Election Thoughts

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

I’d like to give a few thoughts on some election results that are a little closer to me.  In my home state, one of the big races was the race for U.S. Congress between the incumbent Earl Pomeroy and challenger Duane Sand.  I voted for Sand.  He lost.
There were two measures in ND that dealt [...]

What to Do With the North Dakota Tax Surplus

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

This is a response to a letter to the editor that was published in the Jamestown Sun on 9/23/2008.  You can read the letter here.  That’s the print version, so hopefully it will stay up for a while.
Let me start by saying that no one is asking for the money to be returned to them.  [...]

Prank Calls in North Dakota

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Well, apparently North Dakota is a much bigger deal tomorrow than I had previously though.  Or at least it is according to Mitt Romney.  His campaign office is complaining to the Attorney General about some “prank” phone calls that were purporting to be in support of the Romney campaign.  They also seem to have found [...]

Hague Struggling to Put North Dakota on the Hemp Map

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Wayne Hauge of Ray, ND has asked a judge in Bismarck to force the DEA to abide by a North Dakota state law that makes the growing of industrial hemp legal. Currently, the DEA sees industrial hemp on the same lines as the more popular marijuana and as such, both are illegal to grow.
Hauge [...]