Arik Spencer GNDC President/CEO Bismarck Richard Glynn BioND Executive Director Grand Forks The Greater North Dakota Chamber and the Bioscience Association of North Dakota share a common goal of supporting and growing businesses in North Dakota. We work every day to ensure ...

Kevin Glatt Bismarck We all have heard it – property taxes are a local issue. If property taxes are a local issue, why is it that ND State Law dictates how and when property is assessed and equalized? Why does state law mandate when local budgets are deliberated and the format and ...

By Rep. Liz Conmy Fargo After my first week as a Representative in the North Dakota legislature, I found myself spending the weekend with an IV in my arm at the hospital in Hettinger. It wasn’t the legislature’s fault. Not feeling well while visiting my son’s family in Bowman, I ...

Gary Berube Mandan In 1954 Congress added One Nation under God to the Pledge of Allegiance and in 1956 Congress made IN GOD WE TRUST the national motto of the United States. There is hope; we can trust God. It is very apparent we cannot trust anyone else. Our own government raiding ...

Perry Lundon Devils Lake A recent news story noted the extreme temperatures we experience in an average North Dakota year. It is not uncommon for us to see a temperature range of 140 degrees from the hottest day of summer to the coldest day of winter. These conditions can be difficult ...

Troy Johnson, Williston Well it’s that time of year again,  when we find out how much we owe renting our property from the county and the school. I worked 30 years to pay off my property, now once it’s finally paid off, is really, truly when you find out that you never own it. It’s ...