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I Survived a Chinese Hospital
This wasn't a post I was anticipating, but hey I got sick. Walking to the hospital, though, here's what I did anticipate: less than ideal conditions, less than ideal physicians, and plenty of paper...
Posted on 6/29/11 at 11:09 AM
Doc around the clock
If you've ever spent a weekend in the hospital, you couldn't fail to notice how quiet it was. No surgeries, other than those that are urgent. Fewer tests being scheduled. Fewer staff in the building...
Posted on 10/8/10 at 3:58 PM
The price of prom: Tradition now more expensive than ever
By Anna G. Larson , April 25, 2013
Improper bedrooms: Dickinson Fire Department finds people sleeping in shops
To skirt the high cost of housing in the Oil Patch, some Dickinson companies have resorted to stashing employees in make-shift bedrooms next to trucks, Dickinson Fire Chief Bob Sivak reported Tuesday.By Katherine Grandstrand , April 17, 2013
ND AG wants fund for abortion fight
BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers began building a war chest Wednesday to defend against any lawsuits that arise from new state laws imposing the nation’s toughest abortion restrictions.By James MacPherson , April 11, 2013
Better bang for the buck in North Dakota, Minnesota for higher ed
GRAND FORKS — The cost of attending colleges and universities in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota are still mostly on the low end compared to similar institutions nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s new online “college scorecard.”By Jennifer Johnson , April 05, 2013
Law & Order: Hundreds of thousands spent in court costs
By Katherine Grandstrand , February 10, 2013
Don't touch that thermostat: Warm winter forecast, low natural gas prices expected to help keep heating costs down
By Bryan Horwath , September 29, 2012
ND Blues reduce spiraling costs: State's medical inflation reduced by nearly half
FARGO — Check out these health system vital signs: Fewer hospital admissions. Emergency room visits down significantly. Better diabetes control and coronary artery disease management.By Patrick Springer , September 23, 2012
Watch: A do-nothing Congress exacts high costs
For many, there is little concern about the current do-nothing Congress; they figure at least it’s not doing harm. But there is another way to look at the inability of this Congress to do anything of consequence.By Ann McFeatters , July 15, 2012
New England's Dakota Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center: Part III: Rehab, at a cost
April 21, 2012
Housing tough to come by in Dickinson
With apartments filling up and some people living in hotels, finding a place to live in Dickinson can be a challenge.January 08, 2009
Natural gas costs may reach records this winter, commissioners warn
BISMARCK — North Dakotans heating with natural and propane gas could be in for record costs this coming winter, state officials warned Wednesday. “What’s happening in natural gas prices this summer is truly frightening,” said Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark after the commission took official notice of fuel cost increases that three utilities will be passing on to their customers with this or next month’s bills.July 17, 2008
Watch consumers’ response to food costs, executive says
FARGO — U.S. farmers need to monitor how consumers respond to rising food prices, the leader of one of America’s most prominent cooperatives says.By Jonathan Knutson , April 03, 2008
Economists clash over greenhouse gas reduction costs
FARGO — The debate over how to control greenhouse gases warmed up in Fargo-Moorhead Tuesday as manufacturing and environmental interests clashed over predictions of the economic fallout.By Patrick Springer , March 19, 2008
Lawmakers juggle costs of new or remodeled prison
BISMARCK — Remodeling the current State Penitentiary to hold 1,000 inmates would cost $32 million to $45 million less than building a new penitentiary from scratch, but the cost of operating the remodeled prison would cost about $33 million more over 20 years.February 20, 2008
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