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    Jordan Miller monitors insulation being sprayed into the attic of Marvel Von Hagen's home in Kindred, N.D., on Wednesday, March 13. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Port: Maybe North Dakotans and Minnesotans turn down heating assistance because they think self-sufficiency is a good thing
    “Most North Dakotans, Minnesotans who qualify for heating assistance don’t seek it,” reads a headline over a recent article by my colleague...
    opinion/columns2 hours 54 min ago
    March 17, 2019
    Joshua Boschee
    Port: Is North Dakota’s first openly gay lawmaker an anti-gay bigot?
    “Bigotry is alive and well in Bismarck,” writes Jim Shaw in his most recent column. “The North Dakota Legislature is standing still while...
    opinion/columnsMarch 17, 2019 - 4:28pm
    Port: The left’s new anti-fossil fuel McCarthyism
    MINOT, N.D. -- “Why did Wells Fargo fiance this pipeline when it was widely seen to be environmentally unstable?” That was a question Rep....
    opinion/columnsMarch 17, 2019 - 7:51am
    March 15, 2019
    Gov. Doug Burgum talks about his vision for North Dakota on Thursday, April 19, 2018. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Port: Governor Burgum blasts 'disingenuous' legislators over revenue picture, and he’s right
    Back during the heights of the Bakken boom, when oil activity was driving a tidal wave of revenues into state coffers, the revenue forecasts...
    opinion/columnsMarch 15, 2019 - 11:47am
    Zaleski: Legislative arrogance in full bloom
    Republican majority members in the North Dakota Legislature are pushing three policy and governance structural changes that suggest they don’t...
    government-and-politics/opinionMarch 15, 2019 - 11:22am
    March 14, 2019
    Katie Pinke is the publisher and general manager of Agweek magazine.
    The Pinke Post: Still needing to push for inclusion? Crazy
    With the convergence of Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day on March 8 and National Ag Day on March 14, I’m at the crossroads...
    opinion/columnsMarch 14, 2019 - 3:12pm
    March 13, 2019
    Tony Bender
    Bender: Those nanny state blue laws
    Last week, Sen. Oley Larsen, R-Minot, did a victory lap celebrating the North Dakota House's rejection of a primary seat belt bill. For those...
    opinion/columnsMarch 13, 2019 - 9:23am
    March 12, 2019
    Rob Port
    Port: A Democratic state senator chastised her own party’s rhetoric, and that should inspire us all
    MINOT, N.D. -- A remarkable thing happened at the Legislature in Bismarck last week, and I think many of you readers may have overlooked it....
    opinion/columnsMarch 12, 2019 - 10:03am
    March 11, 2019
    Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders columnist. Special to The Forum
    Bursack: Thanks to the pharmacist who warned us in time about potential problem with Dad's new medication
    Dear Carol: I recently had an experience that I'd like to share with your readers. My dad has several serious physical and mental conditions...
    opinion/columnsMarch 11, 2019 - 3:27pm
    Nicole Phillips, Kindness is Contagious columnist.
    Kindness is Contagious: Winter provides unique weather for kindness — and surprise Dairy Queen cakes
    Are you sick of winter yet? I know. Stupid question. I’m in Ohio, so we’re seeing promises that spring will indeed arrive, but I remember...
    opinion/columnsMarch 11, 2019 - 3:16pm
    Ben Tucker, who farms near St. Thomas, N.D., is one of many private citizens who bring ideas to the Legislature and seek help from lawmakers and Legislative Council staff to guide them through the legislative process. Diane Newberry / North Dakota Newspaper Association
    Port: This is the sort of citizen activist Measure 1 will hurt
    Over the weekend reporter Diane Newberry from the North Dakota Newspaper Association had a very interesting report about citizen-driven politics...
    opinion/columnsMarch 11, 2019 - 11:40am
    March 9, 2019
    Jim Shaw interviews former North Dakota Gov. Bud Sinner in downtown Fargo during the 1989 flood. Special to The Forum
    Shaw: Remembering former ND Gov. George Sinner
    It was one year ago today that we lost a North Dakota political giant: Former North Dakota Democratic Governor George “Bud” Sinner, who died...
    government-and-politics/opinionMarch 9, 2019 - 6:27pm
    Rep. Ruth Buffalo, D-Fargo. Photo courtesy of Kari Breker, via Ruth Buffalo
    Port: Law enforcement found no 'legitimate threat' to Rep. Ruth Buffalo
    Reporter Kim Hyatt published a story about “threats” against state Rep. Ruth Buffalo.
    opinion/columnsMarch 9, 2019 - 2:04pm
    March 8, 2019
    Tammy Swift, columnist. The Forum
    Swift: Fitbit does make you just a little bit more fit
    So a few weeks ago, I finally broke down and got one. A Fitbit. The must-have accessory for anyone who desires a fancy watch with nagging and...
    opinion/columnsMarch 8, 2019 - 9:02pm
    Jessie Veeder, Coming Home columnist.
    Veeder: At the end of a life
    Over supper tonight I was attempting to tell my husband about the highlights of my recent getaway to Nashville when my 3-year-old interrupted...
    opinion/columnsMarch 8, 2019 - 7:36pm
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