MATTHEW VON PINNON
Von Pinnon: London tabloid learns turnabout is fair play 
You don’t have to be an ink-in-the-veins newspaper journalist to be enthralled by the scandalous saga surrounding London tabloid News of the World, parent company News Corp., and giant media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
By Matt Von Pinnon , July 24, 2011
Von Pinnon: Interns help remind us why we got into journalism
Every year at The Forum, we welcome several paid summer interns.
While the interns always learn a lot during their stay, and do exactly the same kind of work that our professionals do, we benefit from them as well.
By Matt Von Pinnon , July 17, 2011
Von Pinnon: Celebrating the spirit of ’76 in south-central Moorhead
They came to Moorhead to better their lives and, in doing so, they made my life richer, more wordly. It was a powerful Independence Day lesson early in life.
By Matt Von Pinnon , July 03, 2011
Von Pinnon: Heitkamp’s big conspiracy flies in the face of the facts
Joel Heitkamp of KFGO’s “News and Views” has spent considerable air time the past 10 days trying to get listeners fired up about what he thinks is a big story regarding The Forum.
By Matt Von Pinnon , June 26, 2011
Von Pinnon: Natural, social sciences mix to improve flood info
Last Wednesday and Thursday, while floodwaters caused problems along the Missouri and Souris rivers in North Dakota, a first-of-its kind gathering of public agency officials and volunteers met in Fargo to determine how to better protect people and property from routine flooding in the Red River Valley and Devils Lake region.
By Matt Von Pinnon , June 05, 2011
Von Pinnon: Day a chance to show Mom how you really feel
Mother’s Day will always mean something more for me.
Last year, after spending the entire day with her children, grandchildren and husband, my mom had an unexpected heart attack and died. She was 70.
By Matt Von Pinnon , May 08, 2011
Von Pinnon: ‘Fighting Sioux’ solution? Keep name, take penalty
What we’re talking about here is simply solving the immediate dispute between what the state law calls for and the NCAA’s position regarding it.
By Matt Von Pinnon , April 24, 2011
Von Pinnon: Thanks to 2009, intensity of today’s flood fights pale
One year ago tomorrow, the Red River at Fargo-Moorhead crested at 36.95 feet, about nine days after it began rising.
Two years ago today, the Red in Fargo eclipsed 18 feet – minor flood stage – on its way eight days later to a crest of 40.82 feet, the highest level since man began putting a numbered stick in the river at Fargo to record such things.
By Matt Von Pinnon , March 20, 2011
Von Pinnon: Covering regional sports continues to be priority
There’s a saying in the newspaper business that every night is election night in the sports department.
By Matt Von Pinnon , March 13, 2011
Von Pinnon: We’ve also been preparing for flood – of information
Kind of like election season, flood preparations in the Red River Valley seem to start earlier every year.
It’s not even March and Fargo’s already stockpiled more than 1 million sandbags, with Moorhead and area counties starting to sandbag this week.
February 27, 2011
Von Pinnon: Story about Postal Service dispute riled many readers
Few stories in my 16½ years at The Forum prompted as strong a response as one we published on Feb. 4.
By Matt Von Pinnon , February 13, 2011
Von Pinnon: Forum’s Readers Board gets six new members
Meet the six new members of The Forum’s Readers Board.
By Matt Von Pinnon , January 23, 2011
Von Pinnon: We’re pursuing more information about Moorhead hockey incident
Access to information is a cornerstone of democracy.
By Matt Von Pinnon , January 16, 2011
Von Pinnon: An ideal Christmas exists in our childhood memories
When I was a boy, I could count on running one errand this time of year.
By Matt Von Pinnon , December 19, 2010
Von Pinnon: Sometimes public safety trumps shielding victims
Which is more important: protecting a crime victim from potential public exposure, or protecting the larger public from potential harm?
By Matt Von Pinnon , December 05, 2010
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