MINOT — Housing issues may be among the most complicated and important issues policymakers face. In order for local economies to grow, they need workers, and those workers need places to live. And they can't just be any old place. They need to be places t... See more
MINOT — It's hard to know how to react to President Donald Trump's intemperate outbursts these days. On the face of it, his threat of a 50% tariff hike on goods from Canada is potentially terrible news for North Dakota. Canada is an important trading and ... See more
MINOT — More than a month after North Dakotans went to the polls and cast their ballots in the June primary, we finally have some transparency from one of the groups most active in those elections. Specifically, Citizens Alliance of North Dakota, a local ... See more
MINOT — "I have reached out multiple times to Rep. Kasper as I live in District 46," a reader emailed me Monday morning. "I have received no answer." Rep. Jim Kasper is a long-time Republican (he's been in office since 2000) who suffered a brain bleed tow... See more
MINOT — Greg Tehven — the Emerging Prairie and Grand Farm guy — is a devious person. He's also the curator of TEDxFargo, and he invited me to speak on July 29 (get your tickets!). But before he asked me, he went to Forum Communications CEO Bill Marcil, Jr... See more