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FRESH MOJOState agencies clash over review of proposed 1280-acre well unit near Killdeer
By Sid Pranke When it comes to historical preservation concerns over proposed drilling at a 1,280-acre Little Knife leasing unit near the Killdeer Mountains, oil development trumps cultural and arc...
11/23/12 at 10:51 AM
THE NEW FORTYIt is time for the Herd to be heard...
Integrity is sometimes difficult to define, but we tend to know it when we see it. At the very least it can besaid to be consistency between what we say and what we do over time. Ideally, it is also a...
9/8/12 at 2:11 PM Additional commentary... 6/29/12 at 10:30 AM
A throw down with Morast! 2/10/12 at 8:05 PM
NEW PLATEAUSImpressed With China
Days before I left to go to China a liberal friend of mine said he was interested to see if my political views might change upon being in China. His angle was, "yeah, they're communist, but look at th...
10/28/11 at 10:03 AM
MOMSTARPut Away That DDT
A recent letter to the editor in the Grand Forks Herald regarding environmental chemicals and their effects on our healthreally piqued my interest. I happen to know several families in the region affe...
9/20/11 at 8:37 AM
STAFF BLOGTHE WESTERN EDGEArizona Tragedy
My wife Cindy and I spent last week in Arizona celebrating a late family Christmas with our kids and grandkids. The weather was great with highs in the 60s and void of anything we would consider a win...
1/13/11 at 7:42 PM Moving Daze 12/9/10 at 3:20 PM
IT'S GOOD TO BE IN NDA charitible gift idea
Cal Thomas talks about an organization called World Vision in his column today. This group allows people to buy gifts for poor people around the world that can help them escape poverty. I started rea...
12/18/09 at 2:30 AM Great comic 5/20/09 at 2:51 PM
Column: Pass SB 2278 3/26/09 at 6:06 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTYWho me?
Now for a who me? Somehow I got roped into making the coleslaw for a fundraiser dinner for the All School Reunion. I distinctly recall being at a meeting..and said quote " If you are having coles...
11/20/09 at 4:39 AM Baiting Deer 11/12/09 at 6:34 AM
Halloween Report 11/1/09 at 4:22 AM
STAFF BLOGAGWEEKMonsanto and industrial agriculture's darkening shadow over our food
The following excerpt of a wonderful article by Gene Logsdon must be put in the context of the USDA current and aggressive efforts to drive Amish farmers out of business. In Wisconsin, Emmanuel Miller...
10/19/09 at 3:05 AM Agweek Twitter account has over 500 followers 6/23/09 at 4:52 AM
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