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What to do about $4.00 gas?
Join the May Bike Month Challenge and ride your bike and burn calories instead of gas. Congratulations Sharon Fowler! You win a cool new "Fargo" cap in the May Bike Month Challenge! You can join...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 6:33 AM
North Dakota sees more airlines, destinations and passenger connections
Airline travel in North Dakota is up more than 10% from last years record-breaking numbers. Williston currently leads the state in growth, boarding two and half times the number of passengers compar...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 8:23 AM
Every grease monkey's dream.
Today for lunch the family headed out to a new restaurant in town, Quaker Steak & Lube. It was Aaron's choice, because he likes buffalo wings, and this place is known for theirs. Note: I did not t...
Posted on 3/28/13 at 5:24 PM
Candidates for Worst Movie
Some of the folks on Facebook have some suggestions for the worst movies they've seen. TB: The Sweetest Thing. "I normally like that genre, but it was drivel. Went nowhere." ML: Anything with George ...
Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:15 PM
More Things They Don't (Can't) Instruct You (Me) In Culinary (Any) School
The recent separation of Chris Olson, former Chef de Cuisine from Parka, a restaurant in Minneapolis, has spurned interesting conversations about things theydon'tteach you in culinary school. Olson's ...
Posted on 2/17/13 at 3:53 PM
Forum editorial: Too few new ND state jobs?
North Dakota will add 144 full-time equivalent positions to state government’s workforce in the next few months. The 2013 Legislature approved the job growth. Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s budget proposal had called for more state employees in specific classifications to deal with rapidly rising demand for state services.May 14, 2013
Letter: A good session, maybe; ‘greatest session,’ no way
‘Greatest session in history.” Wow. That is quite a statement. And to come within hours of the longest legislative session in North Dakota history? Stunning statement, indeed.By Rep. Gail Mooney , May 14, 2013
Letter: Marriage equality snowball is nearly at destination
The snowball has rolled almost down the hill, picking up momentum as it went. Now it is almost completely at its destination. What I am talking about is marriage equality.By Carol Strache, Frazee, Minn. , May 14, 2013
Letter: We need a new farm bill
I am working with other members of the Senate Agriculture Committee to draft a five-year farm bill. This marks the next act in a play that began too long ago.By Sen. Heidi Heitkamp , May 14, 2013
Letter: Liquor tax increase disaster for Minnesota’s border cities
If the Minnesota Legislature enacts a massive liquor tax increase when it finishes its work on Monday, we may have to use Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” to describe the disparity between North Dakota and Minnesota liquor retailers.By Bob Leslie , May 14, 2013
Forum editorial: List alone won’t be enough
If the North Dakota Industrial Commission is serious, more of the state’s “culturally important” places might be off limits to oil, gas and other potentially damaging development.May 13, 2013
Letter: Change delayed assures higher education denied
It should come as no surprise to anyone who follows the news that these past several months have been challenging for me and the members of the State Board of Higher Education.By Hamid Shirvani , May 13, 2013
Letter: Smarter to paint the house
The voters in the Rothsay, Minn., School District need to decide for themselves if the cost of a new school is worth the expense before casting their ballot Thursday.By Donald Grunewald , May 13, 2013
Letter: It seems ND’s senators prize guns over lives
Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., I expect are ignoring the shootings in New Orleans since they are too busy courting campaign contributions from gun lobbies.By Terry Paulson, Fargo , May 13, 2013
Forum editorial: Higher ed member wins roses
PRAIRIE ROSES: To Sydney Hull, the student member of the North Dakota Board of Higher education, for his courage to challenge the leadership of the board over the management style of embattled Chancellor Hamid Shirvani.May 12, 2013
Omdahl: Rain on tax cut parade
By Lloyd Omdahl , May 12, 2013
Letter: School is vital to preservation of vibrant, older neighborhood
Five years ago, my wife and I bought the purple bed and breakfast at the corner of Eighth Street and Fifth Avenue South in Fargo.By Scott Dahms, Fargo , May 12, 2013
Letter: We should place focus on safety of our children
During the first weekend in May, Safe Kids Fargo/Moorhead conducted its third annual car recycling event. This event included seven hours over a two-day period. At the end of the event, we had collected 371 unsafe/outdated car seats.By Bobbi Paper, Fargo , May 12, 2013
Letter: We are bullied into submission
We have been bullied into submission by an agenda that ignores God’s law. When we are born, we are born with some innate tendencies that are unique to each of us.By Joel Rovang, Moorhead , May 12, 2013
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