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By Lloyd Omdahl As Washington stews over the national debt, the citizenry is making matters worse by nursing contradictory views that fail to give Congress clear direction. According to the...

ByMike Reitan;Assistant WF Police Chief Let’s Talk Burglary What is a burglary? The North Dakota Century Code defines a burglary as: NDCC 12.1-22-02. Burglary. 1. A person is guilty of...

At 7:25 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, Groundhog Phil once again failed to see his shadow in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pa. According to folklore, no shadow for Phil means...

North Dakota is joining 33 other states in asking the federal government to waive the performance criteria required by the No Child Left Behind legislation signed into law in 2002...

As of April, 2010, the Mayor, the City Planners and the City Council had expressed how they did not want any new Public Mass Transit for West Fargo because, (as...

Dear Editor, The last thing any driver needs is a vehicle that breaks down in cold, harsh winter weather. It’s not too late to have your vehicle checked, saving you...

What is with the ever-fluctuating gasoline prices? Just when we think they’ve ebbed for the longer term, the pumps show a sporadic, unwelcome increase. Average retail gasoline prices in the...

Under the North Dakota Century Code police officers of the West Fargo Police swear an oath to their office to uphold the ordinances of West Fargo, the state law of...

An open letter to Mr. Mattern and Mr. Simmons, I am a resident of West Fargo and live in the Eagle Run subdivision. I had my home built new in...

Cold, cold temps seem to be in the forecast at least for the start of this year's Winter Days festivities today (Wednesday). Not necessarily a bad thing, just requiring the...

"Hey! What you guys doing down there?" "We're digging out space for another vault?" "Nobody is supposed to know about these vaults under the floor of the Capitol. Who told...

Getting really sick of all the fast moving (way over the speed limit) traffic on arterial roadways in the city, especially Veteran's Boulevard where there is excessive abuse. The speed...

The West Fargo Police Department is participating in a seatbelt enforcement period Jan. 11 through Jan. 19. Additional officers will be patrolling the streets looking for those who fail to...

Jim DeMint of South Carolina resigned from the U. S. Senate in December to become the CEO of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington "think tank". Washington has scores of conservative...

Eight-below over the weekend, two-below this morning. Winter has definitely arrived from a colder temperature standpoint, reminding us all of the need for extra precautionary steps in the event we...