ELECTION
2014: The intrigue, the feud and the damage done
As Tom Daschle and Harry Reid take up arms against each other over South Dakota's US Senate seat, let's all take a breath and remember two things: Brendan Johnson has not yet said that Brendan John...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 6:24 PM
Coleman out of 2014 campaigns
By Don Davis Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman will not run for office in 2014, meaning there will be no rematch with Al Franken that many Republicans wanted. In a series of Tweets late Thursday, Colema...
Posted on 3/7/13 at 11:30 PM
In the Not-Now
What does it say about Americans that the public is already starting to talk about candidates for president for 2016? Eckhart Tolle wrote in his book The Power of Now that mankind is threatened by ou...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:27 AM
Contents may have settled
The past three months I've really struggled to come up with content, even though I still come up with great titles. Part of the problem was/is that our nation really needs to figure out how to keep gu...
Posted on 2/3/13 at 4:11 PM
Election 2012: getting informed, caring about politics
I voted for my first time this year, and I'm proud to say I was an informed voter. For the first time in my life, I've cared about politics. My professor Deneen Gilmour is to thank. She was the one th...
Posted on 11/7/12 at 9:56 PM
Some Minnesota legislative candidates boast of bipartisanship 
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – State Sen. Benjamin Kruse didn’t boast to voters in Brooklyn Park about how GOP lawmakers won last year’s stare down with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton to erase a huge deficit without raising taxes. He didn’t bring up the government shutdown that preceded the budget deal, as he campaigned door to door last week.
October 21, 2012
Voters to decide Clay County races 
Voters in rural Clay County will decide only a few contested races on Nov. 6.
By Angie Wieck , October 14, 2012
A look at Minnesota voter photo ID issues 
ST. PAUL – Here are some issues related to a proposed constitutional amendment that would require Minnesota voters to produce photographic identification before casting ballots:
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , October 13, 2012
Blanks must be filled in if Minnesota voter ID law OK’d 
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , October 13, 2012
Fargo stations pull political ad tied to Berg-Goldmark claims 
FARGO – Local television stations are pulling an ad attacking U.S. Senate candidate Rick Berg for his ties to Goldmark Property Management amid concerns about its accuracy.
October 08, 2012
Minn. congressional candidates agree Moorhead needs state aid 
MOORHEAD – Party lines were crossed amicably Monday night as state Senate and House candidates, Republican and Democrat alike, agreed that Moorhead requires distinct, well-funded state aid to grow and compete on the North Dakota border.
By Erik Burgess , October 01, 2012
Gay marriage opponents debuting first 2 TV ads 
MINNEAPOLIS — The group promoting a constitutional ban on gay marriage in Minnesota is debuting its first two TV ads of a heated campaign on Monday, one that argues it's important to keep the traditional definition of marriage between opposite sex couples only and another that mentions several ways that definition could be changed through legal or judicial means.
By By Patrick Condon, Associated Press , October 01, 2012
On-air advantage in Senate battle? 
FARGO - As farmers mingled and salivated over new tractors at the recent Big Iron event in West Fargo, U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp stood in front of a roomful of reporters in Schollander Pavilion and blasted her Republican opponent for not being able to convince House leadership to call a vote on the farm bill.
By Mike Nowatzki , September 29, 2012
Minn. Senate, House candidates vow to fight for rural interests 
DILWORTH – Fighting for rural and Greater Minnesota needs was emphasized by candidates for both the Minnesota Senate and House races at a public forum here on Wednesday evening.
By Erik Burgess , September 26, 2012
Minn. House, school board candidates vie for votes at public forum 
MOORHEAD – Keeping border cities competitive with a booming North Dakota was a key issue discussed by candidates for Minnesota Legislature at a public forum here Tuesday night.
By Erik Burgess , September 25, 2012
Minn. Catholic bishops seek gay marriage fight donors 
ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s Roman Catholic bishops are urging churchgoers to donate money for TV ads in support of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, while critics of the proposed ban on Tuesday recruited a group of veterans and their families to argue against its passage.
September 25, 2012
Voter ID equipment could cost Moorhead $65K 
By Dave Olson , September 25, 2012
Absentee voting hoax reported in ND 
BISMARCK – The secretary of state’s office has been contacted by more than a dozen North Dakota residents who have received calls from anonymous individuals stating that absentee voting is illegal in the state.
September 25, 2012
Carlson, Mondale team up to oppose Minn. voter ID amendment 
By Ryan Johnson , September 24, 2012
Political ad blitz dominates North Dakota airwaves, squeezing out local businesses 
September 11, 2012
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