on the $13.7 million in income reported for himself and his wife last year, his U.S. returns showed Friday. That comes to an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, lower than millions of middle-income Americans but actually more than he had to pay.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on the $13.7 million in income reported for himself and his wife last year, his U.S. returns showed Friday. That comes to an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, lower than millions of middle-income Americans but actually more than he had to pay.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Mike Rosmann: Settling farm estates brings issues to fore
Nothing brings out unresolved issues among family members like the settling of a family estate. When the estate involves selling or distributing farm land, the settlement is even more complex and emotion-laden, especially if one or more beneficiaries farms.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Nothing brings out unresolved issues among family members like the settling of a family estate. When the estate involves selling or distributing farm land, the settlement is even more complex and emotion-laden, especially if one or more beneficiaries farms.
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Stock prices reduced US household wealth in second quarter
WASHINGTON — Americans’ wealth dipped about 0.5 percent in the April-June quarter as a drop in stock prices more than offset a gain in home values.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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WASHINGTON — Americans’ wealth dipped about 0.5 percent in the April-June quarter as a drop in stock prices more than offset a gain in home values.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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With Alaska's higher cost of living, residents’ ‘free’ money won't go that far
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — This is the day Alaskans crow about to their brethren in the Lower 48, trying to make them jealous that the government gives them money to just live here.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — This is the day Alaskans crow about to their brethren in the Lower 48, trying to make them jealous that the government gives them money to just live here.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Omdahl: Surplus requires caution
The removal of the natural resources initiative from the ballot due to fraudulent signatures will not only give the sponsors an opportunity to build a stronger case for their proposal, it will also force policymakers to give serious consideration to better budgeting for effective use of the huge surplus filling the treasury with oil money.
Monday, September, 17, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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The removal of the natural resources initiative from the ballot due to fraudulent signatures will not only give the sponsors an opportunity to build a stronger case for their proposal, it will also force policymakers to give serious consideration to better budgeting for effective use of the huge surplus filling the treasury with oil money.
Monday, September, 17, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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Public art project marred by vandalism, local artist says
FARGO – People who walked down Broadway in downtown Fargo on Friday may have noticed the colorful yarn and fabric sleeves adorning the lampposts. But Saturday, they may have noticed that some of the sleeves are missing, and others damaged.
Sunday, September, 16, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – People who walked down Broadway in downtown Fargo on Friday may have noticed the colorful yarn and fabric sleeves adorning the lampposts. But Saturday, they may have noticed that some of the sleeves are missing, and others damaged.
Sunday, September, 16, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Silicon Valley isn't sharing Facebook's misery
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Silicon Valley, it turns out, doesn't revolve around the stock prices of Facebook and its playful sidekick, Zynga. By most indications, tech companies in this hub of innovation are humming along, even as two of its rising stars endure steep declines in their stock prices that have wiped out more than $60 billion in wealth in the past six months.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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MENLO PARK, Calif. — Silicon Valley, it turns out, doesn't revolve around the stock prices of Facebook and its playful sidekick, Zynga. By most indications, tech companies in this hub of innovation are humming along, even as two of its rising stars endure steep declines in their stock prices that have wiped out more than $60 billion in wealth in the past six months.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Business leaders say North Dakota could be Silicon Prairie
Lack of socioeconomic problems ideal for tech growth, Burgum says
FARGO – Nearly every state in the Midwest has tried to position itself as the region’s technology leader, but North Dakota business leaders say they’re in the best position to claim the title of Silicon Prairie.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Lack of socioeconomic problems ideal for tech growth, Burgum says
FARGO – Nearly every state in the Midwest has tried to position itself as the region’s technology leader, but North Dakota business leaders say they’re in the best position to claim the title of Silicon Prairie.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Letter: A simple review of how national income is created
Federal deficits. Why?
Sunday, September, 09, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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Federal deficits. Why?
Sunday, September, 09, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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Clinton boosts Obama in rousing convention speech (with video)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs, former President Bill Clinton declared Wednesday night in a rousing Democratic National Convention appeal aimed at millions of hard-pressed Americans yet to decide how to vote.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs, former President Bill Clinton declared Wednesday night in a rousing Democratic National Convention appeal aimed at millions of hard-pressed Americans yet to decide how to vote.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Letter: Wilkin, Richland defense
From 2007 to the end of 2008, the average American household lost 25 percent of its net worth. The housing market collapsed, and real estate values declined by an average of 30 percent.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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From 2007 to the end of 2008, the average American household lost 25 percent of its net worth. The housing market collapsed, and real estate values declined by an average of 30 percent.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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