Month: February 2012

Okay, you’ve got to admire entrepreneurship, but sometimes, people in any profession ought to just stick to doing what they do best, and not venture too far afield. Here’s the beginning of a story in The Dickinson Press Saturday: WILLISTON — A Williston-area truck driver has the solution for oil workers with nothing to do … Continue reading Party In The Patch–Yeeeehaaawwww!

WELCOME BACK, FRONTIER The news that Frontier Airlines is returning to Bismarck is good news, although maybe a little disconcerting for those of us whose ages begin with a 6, or 7, or 8. See, Frontier used to serve Bismarck when I was in the Navy, in the 1960’s, and I used to get home … Continue reading Weekenders

A little perspective on the stories in the papers recently about the State Land Board and the state's mineral leasing policies is in order, I think. There are more than a million acres of public land in western North Dakota’s oil patch. Most of them are owned by The People of the United States, and … Continue reading Highest And Best Use