(My friend Darrell Dorgan is comfortably ensconced in his condo in south Florida, spending his days walking his dog Coco on the beach, but, as a lifelong newsman in North Dakota, he's keeping up with the news back home in Bismarck. He spent some time last week digging into what's going on in the North … Continue reading Focus On Education
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The End May Be Near For The “Bridge To Nowhere”
You’ve heard me say this before: Elections have consequences. Even in tiny remote places like Billings County in the North Dakota Bad Lands, where a total of just 628 people voted in the races for Billings County Commissioners last month. In Billings County, Commissioners are elected to represent geographic districts. The county is divided into … Continue reading The End May Be Near For The “Bridge To Nowhere”
Bad Lands Justice? Maybe.
The five most dangerous words in the English language for a journalist (of which I am one, of a sort—I keep this online journal) are “I’m not a lawyer, but . . . “ Okay, so there’s been this legal case going on for about ten years involving Billings County and the Short family over … Continue reading Bad Lands Justice? Maybe.
What The Hell Do We Do Now?
Relax. Take a deep breath. Things are going to be okay. Not easy, but okay. Just imagine what might be going on in our country today if Kamala Harris had been elected president in a very close election, let’s say a handful of electoral votes, with very close races in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada or Georgia. … Continue reading What The Hell Do We Do Now?
What The Hell Just Happened?
That headline is a reprisal of the one I wrote in this space eight years ago, when Doug Burgum dashed the hopes of Wayne Stenehjem ever becoming Governor of North Daktoa, by beating him the June 2016 Primary. As I wrote then, I didn't see that one coming. Okay, so much for my Predictability Quotient. … Continue reading What The Hell Just Happened?
It’s Election Day! It’s Over! Celebrate! Have A Beer!
Here's a slightly updated re-run of a column I first posted on this site ten years ago, on November 4, 2014. It came to mind because of a question I got this week from my friend, Colleen Stebbins down in Bowman, North Dakota, about the bars being closed in North Dakota on Election Day. Some … Continue reading It’s Election Day! It’s Over! Celebrate! Have A Beer!
A Little Election Weekend Reading
There’s a list at the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office, and if you live in North Dakota, you’re on it. You and about half a million of your neighbors. It's a big list. Probably the biggest list in the state. How do I know you're on it? Because every North Dakotan who regularly reads … Continue reading A Little Election Weekend Reading
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