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CARES Act Funds for Fracking: An Oil Industry Idea
Kinda makes you wonder who’s actually running North Dakota, doesn’t it?

The Apology, 34 Years Past
The English lecturer was out of line. For that I owe her a tiny measure of thanks.

ND GOP Sinks Head Deeper Into Proverbial Coal… er, um… Sand
Instead of getting ahead of clean opportunities, North Dakota’s GOP is clinging to a dirty past. The state’s citizens will wind up paying the price.

“Warm Enough”
At 5° Fahrenheit, today is downright balmy here on the Upper Great Plains. Quit yer whinging.

“The Impeachment Comma”
Trump’s attorneys are arguing that “removal” and “disqualification” are two parts of one directive. They’re wrong.

Honorary Minnesotazenship
Can you help a long-suffering, pitiable North Dakota progressive out? Pleeeeease….

Wayne’s World: Election 2020 Edition
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem earns his own “extreme close-up.”