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    Senator Heidi Heitkamp, appearing in her first television ad of the 2018 election cycle which is a re-run of an ad she ran in 2012.
    Commentary: Senator Heidi Heitkamp begins biggest campaign of her political life…with a recycled ad from 2012?
    Incumbent Democrat Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign is out with their first ad of the 2018 election cycle, and I think the (mostly out of...
    opinion/columns12 hours 11 min ago
    April 24, 2018
    Tessa Gould is Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's chief of staff. Forum News Service
    Commentary: Sen. Heitkamp pretends at the accessibility North Dakotans demand
    MINOT, N.D.—Tessa Gould is not a household name in North Dakota. Most of you readers probably don't know who she is. But if you work at...
    opinion/columnsApril 24, 2018 - 1:58pm
    Heitkamp Chief of Staff Tessa Gould Jamestown Sun
    Commentary: Heitkamp chief of staff, without irony, says the senator’s key to success is to 'get out and talk to people'
    Politico has made a “power list” of “women to watch” in Washington D.C., and on that list is North Dakota’s own Tessa Gould. Gould...
    opinion/columnsApril 24, 2018 - 9:49am
    April 23, 2018
    North Dakota House minority leader Rep. Corey Mock (D-Grand Forks). TOM STROMME/Bismarck Tribune
    Commentary: If Democrats want more say over North Dakota’s budget they should try winning some elections
    Last week Governor Doug Burgum released budget guidelines which called for state agencies to prepare for more budget cuts in the coming legislative...
    opinion/columnsApril 23, 2018 - 9:56am
    April 22, 2018
    1963 Impala was beautiful, but it fell apart
    FARGO — I overheard a conversation at a Fargo coffee shop. Two oldies (like me) watched a vintage 1957 Chevrolet pull into a snowy parking...
    opinion/columnsApril 22, 2018 - 9:50am
    columnist Rob Port
    Commentary: The politics of North Dakota's big bad budget bind
    MINOT, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum released his budget guidelines for the 2019-2012 biennium this week, and the tone of his fiscal message...
    opinion/columnsApril 22, 2018 - 6:50am
    Jim Shaw
    Time to respond to reader feedback
    Well, it's that time again... Time to respond to reader feedback. This time I'm going to start with responses to the critical emails and Facebook...
    opinion/columnsApril 22, 2018 - 5:45am
    April 20, 2018
    The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti
    Commentary: The fight over online sales taxes cannot be about fairness
    “Our view: Put online sellers on equal footing,” is the headline over a Grand Forks Herald editorial today, making the point that the U.S....
    opinion/columnsApril 20, 2018 - 10:11am
    Nicole Phillips, Kindness is Contagious columnist Photo courtesy of Ann Fredricks Photography
    Many people benefit when we strive to become our best
    I have yet to meet someone who says, "Nope. I'm not a kind person and I have no intention of changing." We might agree that we have a little...
    opinion/columnsApril 20, 2018 - 7:50am
    April 19, 2018
    COLUMN: New law doesn't improve hiring process for superintendent
    Doug Sullivan was hired as superintendent in 2009 and the search for his successor is, if nothing else, a prime example of how much has changed,...
    opinion/columnsApril 19, 2018 - 4:58pm
    April 18, 2018
    Commentary: Is it time to stop electing sheriffs?
    MINOT, N.D. — The past couple of weeks I've been listening to the exceptional podcast "In the Dark" produced by Minnesota-based American...
    opinion/columnsApril 18, 2018 - 6:20am
    April 17, 2018
    Former state Sen. Mac Schneider accepts the endorsement for U.S. House at the Democratic convention March 17. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Commentary: Have North Dakota Democrats overplayed their hand politicizing Trump’s trade fight with China?
    A few weeks ago when the Chinese regime and the Trump administration were trading trade threats it was pretty clear that Democrats saw an opening....
    opinion/columnsApril 17, 2018 - 11:30am
    April 16, 2018
    North Dakota Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford looks out his office's window at the state Capitol Thursday, Jan. 26 2017. (Photo by John Hageman)
    Commentary: Flying the Lt. Gov. across state for coin flip sure seems like a cavalier use of taxpayer resources
    Last year Governor Doug Burgum found himself mired in criticism from my self and others stemming from his decision to accept a roughly $40,000...
    opinion/columnsApril 16, 2018 - 2:10pm
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is cheered on by delegates at her nomination for the Senate at the North Dakota Democratic convention. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Commentary: After attacking Cramer as 'scam artist,' turns out Sen. Heitkamp has also paid her family with campaign cash
    For months now North Dakota Democrats have been viciously attacking Congressman Kevin Cramer, challenger to incumbent Senate Democrat Heidi Heitkamp,...
    opinion/columnsApril 16, 2018 - 1:09pm
    April 15, 2018
    ND Republicans should not be too confident
    GRAND FORKS — Observations in the wake of the North Dakota Republican Party endorsement convention in Grand Forks: Secretary of State Al...
    opinion/columnsApril 15, 2018 - 10:40am
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