There will be no cost of living increase for Social Security. Its going broke and has no trust fund. The Democratic Party also wants to gut Medicare to start up socialized medicine. What government gives, it eventually rations and then takes away as money dries up and political priorities…
Nov 11, 2009 | 2:00 am | (45) Comments
I find more and more things about the government bothering me.
Nov 11, 2009 | 2:00 am | (10) Comments
As someone involved with the very first operational Center of Excellence in North Dakota, I wanted to let people across the state know of the benefits the COE program has provided.
Nov 10, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
After reading Wayne Hauge's plea on the Tribune's opinion page for us to contact our lawmakers to have the Obama Department of Justice stop the Drug Enforcement Agency from acting against essentially marijuana free hemp, an inconsistent comparison comes to mind - ethanol legality vs. indu…
Nov 10, 2009 | 2:00 am | (2) Comments
Andrew Wilson, the president of St. Alexius, explained in his ad message in the Tribune (Nov. 8) how damaging the Obamacare health plan, which will reduce Medicare benefits about $500 billion over 10 years, will be to North Dakota hospitals in which 45 percent are Medicare patients that w…
Nov 10, 2009 | 2:00 am | (11) Comments
Governor John Hoeven and other state leaders have presided over a huge increase in higher education spending in North Dakota, arguing that universities are engines for economic growth and prosperity. North Dakota spends far more on its universities than the typical state, and leads the na…
Nov 09, 2009 | 2:00 am | (8) Comments
I recently received a letter from the Bismarck School District about its emergency phone system. The system would automatically call parents in case of bad weather or some other school emergency. The letter stated, "It is important that you make certain the people most likely to answer th…
Nov 09, 2009 | 2:00 am | (8) Comments
As a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, I would like to express my views regarding the use of the Fighting Sioux nickname. For years now, I have been watching the same people appear over and over again in the media trying to eliminate the Fighting Sioux nickname. I respect their person…
Nov 07, 2009 | 2:00 am | (21) Comments
Let's see. Lottery sales are down, so more advertising is necessary.
Nov 07, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
Now that winter driving is upon us, I'd like to bring to people's attention the ongoing problem of pulling out in front of oncoming traffic. I live east of Bismarck on Highway 10. The intersection of 66th Street continues to be a major danger.
Nov 07, 2009 | 2:00 am | (0) Comments
Since the rise of global market capitalism, the super-rich and their institutions, while amassing enormous profits, have done little or nothing to advance the conditions of the working class and the world's poorest. Enormous corporate profits have continued as firms move operations to "devel…
Nov 04, 2009 | 2:00 am | (45) Comments
I tend to cringe when I hear people say the way to stop abortions is to teach more sex education in the schools. Let us review what people who are directly involved with young teens have discovered.
Nov 04, 2009 | 2:00 am | (32) Comments
We North Dakotans stand at a critical time in our history - much like our ancestors did almost a 100 years ago. Back then, we faced the problem of getting our products to market without being charged an exorbitant price for transportation. Rather than remain at the mercy of the big grain com…
Nov 03, 2009 | 2:00 am | (24) Comments
Democrats in Washington, D.C., are in the process of making the Democratic brand very unpopular. The Republican party, at both the national and state level, should not make the mistake of thinking this makes them popular. It does not. One needs to ask themselves why supposedly conservative R…
Nov 03, 2009 | 2:00 am | (73) Comments
There have been recent reports of a New Age "spiritual guru" selling sacred ceremony access ($9,000 a pop). He had people fast too long, then took all 60 into a lodge, where three people died and at least 15 more have been hospitalized.
Nov 02, 2009 | 2:00 am | (2) Comments
Much has been said with respect to the product ethanol and its alleged benefits. Recently, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring suggested that current gasoline/ethanol blend be increased from 10 to 15 percent, adding it would have an immediate beneficial impact by creating rur…
Nov 02, 2009 | 2:00 am | (17) Comments
You, the individual, who used to speak out as a teenager now need to be quiet as an adult because of what your paycheck may think.
Nov 02, 2009 | 2:00 am | (24) Comments
Today I heard television commentators question how the board of directors of the Wall Street firms are allowing for the excessive bonus being paid or about to be paid. The commentators were unanimous in their conclusion that the boards are hand-picked by the chairman of the board and that th…
Nov 01, 2009 | 2:15 am | (10) Comments
When a young teen gets sentenced for the death of her 6-month-old child, I would hope the proper authorities would take a better look into situations like this and take action before another child dies.
Nov 01, 2009 | 2:00 am | (7) Comments
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