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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 PressPass

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 PressPass

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 PressPass

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 PressPass

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 PressPass

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 PressPass

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 PressPass

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

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 27, 2010 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

1945: Are Americans Wasteful?

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 26, 2010 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

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.

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 23, 2010 at 9:00 AM | Reprint

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.

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM | Reprint

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

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 16, 2010 at 9:00 AM | Reprint

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

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 12, 2010 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

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

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 10, 2010 at 5:00 AM | Reprint

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.

Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jan 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM | Reprint
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