Well, there probably aren’t a lot of North Dakotans who think they’d like to see a greater presence by the Environmental Protection Agency in our state right now. That’s unfortunate, because there are a lot of environmental problems here that aren’t being addressed. But fortunately, one of those who would welcome it, in the form of Special Agents … Continue reading Let’s Hear It For The Good Guys: The EPA
Month: November 2014
The Best Thanksgiving Meal Ever
When I left home on Thanksgiving Day 2001 I had a shotgun, a box of shells, a game vest, a gallon jug of water, a cooler, a propane stove with a small bottle of propane, a bottle of red wine and a wooden camping box made for me and given to me by my friend … Continue reading The Best Thanksgiving Meal Ever
A Canadian Shuffle: Keystone or Energy East?
“North Dakota oil producers were scheduled to feed the Keystone pipeline with 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day.” --Jack Dalrymple, in the Republican response to the President’s weekly radio address, March 10, 2012 “The Keystone XL pipeline will move 830,000 barrels of oil a day, including 100,000 from North Dakota’s Bakken region.” --Sen. John … Continue reading A Canadian Shuffle: Keystone or Energy East?
No. Yes. No. No. No. No. No No.
Here are the two best things the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party can say about Tuesday’s election: They picked up a seat in the North Dakota State Senate, and only one of their incumbents lost. The Senate seat was a big one: Erin Oban’s win over Senator Margaret Sitte. She was the number one target of … Continue reading No. Yes. No. No. No. No. No No.
It’s Election Day; Have A Beer
It was a warm dry day, June 8, 1990. North Dakota was still in the grip of one of its most severe droughts, with little or no spring rainfall in most of the state and temperatures running well above normal. I was driving back to Bismarck from somewhere in the northeast part of the state … Continue reading It’s Election Day; Have A Beer
Why a Sesquicentennial Matters
Yesterday was North Dakota’s 125th birthday. Officially it is called a sesquicentennial. I am only going to try to spell that correctly once. There was a grand party at the state’s Heritage Center, which celebrated the grand opening of its new $50 million facelift. Words fail me trying to describe it. I can only say … Continue reading Why a Sesquicentennial Matters
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