EDITORIALS
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.By Forum Editorial Board , February 09, 2010
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.By Forum Editorial Board , February 08, 2010
Forum editorial: At Plains: little artist in all of us
Fargo’s Plains Art Museum is preparing to enter an era of arts education that will be transformational for people of all ages.February 07, 2010
Forum editorial: For Vikings fans a movie better than Super Bowl
It’s Super Bowl Sunday. The biggest professional football game of the season will be played later today between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts.February 07, 2010
Forum editorial: West Fargo Chamber can grow
One need not be terribly perceptive to read between the lines regarding the resignation of the West Fargo Chamber of Commerce’s executive director/CEO. After only six months on the job, Kent Campbell bowed out.February 05, 2010
Forum editorial: Prepare for flood; don’t panic
When it comes to the February Red River Valley flood forecast, we’ll go with the advice of Fargo’s most experienced flood fighter, Mayor Dennis Walaker: “It’s too early to worry,” he said.February 04, 2010
Forum editorial: Drowning neighbors untenable
When it comes to floodwaters, a few inches can be the difference between staying dry and washing away. Early assessments of a Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion channel suggested downstream impacts would add only 1 or 2 inches to a flood crest.February 03, 2010
Best way is to expand Medicare
The most efficient, quickest to implement path to health care reform is expansion of Medicare to cover everyone.By Richard Peterson , February 03, 2010
Forum editorial: Marathon is serious about North Dakota 
A few days ago executives of Marathon Oil Corp. of Houston and representatives of the North Dakota oil industry spent a couple of days in Fargo talking about the industry.
By Forum Editorial Board , February 02, 2010
Forum editorial: Senator’s dedication wins roses 
PRAIRIE ROSES: To Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who announced he will retire from the Senate at the end of his term, but certainly has not yet retired.
February 01, 2010
Forum editorial: The Guard continues to serve 
Friday’s edition of The Forum spotlighted the North Dakota National Guard on nearly half of Page One.
By Forum Editorial Board , January 31, 2010
Forum editorial: Real test is after the speech 
As State of the Union speeches go, President Barack Obama’s Wednesday night address ranks as one of the best in recent years.
January 29, 2010
Forum editorial: Fifty-three votes not enough this time 
The failure of the U.S. Senate to back a special commission suggests the will to tackle the nation’s budget deficit has been derailed by special interests on the left and right.
January 28, 2010
Forum editorial: A budget blizzard for schools 
Moorhead school leaders are contemplating dipping into the district’s “rainy day” fund to avoid further budget cuts.
January 27, 2010
Forum editorial: Coleman will return to politics 
There are so many people running for governor of Minnesota that the average Minnesotan can’t distinguish one from the other.
January 26, 2010
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1945: America Needs to Do More

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1945: Are Americans Wasteful?

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1960: Minnesota Winters Are Warming Up, Arctic Ice Cap Thinning, Glaciers Receding
Minnesota's average winter temperature had risen 4 degrees in the past 100 years, as of 1960.
This was prior to the 1970s global cooling scare.
1960: Suicide Bomb May Have Caused Airliner Crash
A suicide bomb may have been the cause of an airline crash Jan. 6, 1960, prior to the introduction of X-rays to the baggage screening process.
1960: Crippen, Rickers, Lowry and the Daily Globe Staff
Ray Crippen still writes an awesome weekly historical column for us, but many of the other people in this 1960 Daily Globe staff photo have passed
1945: Cigarette Shortage Strikes America
There was a cigarette shortage in 1945, apparently, and before you write in angrily about language, remember the last word in the second paragraph i
1945: Handicapped Veterans Should Easily Find Jobs if Employers Cooperate
This 1945 Daily Globe editorial put the burden and responsibility of hiring disabled veterans after the war with the employer, stating "If em
1945: More Freedom for Free Enterprise
In 1945 the Daily Globe published this excerpt from the Guaranty Trust company of New York, advocating the freedom of free enterprise.
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