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Omdahl: Put youth council to work

The North Dakota Youth Council created by the 2009 Legislature was a feeble step, but at least it keeps outmigration of young people on the public agenda.

By Lloyd Omdahl , November 03, 2009

Omdahl: Public schools not equipped to conduct remedial parenting PressPass

President George W. Bush deserves a kind word for launching No Child Left Behind, thereby forcing a dialogue on the condition of the nation’s education system.

By Lloyd Omdahl , October 27, 2009

Omdahl: Divisive rhetoric not new PressPass

Admittedly, it is distressing to witness a discussion of public issues in an environment of fear, hate, deceit, misrepresentation and malice, just to name a few acrimonious characteristics of today’s policy arguments.

By Lloyd Omdahl , October 21, 2009

Omdahl: Institute fulfills real need PressPass

If North Dakota were a person, it would be deported for lack of documentation.

By Lloyd Omdahl , October 05, 2009

Omdahl: Problem, solution is board PressPass

Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm should be commended for keeping the feet of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota to the fire for a series of scandalous errors in judgment over the past few years.

By Lloyd Omdahl , September 29, 2009

It takes little for civility to collapse PressPass

Lloyd Omdahl’s Sept. 21 column addressing civility was good, but an additional definition of the word “civility” may be of use. Civility begins in the heart and is often tacit and pre-verbal, or emotion-based, as Omdahl put it.

By James Traun , September 26, 2009

Omdahl: Civility leaves the arena PressPass

Civil: “adhering to the norms of polite social intercourse; not deficient in common courtesy.”

By Lloyd Omdahl , September 21, 2009

Omdahl: Senior citizens already get biggest government bailouts PressPass

When the greed of the Wall Street manipulators pushed the country toward bankruptcy, citizens across the country were outraged at the bonuses being paid to the people who created the problem.

By Lloyd Omdahl , September 07, 2009

Omdahl: Charity feeling recession PressPass

Walmart, Jamestown. Best Buy, Fargo. H & R Block, Linton. Rough Riders Kiwanis, Dickinson. LRSC Business Club, Devils Lake.

By Lloyd Omdahl , September 01, 2009

Omdahl: Texting away rights PressPass

The 2009 session of the North Dakota Legislature joined a dozen other states with a resolution reminding the federal government that there was a 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating that powers not delegated to the national government, nor prohibited to the states, were reserved to the states or the people.

By Lloyd Omdahl , August 24, 2009

Omdahl: Searching for the causes of North Dakota binge drinking PressPass

North Dakota’s ranking as No. 1 in binge drinking should come as no surprise when the state also ranks No. 1 in underage drinking.

By Lloyd Omdahl , August 11, 2009

Omdahl: North Dakotans should be careful what they wish for PressPass

Deep in its prairie soul, North Dakota yearns to be No. 1 in something important. But as the wise have warned, we should be careful what we wish for because we may get it. And we have.

By Lloyd Omdahl , August 02, 2009

Omdahl: It will be snowball for Twins PressPass

Having played only one season of organized baseball, I am just a whisper in the shadows compared to the wisdom of Dick Bremer and Bert Blyleven, the TV newscasters for the Minnesota Twins. Throughout the 2009 season, they have been touting the virtues of the new open-air baseball field that will be ready for the 2010 season.

By Lloyd Omdahl , July 27, 2009

Take two aspirin; go to bed PressPass

If you happen to be one of the 68,000 North Dakotans without medical coverage waiting for passage of federal health insurance, don’t hold your breath. The ambulance will not be coming.

By Lloyd Omdahl , July 21, 2009

Omdahl: End water war with our neighbor PressPass

It’s time for North Dakota and Manitoba to give up re-enacting the Hatfields and McCoys and resolve their disputes over the Devils Lake outlet and the 30-mile dam along the Manitoba border. These differences have lasted so long they are becoming intergenerational.

By Lloyd Omdahl , July 14, 2009

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