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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
Letter: When you hear the fire sirens, stop, pull over
I work in a business that overlooks the south Fargo (Osgood) fire station. I witness, on a daily basis, numerous cars that do not stop when the fire trucks and first responders are called to an emergency.By Brandi Hansen, Horace , May 16, 2013
Letter: ND higher ed news disturbing
I grew up in North Dakota and received all of my education from grade school through a master’s degree in the state. My education was just fine. I’ve lived in Minnesota since the mid-1970s and enjoyed a higher education teaching career of more than 30 years.By George Sanderson, Moorhead , May 16, 2013
Editorial Marathon has grown into one of the best-run in nation
It’s hard to believe the Fargo Marathon is nearing its 10th birthday. When planning began about a decade ago, few expected the event to become the premiere spring event in Fargo, and one of the major outdoor events the city hosts every year.May 16, 2013
Forum editorial: Football’s crystal cathedral
It’s been likened to an alien spaceship landing; a gigantic greenhouse; a dream job for the people who make Windex. But whatever the early descriptions of the approved design of the new Vikings football stadium, there is little doubt it is extraordinary, and extraordinarily expensive.May 15, 2013
Letter: UND law school is grateful
On Friday, May 3, many of us at the University of North Dakota School of Law stayed late to watch the afternoon and evening sessions of the North Dakota Legislature.By Kathryn R.L. Rand , May 15, 2013
Letter: They are rolling over in their graves
General Motors is going to build Cadillacs in China.By William Treumann, St. Paul , May 15, 2013
Letter: Alcohol tax hike is a very bad idea
A tax being pushed in the Minnesota House would raise the excise tax on alcohol by a staggering 600 percent (yes, really).By Doug Restemayer, Fargo , May 15, 2013
Letter: Reject extension of Minn. sales tax
As a member of the conference committee working out the tax bill at the state Capitol, Sen. Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, Minn., will play a key role in determining how much more business and personal taxes we will be asked to pay.By Fred Daggett, Frazee, Minn. , May 15, 2013
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
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