The collapse of crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and Elon Musk’s anarchic management of Twitter are two stories that have had ownership over a lot of headlines recently. One is being described as a danger to society and of our treasured “democracy” for leaning into free speech ...

Before venturing into the deep water of state and Native American relations, I need to reassure North Dakota’s tribes that I am not an adversary but a friend. I believe we owe the native people reparations for taking their country, killing six million of their people and forcing them into ...

District Director It’s no secret that small businesses struggled through the pandemic, and some are still struggling with the affects of the pandemic – higher input costs, changing consumer habits and higher labor costs, if they can even find the workers. Sort of long haul COVID for ...

On a recent trade and investment mission to Japan, we had just arrived at a Tokyo office to meet with the country’s Minister of the Environment when news broke that North Korea had fired a ballistic missile toward the island nation. While that missile landed harmlessly in the sea, this ...

Dear Minot: As we draw closer to the holiday season, most of us probably have visions of family gatherings, generational traditions, and meals with relatives around the big dining room table. But we should also be well aware that the holidays are often an extra-stressful time for many in ...

With the nation two years out from deciding whether or not we want to keep him around, President Biden’s struggles and failings didn’t prevent Democrat victories in the midterms. In fact, a number of Trump-aligned candidates found themselves grounded by voters rather than elevated by the ...