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National debt burdens US today and tomorrow

Fiscal conservatives unwittingly sabotage themselves by warning that the $16.5 trillion national debt will impoverish America’s children and deliver unborn grandkids directly into Chinese slavery. While these dire predictions may come true, calling America’s massive indebtedness a challenge for future generations triggers relaxation about an immediate priority: curtailing federal spending and borrowing. By defending “the children,” budget hawks let big spenders invoke Scarlett O’Hara to justify their profligacy, at least until the tykes mature. “Cut the budget later,” spendthrifts propose. “Tomorrow is another day.”

By Deroy Murdock , February 17, 2013

Letter: ND grasslands not place to expedite infrastructure projects

October 26, 2011

With vet's passing, WWI is another kind of history

What was it like? What was it like in the trenches? What was it like in all those places whose names have faded in the dusty recesses of memory, places like Ypres and Gallipoli, Verdun and the Marne? What was it like to fight the war that was supposed to make the world safe for democracy? There's no one left to ask.

By Allen G. Breed , February 28, 2011

Photographers say Brand's guards assaulted them

RANTHAMBHORE NATIONAL PARK, India (AP) — Russell Brand's bodyguards assaulted four news photographers, including one from The Associated Press, when they were taking pictures of the British comedian Friday in an Indian tiger reserve before his wedding to Katy Perry, the photographers said.

October 22, 2010

Armory roof still not finished

A Dickinson city project which began in the spring and led to water damage in the National Guard Armory is not completed and at a standstill, city officials say.

October 13, 2010

Theodore Roosevelt National Park thins bison herd

Periodically for decades, Theodore Roosevelt National Park has been culling its bison herd and plans to remove about 225 in the park’s North Unit on Tuesday and Wednesday.

September 24, 2010

Police: Notre Dame recruit drunk on fatal fall

CINCINNATI (AP) — A "drunk and belligerent" 17-year-old Notre Dame football recruit was killed in a fall from a fifth-floor hotel balcony during his senior-year spring break in Florida, authorities said Saturday.

April 03, 2010

Accused 'Jihad Jane' denies terror plot in court

The Philadelphia-area woman authorities say dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" online pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in an overseas terrorist plot.

March 18, 2010

More visitors at TRNP in 2009

Despite a weak economy, 2009 brought more visitors to national parks across the country, including Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora.

By Lisa Call , January 21, 2010

Company claims rich gold find north of Glacier

December 10, 2009

Suicide attackers kill 35 at Pakistan mosque

Militants stormed a mosque near Pakistan's army headquarters, killing at least 35 worshippers, including military officers, during Friday prayers as they sprayed gunfire and threw grenades before blowing themselves up, officials said.

December 04, 2009

Who to credit for annual celebration of thanks?

Claiming that Christopher Columbus discovered America is a little like saying that Col. Sanders discovered chicken. It’s not quite true.

By Kevin Holten , November 25, 2009

Dead grizzly found in Flathead National Forest

October 06, 2009

Ahh, Oregon

Flying into Medford, Ore. one can tell they are in for a treat. Lush forests and treacherous rivers along with fog-covered mountaintops fill the landscape.

By Jennifer McBride , September 17, 2009

Officials want clarification on elk plan

BISMARCK (AP) — Top state officials want the National Park Service to clarify a proposal to reduce the bloated elk herd in southwestern North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, including whether volunteer shooters would be able to keep the meat.

August 27, 2009