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Corps rejects pressure
December 11, 2012 Good for the U.S. more »»
Honoring fallen soldiers
December 10, 2012 The state of North Dakota and its residents mourned last week the deaths of two North Dakota National Guardsmen who were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanista. more »»
The week that was
December 9, 2012 ANOTHER PARK COMING – A $75,000 contribution from the Otto Bremer Foundation will go a long way toward completing the fundraising for the Community Outdoor Fitness Park planned at the Minot Family... more »»
Good use of city sales tax
December 8, 2012 We’re happy the Minot City Council has begun to award grants to community projects with funds collected from portions of the city sales tax. The council last week awarded about $3. more »»
Smoking ban hard to enforce
December 7, 2012 North Dakota’s new, tougher smoking ban took effect Thursday, but plenty of questions remain, most notably, how will the new law be enforced? The new law bans smoking in most public places, as well... more »»
Costas' gun rant ill-timed
December 6, 2012 In the wake of last weekend’s murder/suicide involving Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs, who shot and killed his girlfriend before committing suicide, sportscaster Bob Costas apparently felt... more »»
Taking threats seriously
December 5, 2012 Bomb threats aren’t funny. They aren’t cute. They aren’t cool. They’re a criminal act, and perpetrators deserve to be prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the la. more »»
Senseless strikes at ports
December 4, 2012 Strikes by clerical workers have brought most of the work at some of the nation’s busiest ports to a standdstil. more »»
Find an alternate bypass
December 3, 2012 The city of Williston and the North Dakota Transportation Department find themselves in quite the quandary after the discovery of Native American artifacts in an area being considered for a truck... more »»
The week that was
December 2, 2012 CALLING ALL COOKIE-MAKERS – The annual drive to gather 1,200 dozen home-baked cookies for Minot Air Force Base personnel is in progress. more »»
Federal fiscal folly
December 1, 2012 Solyndra may be the most well-known example of federal fiscal ineptitude, but another company’s trouble after receiving hundreds of millions of federal dollars is making its way into the public ey. more »»
Best-run state in the nation
November 30, 2012 Well, now everyone else knows what we’ve known for quite some time:?North Dakota is the best-run state in the nation. The annual 24/7 Wall St. more »»
Permanent housing solution
November 28, 2012 The temporary housing park near 55th Street Southeast has taken a big step toward becoming part of a permanent solution to the city’s housing shortage. more »»
Helping disaster victims
November 27, 2012 For anyone wishing to help victims of Superstorm Sandy, today is your final chance to drop off contributions to a local effort by the Rotary Club of Minot and Marry Me Bridal. more »»
Talking point trouble
November 26, 2012 President Barack Obama’s administration knew the Sept. 11 assault that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya, was the work of terrorists soon after the attack. more »»
The week that was
November 25, 2012 NEW TOWN MOURNS – It’s been a difficult week for residents of New Town, who are still dealing with the shock of last week’s shooting deaths of Martha Johnson and three of her grandchildren, Benjami... more »»
Housing solution
November 24, 2012 It has taken lots of work from all involved, but a plan to retain temporary housing units from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for longterm use is getting closer to reality. more »»
Christmas in the Park returns
November 23, 2012 The devastating Souris River flood of 2011 wiped out much of what was in Minot’s Oak Park, including the annual Christmas in the Park light display organized by the Minot Sertoma Club. more »»
Happy Thanksgiving
November 22, 2012 It is true today that many of our neighbors and friends are undergoing great trials and tribulations. Unemployment rates remain too high, and many are working two jobs to make ends meet. more »»
Obama's carbon trouble
November 21, 2012 President Barack Obama and his supporters in Congress don’t seem to worry about low- and moderate-income Americans who may suffer from government schemes to curb climate chang. more »» |
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