JANE AHLIN
NASCAR DAD Abortion Is Killing ?
Martin Wishnatsky and Jane Ahlin debate. Abortion is the killing of an unborn child. And since they do it for profit and intentionally, should they be convicted of murder ? The problem is not the lang...
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Ahlin: Started slow, but ‘Occupy’ is serious social movement 
The pepper spray incident at University of California, Davis, fundamentally changed something about the way the Occupy Wall Street movement is perceived across the country.
By Jane Ahlin , November 26, 2011
Ahlin: Modern Thanksgiving date a partisan turkey early on
Ah, Thanksgiving, that perfect national holiday on which we all agree.
Forget political partisanship, forget the great divide between tea party folks and those camping out with Occupy Wall Street; forget gun control, gay marriage, abortion, racism, the widening income gap between rich and poor and who should be taxed more or less; forget health care reform.
By Jane Ahlin , November 19, 2011
Ahlin: Even in heart of Bible belt, ‘personhood’ is a tough sell
What happens when the state criminalizes birth control methods? What happens when the state forces a 13-year-old incest victim to carry a pregnancy to term? What happens when the state stands between young couples with infertility problems and their ability to conceive?
By Jane Ahlin , November 12, 2011
Ahlin: It’s happiness and sadness in our bittersweet autumn
My brother and I sit on the end of his dock on a quiet Saturday morning early in October, a morning of reprieve following big winds that roared for two days straight.
By Jane Ahlin , November 05, 2011
Ahlin: Considering the economic factor in domestic violence
Nationally, Domestic Violence Awareness Month got off to quite a start this year with news from Topeka, Kan., that the county district attorney had quit prosecuting domestic violence cases.
By Jane Ahlin , October 29, 2011
Ahlin: Male anchors age gracefully; female anchors out the door
Robin Huebner’s unceremonious exit from KVLY certainly has the Fargo-Moorhead community abuzz.
By Jane Ahlin , October 22, 2011
Ahlin: A reminder from our Mary: Rev. Wright and Dixie Chicks
There I was, halfway through putting an apple pie together and no cinnamon.
By Jane Ahlin , October 15, 2011
Ahlin: We love go-go technology, but yawn at good science
With the death of Steve Jobs about the same time the names of this year’s Nobel Prize recipients in the sciences were announced, America’s contradictory attitudes toward technology and science came into focus.
By Jane Ahlin , October 08, 2011
Ahlin: Fat-kid stereotypes no help in checking obesity epidemic
In a “Good Morning America” interview, author Paul Kramer insisted he didn’t understand why his new children’s book, “Maggie Goes on a Diet,” has caused an uproar even before it’s been released.
By Jane Ahlin , October 02, 2011
Ahlin: A doggoned funny essay about ‘major cultural event’
Delicious essays are too good not to share. An example is in the October issue of The Atlantic magazine. Written by Sandra Tsing Loh, the essay is titled “The _itch Is Back.”
By Jane Ahlin , September 25, 2011
Ahlin: Bachmann’s over-the-top tutti-frutti feeds ignorance
Let’s hear it for Michele Bachmann. Every time the pundits dismiss her presidential aspirations, she gets herself back into the spotlight.
By Jane Ahlin , September 18, 2011
Ahlin: Bureaucracy bred out of fear, hatred, greed must be exposed
As the nation ruminates on what America has gained or lost over the decade since Sept. 11, 2001, Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) comes to mind.
By Jane Ahlin , September 11, 2011
Ahlin: Loss of CRP acres threatens North Dakota’s quality of life
Sunsets are earlier, nighttime temperatures dip into the low 50s; big yellow school buses are everywhere. Rational folks allow a moment on Labor Day weekend to sigh and bemoan the end of summer; yet, not everyone experiences that normal sense of loss.
By Jane Ahlin , September 04, 2011
Ahlin: In the end, UND logo fight about good ol’ boy power
When we both were parents of young children, a friend of mine owned a campaign-style button that read, “What part of ‘NO’ don’t you understand?”
By Jane Ahlin , August 28, 2011
Ahlin: Davies case from Lisbon, ND, got all the way to high court
The week’s events associated with the opening of Davies High School affirm the importance of the court system to our nation’s democratic ideals.
By Jane Ahlin , August 21, 2011
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