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Road Trip
I have taken many a road trip in my life, beginning with those Sunday afternoon drives with my parents that with any luck included an ice cream cone from the Tasty Freeze. College road trips were simi...
Posted on 2/28/13 at 6:48 PM
Senate Bill 2326...don't drink the Kool-Aid!
It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things t...
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:22 PM
First trip to Williston
On Saturday I traveled to Williston from Dickinson for the first time since moving back here in late June. Guess I thought I was prepared, considering all the warnings I got. A few rocks from passing ...
Posted on 8/27/12 at 1:27 PM
So you want to write about the oil boom....
Well, have I got a deal for you... Sorry, couldn't resist that cheesy line. But it's the truth. I've spoken to a few people with very strong opinions about life in the oil boom of western North Dako...
Posted on 6/19/12 at 3:25 PM
Boom Goes The Dynamite, Again
You Tube will probably never be able to thank Brian Collins enough. At last check, almost 6,000,000 (six million) people had watched him on the Internet's favorite channel. In fact, Collins and You Tu...
Posted on 10/15/10 at 12:58 PM
Dunn County's 1st female commissioner thankful
By Betsy Simon , April 07, 2013
Heitkamp says reservation housing problems ‘extreme’
By Amy Dalrymple , April 04, 2013
Oilfield Cowboy visits Williston
April 04, 2013
Drivers endure high gas prices despite US oil boom
NEW YORK — The U.S. is increasing its oil production faster than ever, and American drivers are guzzling less gas. But you’d never know it from the price at the pump.By Jonathan Fahey , March 22, 2013
Laurel, Mont., company cashing in on Bakken housing boom
LAUREL, Mont. — Last spring, Daniel Boman and Jim Auth were working hard to establish a modular housing plant in Puerto Rico.By Ed Kemmick , January 11, 2013
South Dakota angling for a piece of oil pie
By Denise Ross , December 13, 2012
ND city poised to top $300 million in new building
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota city in the middle of the state's oil boom is poised to top $300 million in new building permits for 2012.December 09, 2012
Western states looking to capitalize on energy boom
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Petroleum producers in southeastern New Mexico are on track to pump out 80 million barrels of oil this year — numbers that haven’t been seen since the 1970s.By Susan Montoya Bryan , December 08, 2012
North Dakota is No. 1
GRAND FORKS — Just months ago, North Dakota was ranked as one of the most corrupt states, with failing grades in legislative accountability, political finance and ethics enforcement agencies.By Chuck Haga , November 29, 2012
ND's banking boom: Oil Patch banks scrambling as deposits outpace lending
By Patrick Springer , November 25, 2012
Big housing development proposed for ND oil town
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Officials say a proposed 164-acre housing development will be the largest in the oil boom town of Williston.November 17, 2012
You might be living in a boomtown...
Who knew that North Dakota is experiencing an oil boom? How do you know you are living in a boom town without waiting for USA Today or the LA Times to tell you?By Harvey Brock , October 14, 2012
Making room for residents in Taylor: Out-of-state company's land purchase the site of construction
Taylor is making room for residents with a months-old out-of-state company’s land purchase as the town grows with an oil boom that’s brought thousands of new residents to western North Dakota.By Betsy Simon , September 30, 2012
Report: SD unlikely to have major oil boom
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota will not experience a boom in oil production like the one sweeping across western North Dakota, according to a study released Wednesday by Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s office.By Chet Brokaw , September 27, 2012
'Strength and stability'; Williston's longtime mayor deals with city's growth all the while dealing with his health challenges
By Amy Dalrymple , September 16, 2012
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