Category: Law, Government, Politics

Well, my wife was right. When I wrote a blog last week about this billionaire drug and sex king from California, Henry Nicholas, who’s financing the initiated measure called Marsy’s Law for North Dakota, spearheaded by Kathleen Wrigley, wife of North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley, my wife said “You’re stirring up a hornet’s nest.” … Continue reading There, That’s Over with. Uh Huh.

May 17 2015 wow what a great birthday I am blessed to make it to ninety this morning a serenade by the musical cast cards flowers a dinner a hug from my two of my favorite young men I am so blessed Sheila That was the Facebook post from my friend—our friend-- Sheila Schafer a … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Sheila Schafer

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I get all agitated whenever somebody from somewhere else dumps a whole lot of money into a North Dakota political campaign. I just can’t stand not knowing who those people are, and why they want to spend a bunch of money in North Dakota. … Continue reading Sex, Drugs and Marsy’s Law

  I intended to start this story with the words “This is a story about some Really Stupid People.” I thought that was a bit harsh, so I changed it to “This is a story about People who did some Really Stupid Things.” I decided that was pretty lame. So I’ve come up with a … Continue reading A Really Stupid Story

A couple of weeks ago I posted an article here about the Little Missouri State Scenic River Commission, and how important it had been to protecting the integrity of North Dakota’s only “State Scenic River” during our first oil boom in the 1970s and 80s. If you missed it, you can go here to catch … Continue reading Turns Out Nobody’s Looking Out For the Little Missouri

They’re going to bury Jim Pomeroy today. Former State Senator Jim Pomeroy. Jim was a lot of things in his life. A minister. A carpenter. A musician. A counselor to the aged, sick and infirm. A husband. A father. A grandfather. A volunteer. A loyal Democrat. A cousin to a United States Congressman. He was … Continue reading The Accidental Senators

Political parties exist for one primary purpose: to nominate candidates, generally of a like mind, for political office. Everything else political parties do is secondary to that. To be sure, there are other important secondary functions: to provide a platform on which those candidates base their campaigns, to provide a supporting organization, and to provide … Continue reading Of Conventions and Things

I love the Little Missouri River. It is one of the longest free-flowing rivers in America. In reality, I believe it IS the longest, because the Yellowstone, which claims the honor, is full of low-head dams that create little pools and eddies all along its length, even though they don’t create giant reservoirs like the … Continue reading Who’s Looking Out For The Little Missouri?

SPEAKING OF NEW DRESSES Wednesday I wrote a long story about lieutenant governors, mostly, and in it, I poked some fun at my friend Jim Poolman. If you missed it, click here. But here's another addition to the story, and it demonstrates why I like Jim Poolman. He has a sense of humor and a thick skin. Last … Continue reading A Couple Reasons Why I Like Politics

WAIT A MINUTE Okay the story below about State Senator Nicole Poolman is funny, but according to her husband, it is not quite true. Almost, but not quite. The real story is even funnier. Way at the very end of this blog, I repeated a story that's been making the rounds in political circles these … Continue reading Of Lieutenant Governors and Knit Dresses