RYAN BAKKEN
THE DULLUM FILE Ryan, Ed and Me
Ryan Bakken dropped my name in his Grand Forks Herald column today.He compares me (somewhat) favorably to Ed Schultz. In the same piece Ryan also writes about chest hair, aging and pie. Keep in mind w...
Posted on 7/1/12 at 8:19 AM
Ryan Bakken: Treasures big, small found rummaging
GRAND FORKS - Among the many bargains Doug Thomasson has found during his time as a serial rummager, he said his hands-down best acquisition came in a garage in rural Warroad, Minn., in 2008.The prize was his future bride, Denise.
But Denise put a qualifier on his best-ever label: “I was in the free box,” she said.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , May 19, 2013
Ryan Bakken: Blue words a golden ticket 
GRAND FORKS - Once upon a time, obnoxious behavior was punished.
These days, it’s rewarded.
The latest example of this cultural U-turn is A.J. Clemente. You likely have heard of him. If you haven’t, he was the news anchor who received acclaim — not scorn — for his two-word, on-air faux pas that rhymes with “ducking fit.”
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , April 28, 2013
Ryan Bakken: Sandbag duty is a no-brainer
GRAND FORKS - As is his custom, Ed Schultz got it wrong last week.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , April 14, 2013
Ryan Bakken: Weighing in on the waist war
Col. Tim Bush was bounced from his leadership role at the Grand Forks Air Force Base because he didn’t meet the 39-inch waist limit.This seems odd. At 6-foot-1 and 227 pounds, Bush is hardly a tub of goo. Photographs reveal a double-chin — but not three or four of them. Two chins should be acceptable at age 47.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , March 26, 2013
Ryan Bakken: Immaturity never gets old
GRAND FORKS - Has “mature adult” become the new “senior citizen?”
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , March 04, 2013
Ryan Bakken: Revenge on a license plate
GRAND FORKS - If the North Dakota Legislature decides to change the state’s license plates, as it is contemplating, may I suggest something that might irritate our neighbors to the east?
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , February 24, 2013
Ryan Bakken: The perfect tax plan
GRAND FORKS - Last week, a Grand Forks legislator proposed to more than double the state tax on cigarettes.
I agree.
Why? Because I don’t smoke, so it wouldn’t cost me a cent. In fact, it likely would lower my tax share indirectly.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , February 03, 2013
Ryan Bakken: Unleashing our toughest troopers
GRAND FORKS - Last week’s decision to allow women in combat is long overdue.
We’ve been taking it easy on our enemies for far too long.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum News Service , January 27, 2013
Ryan Bakken: Bigger cliffs to worry about
GRAND FORKS - Much has been made recently about the so-called “fiscal cliff,” a symbolic overhang that the United States supposedly will fall from if Congress and the president don’t reach a budget compromise.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , December 30, 2012
Ryan Bakken: Wealth, thinness, smarts, youth — no, thanks
GRAND FORKS - In 2010, an Adweek Media/Harris Poll asked American adults what they would most like to change about themselves.This was not an open-ended question. The four options were: richer, thinner, smarter or younger.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , December 16, 2012
Ryan Bakken: If Mayans are right, no Christmas shopping
GRAND FORKS - With Christmas two weeks away, I’m tempted to believe the Mayans.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , December 10, 2012
Ryan Bakken: Norwegians made Northwood not New Orleans
GRAND FORKS - Northwood, N.D., has the highest percentage of Norwegian American ancestry of any community in the United States.
That high ratio of Norwegians explains the town’s rapid and complete recovery from its 2007 tornado.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , December 03, 2012
Ryan Bakken: North Dakota envy of the nation, if only ads were true
GRAND FORKS - I’m not a big fan of television commercials because most are annoying, lies and, at the very least, interrupt Wheel of Fortune.
But there’s one commercial more onerous than the rest, even those nasty political spots in October and November that fell prey to the mute button.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , November 25, 2012
Ryan Bakken: A town with no Twinkies
GRAND FORKS - While turkey seems to be the food of choice on most people’s plates today, there’s another “t” word that’s been on my mind this week: Twinkie.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , November 21, 2012
Ryan Bakken: Blindingly obvious but a longtime coming
GRAND FORKS - I remember the first time I was asked to snuff out my cigarette. I was surprised then. I am repentant now.
By Ryan Bakken, Forum Communications , November 18, 2012
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