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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 recogn...
Posted on 5/5/13 at 7:16 PM
Barbershop wisdom
Most worthwhile wisdom I have acquired was outside of any classroom or textbook. I also know, for a fact, I never learned anything while talking. One of the best places Ive received valuable informati...
Posted on 4/18/13 at 9:07 AM
Money requested from Legislature to study Killdeer Mountain
BISMARCK A proposal in the state Senate seeks to provide $250,000 to do an archaeological study within the Battle of Killdeer Mountain study area, in part due to the encroachment of oil development. ...
Posted on 2/7/13 at 9:59 PM
Areavoices Digest #67 - More than just Marilyn Hagerty
That title you see above is my cheap ploy to get you to click on my blog. I'm not beneath trickery. But the fact is: Marilyn Hagerty is hot. Stories about her and now her Areavoices blog are generatin...
Posted on 3/14/12 at 4:39 PM
outdoors bills passed so far in 2011 North Dakota legislature
HB 1180 - (Representatives Drovdal, Schatz; Senator Nodland) - Landowner preferential elk licenses will be issued by weighted lottery if the number of applicants exceeds the number of licenses availa...
Posted on 3/18/11 at 2:50 PM
Saturday's Coffee with the Legislators canceled
Coffee with the Legislators, scheduled for Saturday morning at the Dickinson City Hall, has been canceled and will be not be rescheduled.April 18, 2013
Lawmakers drop proposal to change higher education structure
BISMARCK -- After a divisive hour-long debate, Senate lawmakers shot down a proposal this morning to allow voters to decide if they want to replace the State Board of Higher Education.By TJ Jerke , April 18, 2013
Dickinson growth hinges on Legislature's choice with oil impact funding
Dickinson may have to halt growth if the North Dakota Legislature doesn’t restore the funding it removed from House Bill 1358 because the city won’t be able to fund infrastructure in new developments.By Katherine Grandstrand , April 18, 2013
Senate compromises on diversion funding
BISMARCK — The Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project may not have to wait for complete federal funding to get started.By TJ Jerke , April 18, 2013
Lawmakers worried funding for university projects inadequate
BISMARCK — Grand Forks lawmakers are concerned the current budget for the North Dakota University System won’t provide enough funding to address renovations to the state’s only law school and medical school on the University of North Dakota campus.By TJ Jerke , April 18, 2013
Right to Life Rally
By TJ Jerke , April 18, 2013
Lawmakers still wrestling with diversion funding
BISMARCK -- The North Dakota Legislature continues to battle over whether state money can be spent on a Fargo flood control diversion before getting federal funding for the project.By TJ Jerke , April 17, 2013
Federal funding requirement comes back to bite diversion
BISMARCK - Sen. Larry Luick said Tuesday the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project is too big for North Dakota to commit to without federal help.By TJ Jerke , April 17, 2013
Conservation groups close to losing spot on advisory board
BISMARCK — Three conservation groups that helped craft the state’s Outdoor Heritage Fund may not have any input into where the funding goes.By TJ Jerke , April 17, 2013
Amendment puts adds hurdle to Fargo diversion
BISMARCK -- Fargo may now have to wait for federal funding before it can move ahead with the full Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project.By TJ Jerke , April 16, 2013
ND Gov. Dalrymple signs Medicaid expansion bill
BISMARCK — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed legislation to expand Medicaid to cover more uninsured residents of North Dakota.April 16, 2013
ND measure aimed at curbing natural gas flaring
BISMARCK — The North Dakota House has endorsed a measure aimed at curbing the oil industry's practice of wasting natural gas at oil wells.April 16, 2013
Snow provides Legislature some down time
BISMARCK — Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner said the weekend’s record-breaking snowstorm that caused the Legislature to postpone action Monday was a chance for lawmakers to get a break.By TJ Jerke , April 16, 2013
Human Life: Supporter hopes abortion ban linked to fetal heartbeat will change minds
FARGO — Young women have told Bette Grande that they didn’t go through with an abortion because they saw an ultrasound of their unborn child.By Patrick Springer , April 14, 2013
Fourth anti-abortion bill sent to governor
BISMARCK — House lawmakers have sent Gov. Jack Dalrymple a fourth, and final, anti-abortion bill that prohibits an abortion after 20 weeks and defines life at conception.By TJ Jerke , April 13, 2013
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