EDITORIALS
Other views: Board of Higher Education still not learning
‘They just don’t get it” is among those hackneyed expressions that can easily lose its meaning. But in the case of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education: They just don’t get it.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead Editorial Board , June 18, 2013
Other views: Holding developers accountable, that is construction done right
In a time of what seems like constant change and turmoil in Williams County, one thing seems to remain the same — continuing construction.By Williston Herald Editorial Board , June 14, 2013
Other views: Who wants to be chancellor?
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is accepting applications for the job of interim chancellor in the wake of Hamid Shirvani’s dismissal.By Minot Daily News Editorial Board , June 14, 2013
Other views: Utah shows the way for language immersion programs
North Dakota is too conservative to embrace language immersion programs in elementary school.By Grand Forks Herald Editorial Board , June 13, 2013
Other views: For chancellor, a ‘Magnificent 7’ list of leaders
“We have a lot of big things we need to accomplish in the next couple of years,” said Linda Donlin, spokeswoman for the North Dakota University System, in a Herald story on Saturday.By Grand Forks Herald Editorial Board , June 11, 2013
Other views: Student loan reform is elusive
As families struggle to cobble together college financing packages for new high school graduates, caution is advised. The nation’s student loan debt is huge, rivaling total debt for nearly every other classification of borrowing.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead Editorial Board , June 08, 2013
Other views: Put film incentives on the agenda
North Dakota will never become the film capital of North America, but the state has the potential and the resources to gain consideration by the television and film industry as a good location to make TV shows and movies.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead Editorial Board , June 07, 2013
Other views: Pageants make winners in life
Across the nation, beauty pageants for children have taken a lot of heat. Thanks largely to TV shows that show parents pushing young children to train, diet and compete in pageants, most of them have received a bad reputation.By Williston Herald Editorial Board , June 07, 2013
Other views: Higher ed board faces new challenges
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is going to have a tough time explaining the astonishingly generous severance package granted departing university system Chancellor Hamid Shirvani. While it appears the board is bound by the chancellor’s contract, reaction among most North Dakotans will be, understandably, outrage.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead Editorial Board , June 06, 2013
Other views: Board’s task now is rebuilding trust
Back in 2001, the North Dakota Legislature dramatically boosted the Board of Higher Education’s authority and independence by passing the Roundtable Report’s reforms.By Grand Forks Herald Editorial Board , June 06, 2013
Other views: Ignore Oil Patch crime news at your peril
The crime news from North Dakota’s booming oil counties paints a mixed and often manipulated picture of what is happening out there. It’s not all that bad or it’s out of control. It’s the media’s focus on the negative or local see-no-evil cheerleading.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead Editorial Board , June 04, 2013
Our View: Summer is here, so take caution on hectic streets
The word caution was at the top of Friday’s edition of The Dickinson Press as part of a headline about the consequences of the state’s $878 million construction program for 2013. This year’s allotment is the largest in history with the majority dedicated to western North Dakota.By Editorial Board , June 02, 2013
Jacobs: Surprise! ND is a big government state
North Dakota’s 2013 Legislature set a big task for itself. An interim committee will study local property taxes and what they pay for, local government.By Mike Jacobs , June 01, 2013
Other views: How many bars are enough?
Sunday’s Forum News Service story about the number of bars per capita in North Dakota is another indication of a booze-loving culture that won’t be changing soon, no matter the pain and trauma caused by alcohol abuse.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead Editorial Board , May 31, 2013
Other views: Champions don't cheat, that's the point
Just in case nobody else says it, we’ll go ahead and say it here: Shame on you Bison athletes who skipped out on community service. Shame on you North Dakota State University for the handling of this whole sorry episode.By Grand Forks Herald , May 28, 2013
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