Money to burn…stupidity to reiterate.

A federal judge blocked the ridiculous law that North Dakota legislators passed last session that sought to create the strictest abortion limitations in the nation.  The North Dakota legislators knew the legislation would face a constitutional  challenge, so they created a $400,000 defense fund.  To-date, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's office has expended $155,000 defending the [...]

Speaking the truth…

Kevin Cramer, North Dakota's new addition to the U.S. House is committed to speaking the truth and says society needs more people to stand up and speak the truth.  The most recent "truth" that Cramer stood up and spoke about was the linkage he perceived between abortion rights and school shootings. In a recent speech [...]

Common sense delivered by Dr. Thomas Jacobsen…

Today I want to utilize my blog to both applaud a good citizen and to further spread his thoughtful words.  I know my blog readers extend far beyond my local area and beyond North Dakota.  I also recognize that not all the folks who read my blog who live locally read The Forum newspaper or [...]

The land that time forgot…

Fargo took the Midwest title in the Weather Channel's "Toughest Weather City" tournament.  Fargo advanced to the Final Four after beating out International Falls by a mere forty votes. Well, at least this is a designation that we should all be able to live with (indeed, we do live with it). I never thought I [...]