I write this to all of North Dakota’s healthcare workers and organizations with a message of hope and health. I/we look forward to a year ahead, free of this dark cloak of COVID-19 that has challenged all of us for the past two years. All the while, with the latest COVID-19 variant moving ...

Protecting the Souris River Basin from future flooding has always been a group effort. Without strong relationships between local, state, and federal partners, the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project certainly wouldn’t be as far along as it is today. That was evident with the ...

In early January of 1972 – 50 years ago - Lt. Governor Frank Wenstrom rapped the gavel to launch one of the most unique events in North Dakota history – the holding of a convention to update the state’s constitution. The only one since 1889. Before him were 98 delegates, two from each ...

Last week, some of America observed the heroism of one Martin Luther King who was murdered because he thought that “We, the people” should include more than white European immigrants. While some celebrated, others did not, doing their best to see that black lives did not matter. In ...

I have long lamented the state of affairs with the political parties in North Dakota. The Republican party has become a very big-tent party. In most of the state, if someone wants to run for office, they realize their only hope for success is to run as a Republican. They may or may not have ...

I know it’s early in the new year, but the 2022 City election isn’t really that far away, and for those interested in running for public office, the clock is ticking. The 2022 city election will be held June 14; the deadline to file petitions for office is April 11. There are several ...