“BEDBUGS” the voice shouted into the air shaft of the Mercy Mattress Company. Every mattress employee froze with unbridled fear. In less than 10 seconds, Company Boss Matt Stress was on the intercom. “Relax everyone,” he announced calmly. “This is why we have been holding bedbug ...

When Governor Burgum – joined by a huge majority in the House — proposed more income tax cuts, the remarks of Boston lawyer Joseph Welch came to mind. During the height of the post-war communism scare, Senator Joe McCarthy claimed that the government reeked with communists and ended up in ...

Global warming will have numerous effects on the American economy. For one thing, it will destroy the long underwear market. Our country finally decided that might was not right. But we didn’t decide that until we had taken all of the land owned by Indians. In some ways, we still think a ...

Is God impartial or does He play favorites? Because the empathy for Israel has been grilled in every Protestant and Catholic church, support for Israel in the present conflict is a no-brainer. Now with the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis the issue is being forced. The Old ...

As soon as those who want to divert public school money heard that there would be a special session of the legislature they ran for the lobby of the State Capitol. They call themselves the “choice” group because “choice” carries a lot of propaganda value in a society that treasures ...

As the members of the Homeland Security Committee filed into the community hall, Chairperson Ork Dorken pounded his Coke bottle on a hollow core door to get control of the melee. “Meeting will come to order – I hope – so we can hear Little Jimmy give us his reason for this special ...