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STAFF BLOG OIL PATCH DISPATCH WITH FORUM COMMUNICATIONS' AMY DALRYMPLE Faces of the Boom: Bus driver says traffic danger makes job more important
WILLISTON, N.D. Tana Turcotte has figured out a way she can make sure her kids get safely to school in the Oil Patch. She volunteered to drive the school bus. The Alexander woman said intense oilfie...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 12:50 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
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
Harold Hamm, key player in ND oil patch, could lose control of oil company in pending divorce
Sue Ann Hamm alleges Harold was ‘having an affair’ she discovered in 2010ATLANTA/NEW YORK – Continental Resources chief executive Harold Hamm, one of America’s wealthiest and most influential businessmen and a key player in the North Dakota Oil Patch, is embroiled in a contentious divorce that could lead to a record financial settlement and threaten his control of America’s fastest-growing oil company.
By Brian Grow and Joshua Schneyer, Reuters , March 22, 2013
Senate endorses Keystone XL pipeline construction
WASHINGTON — The Senate has endorsed construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that is to carry oil from Canada to Texas oil refineries.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2013
Companies sentenced for illegal sewage disposal
FARGO — Two companies previously ordered to pay the state of North Dakota $700,000 for improperly dumping sewage in an oil patch were handed additional fines Friday in federal court.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2013
Oil tax changes shot down in North Dakota
BISMARCK – House lawmakers shot down a proposal to change the state’s oil tax structure, a bill many were worried would have threatened the long-term fi-nancial impact of oil production.
By TJ Jerke, Forum News Service , March 21, 2013
ND House defeats measure lowering oil extraction tax
BISMARCK - House lawmakers shot down a proposal aimed at lowering the tax rates for oil companies, a bill many were worried would have threatened the long-term financial impact of oil production.
By TJ Jerke, Forum News Service , March 21, 2013
Dayton opposes silica sand moratorium for now
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton says he does not support a statewide moratorium on silica sand mining for now, but he backs tougher regulations.
By Associated Press , March 20, 2013
Company says reports of drilling near Elkhorn Ranch premature
DICKINSON, N.D. – The company that has drilling sites staked out near a historic North Dakota landmark said Tuesday that it’s too early to assume oil exploration will ever take place on the sites.
By Bryan Horwath, Forum News Service , March 19, 2013
Dems: Oil tax cut could cost ND $3.6 billion over five years
BISMARCK – Democratic lawmakers say the state would lose about $3.6 billion over five years under a proposal to decrease the oil extraction tax rate for new wells beginning in 2017.
By TJ Jerke, Forum News Service , March 18, 2013
ND Dems slam GOP's oil tax plan
BISMARCK — North Dakota Democrats say they've done some recalculating on a Republican-backed measure to restructure oil taxes in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2013
As odds grow long, opponents move to stop pipeline
MARTELL, Neb. — With a sense of grim determination, a group of unlikely allies has begun gathering at kitchen tables, in churches and along fence rows here to plot what could be the final battle in the four-year conflict over the Keystone XL pipeline.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2013
Other states aid with Bakken drilling applications
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The number of drilling applications submitted to federal land managers in western North Dakota has grown so large that Bureau of Land Management officials in other states have been asked to shoulder some of the load.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2013
Grafton offers housing solution for Oil Patch
GRAFTON, N.D. – Rising housing costs associated with the oil boom are putting the squeeze on the elderly and group home residents in western North Dakota, and officials here in the northeast part of the state believe they have a solution.
By Kevin Bonham, Forum News Service , March 17, 2013
Two Alaska women launch booming taxi business in the heart of Oil Patch
WILLISTON, N.D. – Mr. Kab Taxi owner Sheila Taranto apologizes if she’s short on the phone with customers. But the calls for rides come in so fast that she has to get the address and get on her way.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , March 17, 2013
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