We’re number one! Go ahead, have another. :-(

Well, this is a designation I think North Dakota could live without: More beer shipped to North Dakota in 2012 per capita than any other state.  I caught this article by Erik Burgess on InForum before my family headed out to vacation in Canada and made a special effort to save it so I could [...]

I promise not to gloat…

I am irritated today.  I am irritated because I read the article on InForum titled - North Dakota drunken-driving laws to be targeted for harsher penalties.  I am not irritated by the general message of the article - that North Dakota legislators will be putting forth legislation that increases penalties - I am irritated by some of the [...]

The lesser of evils…

On Sunday Tim Koester became a hero when he pulled an unconscious man from a burning vehicle in the Fargo Hardee's parking lot. The unconscious man, Ryan Joseph Fox, was apparently intoxicated. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.  Bummer for him, but really the lesser of two evils.  If not for Tim Koester, Ryan Fox's interaction with [...]