By the time you reach my age, you’ve seen a lot of new technology, new ways to do business, and unfortunately, new ways for criminals to steal from honest people. As AARP North Dakota’s volunteer state president, I hear from neighbors in every corner of our state who have gotten a ...

On April 4, 1951, a quiet stretch of land near Tioga became the birthplace of a transformation no one could fully imagine. When Amerada Petroleum struck oil at the Clarence Iverson #1 well, it didn’t just uncover energy — it launched an economic era that continues to shape North Dakota’s ...

In the summer of 1900, the city limits of Minot were confined to a modest area not that much larger than the original city limits established in the 1880s. On the east side of Broadway, the city was bounded by the Great Northern Railroad right-of-way to the north and by Fifth Avenue on the ...

What a difference a year – and a bold policy change – makes. Across North Dakota, property tax statements are arriving in mailboxes ahead of a Dec. 26 deadline for counties to mail them to homeowners. And while it’s not a Christmas miracle, it’s certainly a welcome change to see ...

Healthcare prices are out of control. The average cost of a three-day hospital stay in the United States now exceeds $30,000. A simple MRI can cost $300 in one facility, or $3,000 in another – sometimes in the same city. For working families and employers, these numbers are not abstractions. ...

North Dakota’s Constitution guarantees openness. Article I, Section 9 promises that “all courts shall be open.” Article XI, Section 6 declares that “all records of public or governmental bodies … shall be public records, open and accessible for inspection.” Those words should ...