Fracking. The technology that is bringing undreamed-of wealth to some and unrelenting heartbreak to others is threatening one of our most treasured spots, a place many say is the birthplace of America’s conservation movement. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the only national park named for a President of the United States, covers about 70,000 acres in … Continue reading Threats To The Elkhorn Ranch: A Primer
Month: June 2013
The Great Duane Sand Fundraising Scam, Vol. III
When I last wrote about the Great Duane Sand Fundraising Scam, in April, I said I wasn’t going to waste any more time on him. For those of you who missed it, Duane, a perpetual candidate in North Dakota elections, was a candidate in the 2012 Primary election for the Republican nomination to the U.S. … Continue reading The Great Duane Sand Fundraising Scam, Vol. III
Ham, We Hardly Knew Ye
So, the short, interesting life of Hamid Shirvani as a North Dakotan is about to come to an end. Gee, everybody who is surprised about THAT raise your hand. I’m looking, but I don’t see any hands in the air. We’ve followed his antics, and that of his dysfunctional board, for a year or so … Continue reading Ham, We Hardly Knew Ye
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