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    June 13, 2019
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    Port: Jon Stewart and his sanctimony are a lot of what’s wrong in American politics today
    This week comedian Jon Stewart made headlines with a rant he went on during a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee.
    opinion/columnsJune 13, 2019 - 2:48pm
    Tony Bender
    Bender: Everything's just fine with our gun laws, thank you
    I realize it's too soon to talk about the Virginia Beach killings. Everyone knows we need to have a waiting period before we discuss gun deaths...
    opinion/columnsJune 13, 2019 - 6:00am
    June 12, 2019
    A farmer works a field northeast of Mt. Vernon, S.D. Matt Gade / Forum News Service file photo
    Commentary: Down on the farm, core values grow
    Along with the rise of women and the expansion of civil rights, the most important social transformation of America's first quarter-millennium...
    opinion/columnsJune 12, 2019 - 10:34am
    Rob Port
    Port: North Dakota is fun, despite what some dumb spam “study” says
    MINOT, N.D. ⁠— A humble request made to my fellow members of the news media: Please stop creating spam headlines for companies like WalletHub...
    opinion/columnsJune 12, 2019 - 6:00am
    June 10, 2019
    The Great River Energy Coal Creek Station coal plant near the Falkirk mine outside of Underwood, N.D., is the largest power plant in North Dakota. Forum file photo.
    Port: North Dakota Democratic party: 'Coal is no longer a viable source of energy'
    In the Minot Daily News, over the weekend was a remarkable letter from a leader in the North Dakota Democratic-NPL which derided our state’s...
    opinion/columnsJune 10, 2019 - 10:03am
    June 7, 2019
    North Dakota State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler speaks to reporters on Wednesday, April 2, 2019, concerning a "family engagement cabinet." Jack Dura / Bismarck Tribune
    Port: DPI spokesman calls State Auditor 'unprofessional' and 'ridiculous' while defending school bus inspection language on website
    Yesterday, State Auditor Josh Gallion’s office released a report focusing on the Department of Public Instruction and school bus inspections....
    opinion/columnsJune 7, 2019 - 7:43pm
    June 6, 2019
    Forum New Service columnist Mike McFeely
    McFeely: Klobuchar is smart, tough, effective but is she too 'bread and butter?'
    Amy Klobuchar is presidential timber. She's experienced, smart, tough, effective, capable of being bipartisan, likable, measured. All the things...
    opinion/columnsJune 6, 2019 - 7:45pm
    Tony Bender
    Bender: Solve health care, win the White House
    Now that it looks as if war with England has narrowly been averted, my optimism about the future is running so high, I'm beginning to believe...
    opinion/columnsJune 6, 2019 - 6:00am
    June 4, 2019
    Commentary: Yes, drug-assisted treatment is needed for addicts in US prisons
    Among my first memories as a doctor was a disheveled man, barely older than me, handcuffed to a hospital bed, vomiting a thin brown liquid into...
    opinion/columnsJune 4, 2019 - 9:00am
    June 3, 2019
    Planned Parenthood offices in Moorhead. Forum file photo
    Port: What if NDSU’s partnership with Planned Parenthood could lead to fewer abortions?
    I largely agree with the Fargo Forum’s editorial, chastising some 89 state lawmakers for urging North Dakota State University to end a research...
    opinion/columnsJune 3, 2019 - 8:51am
    June 2, 2019
    Jim Shaw
    Shaw: It's time for doctors to get on board with medical marijuana
    FARGO — Medical marijuana is now available around here. Many of those receiving it are delighted by the results. Wayne Roisum, 75, of Erhard,...
    government-and-politics/opinionJune 2, 2019 - 10:00am
    Rob Port
    Port: Legislature’s decision to gut auditor’s powers looks worse and worse
    MINOT, N.D. — The State Board of Higher Education is getting a babysitter for North Dakota State School of Science President John Richman....
    opinion/columnsJune 2, 2019 - 7:00am
    May 31, 2019
    Commentary: Democrats must win in rural America - and here's how
    Former senators Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., lost their reelection races last year. Looking over the post-election data,...
    opinion/columnsMay 31, 2019 - 2:46pm
    Red River seniors react to a tribute video during commencement Sunday at the Alerus Center in 2017. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Port: North Dakota among states with biggest drop in higher education enrollment, and maybe that’s not a bad thing
    “College enrollment in the U.S. has decreased for the eighth consecutive year, according to new data released Thursday by the National Student...
    opinion/columnsMay 31, 2019 - 11:43am
    May 30, 2019
    Tony Bender
    Bender: All the good Trump has done
    Recently, a friend noted, “You seem to absolutely hate Trump...” Hate is such a strong word. Heck, I love the president. In the way I love...
    opinion/columnsMay 30, 2019 - 8:00am
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