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STAFF BLOG OIL PATCH DISPATCH WITH FORUM COMMUNICATIONS' AMY DALRYMPLE Radioactive waste on the N.D. monitor
WILLISTON, N.D. Landfill employees here discovered at least two hot loads this week, illustrating why a group of North Dakota citizens is worried about the proper disposal of radioactive waste that ...
Posted on 5/18/13 at 12:03 AM
INNER FOCUS Vegetarian Broccoli Cheese Soup
I have a teensy tiny confession to make. I, um, miscalculated the amount of cheese needed for this recipe and ended up doubling what the recipe calls for. It was really oooey-gooey cheesy good though....
Posted on 5/5/13 at 4:29 PM
REAL OILFIELD WIVES Managing the Kids While Your Husband is Away
How many times has someone told you, "I don't know how you do it!" and you just laugh it off and say it's not that bad. What they don't know is that you are quite possibly on the verge of a breakdow...
Posted on 3/21/13 at 7:21 AM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Real Oilfield Wives and more new blogs!
It's been awhile since I've given you my recommendations for new blogs to check out here on Areavoices. But three new blogs have crossed my path and I felt compelled to share them. The first is calle...
Posted on 3/13/13 at 4:01 PM
REALLY EATING: FINDING REAL FOOD IN THE VALLEY “What’s In That?” Wednesday — Smoked Oysters
I went digging in my kitchen cupboard to find something different so that I could revive "What's in That? Wednesday."And I came up with this: Not going to eat these today but comforting to know the...
Posted on 2/20/13 at 8:36 AM
Accountability for tribal oil taxes at issue in North Dakota 
BISMARCK – An amendment to a bill that includes parameters for a new oil tax agreement with the Three Affiliated Tribes moved forward Friday, but legislators indicated it may get more scrutiny at a future hearing.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 05, 2013
Protesters unhappy with Heitkamp’s pipeline support
FARGO – Some Fargo-area residents are unhappy about Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s support of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
By Forum News Service , April 05, 2013
‘Cowboy’ writes songs for oil field workers
‘Boom or Bust’ video gains popularity onlineWILLISTON, N.D. - Williston is featured in a Prairie Public music video for the country song “Boom or Bust” that is gaining popularity online.
By Forum News Service , April 05, 2013
State, tribes work on oil agreement
NEW TOWN, N.D. – Oil drilling on the Fort Berthold Reservation could be in danger if state legislators and tribal leaders can’t reach an agreement on how to share the oil tax revenue.
By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 04, 2013
Pipeline pitched to ship Bakken oil across Wyo.
DOUGLAS, Wyo. — A company proposes to build a nearly 500-mile pipeline that would feed oil from North Dakota's booming Bakken oil field into another pipeline in eastern Wyoming.
By Associated Press , April 04, 2013
UND profs conducting archaeological study of Oil Patch man camps
FARGO — Two University of North Dakota researchers who are studying the long-term impact of man camps on in the western North Dakota's oil patch are scheduled to appear in Fargo.
By Associated Press , April 03, 2013
Theodore Roosevelt descendant defends park
WILLISTON, N.D. – A descendant of Theodore Roosevelt is outraged by how oil development threatens his great-great-grandfather’s legacy and is urging people to take action.
By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , April 02, 2013
$400 million oil refinery to break ground this spring near Minot
MAKOTI, N.D. — The Three Affiliated Tribes is planning to break ground this spring on a $400 million refinery near Makoti.
By Associated Press , April 02, 2013
Lynn Helms goes from oil industry to oil regulator
BISMARCK – During a contentious hearing about drilling for oil in the Killdeer Mountains, a critic of Lynn Helms, North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator, inadvertently called him “Mr. Hess.”
The comment didn’t seem intentional, but it reflected an underlying question some people have about Helms and potential conflicts of interest involving Hess Corp.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , March 31, 2013
Group advocates for Oil Patch farmers, ranchers at Capitol
BISMARCK – Farmers Myron Hanson and Troy Coons miss the rural North Dakota they used to know.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , March 31, 2013
Explosion in ND oil patch kills 1, injures West Fargo man
ROSS, N.D. — Authorities are investigating an explosion at a business in the western North Dakota oil patch that killed one worker and injured another.
By Associated Press , March 28, 2013
Faces of the Boom: FRACN8R’s name says it all
WILLISTON, N.D. – Monte Besler’s job can be summed up in his license plate: FRACN8R.
The Williston engineer who specializes in hydraulic fracturing once earned that nickname from a co-worker in the oil field.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , March 24, 2013
Ground to be broken for western North Dakota diesel refinery
DICKINSON, N.D. — Officials are breaking ground this week for a diesel refinery in western North Dakota.
By Associated Press , March 24, 2013
South Dakota's special sand could be used in North Dakota's oil fields
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Officials say western South Dakota could play a key role in energy development in North Dakota and elsewhere because of special sand used to help extract oil and gas.
By Associated Press , March 24, 2013
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