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    Governor Doug Burgum speaks as Lt. Governor Brent Sanford looks on. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Port: In defense of the smoky back room
    The Bismarck Tribune today, in an editorial, blisters Governor Doug Burgum for holding a closed-door meeting with oil and gas industry leaders...
    opinion11 hours 41 min ago
    May 24, 2017
    What sports team is West Fargo known for?
    West Fargo is known for what sport? A first school of thought and answer to this question is girls fast pitch softball, correct? Upon attending a recent game where the home team picked and picked away methodically only to win by the 10 run rule, it just seemed like Pat Johnson and...
    opinionMay 24, 2017 - 5:03pm
    Photo Special to The Forum.
    McFeely: The Hamid Shirvani disaster tour continues
    Hamid Shirvani is at it again. And that’s not a good thing, for Shirvani or his employer. You remember ol’ Ham. He made his mark on the North...
    opinionMay 24, 2017 - 4:50pm
    A drilling rig is pictured near Lake Sakakawea near New Town, N.D., on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. Some fear that uncertainty about who owns the minerals under the lake will deter oil development in the area. Amy Dalrymple/Forum News Service
    Port: Gov. Doug Burgum and the Land Board need to get in control of their bureaucrats
    There is a land grab being pursued by some North Dakota bureaucrats, an immoral sort of expropriation of valuable private mineral rights, that...
    opinionMay 24, 2017 - 1:15pm
    May 23, 2017
    Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) and Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson (left) react after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-3 at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
    McFeely: Carson Wentz 'rejuvenated' as year two begins, Eagles head coach says
    PHILADELPHIA — Year 2 of the Carson Wentz Era in Philadelphia began Tuesday as the Eagles began offseason organized team activities. It’s...
    opinionMay 23, 2017 - 1:54pm
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp speaks during a 5/22/2017 meeting with the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce. via YouTube
    Port: Senator Heidi Heitkamp rips #TheResistance, calls it a 'waste of my time'
    Here at the dawn of what could be a very, very tough re-election campaign Senator Heidi Heitkamp has been cozying up to the North Dakota Chamber...
    opinionMay 23, 2017 - 10:15am
    May 22, 2017
    Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary. David Samson / The Forum
    Port: Bismarck city administrator asks police officers who signed mayoral recall petition be questioned
    I think it’s safe to say that the City of Bismarck’s handling of a recall petition aimed at Mayor Mike Seminary has been something less than...
    opinionMay 22, 2017 - 7:00pm
    Nick Wagner / The Forum
    McFeely: Call me crazy, but couldn't businesses having trouble hiring pay more?
    The free market works both ways. Some conservatives who listen to my radio show on 970 WDAY have a hard time grasping this, but it’s true....
    opinionMay 22, 2017 - 4:50pm
    May 21, 2017
    Icing and fruit decorations at Nichole’s. W. Scott Olsen / Special to The Forum
    An inside look at making our daily bread
    Once upon a time there was a pastor at my door. We had just moved to the neighborhood and his church was nearby. In his hand he held a loaf...
    opinionMay 21, 2017 - 9:46pm
    Mike McFeely
    Mike McFeely: For Ailes, the goal was to turn back the clock
    Roger Ailes, the serial sexual harasser and hero to millions of conservatives, died last week. The former chief of Fox News was lauded with tears...
    opinionMay 21, 2017 - 9:00am
    May 19, 2017
    Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, waits to give his speech against the Energy Transfer Partners' Dakota Access oil pipeline during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
    Port: Standing Rock Tribal Chairman David Archambault, who helped instigate #NoDAPL protests, running for re-election
    According to an official notice (see below) Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault will be one of ten candidates running to be chairman...
    opinionMay 19, 2017 - 2:36pm
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Port: Senator Heitkamp’s words don’t match her voting record when it comes to regulatory reform
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s ability to keep her seat in the U.S. Senate this election cycle rest squarely on her ability to convince North Dakotans...
    opinionMay 19, 2017 - 9:49am
    May 18, 2017
    Rigging equipment is pictured in a field on June 4, 2015. REUTERS / Cooper Neill
    Port: North Dakota oil producers helped topple OPEC
    OPEC, the global oil cartel which worked to fix prices for the benefit of its members, is dead. So writes Pascal-Emanuel Gobry in The Week....
    opinionMay 18, 2017 - 2:40pm
    May 17, 2017
    President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Carlos Barria / Reuters
    Port: Congressman Cramer on Trump scandals: 'Giving the middle finger to the police officer isn't a good idea'
    With Trump-related controversies dominating the headlines it seems Republicans are opting to two specific defenses. First, that a press corps...
    opinionMay 17, 2017 - 3:06pm
    Former Democratic state Senator Mac Schneider, pictured here in 2015 with state Rep. Corey Mock looking on.
    Port: There is no version of reality in which a $600 million tax hike is really a tax cut
    Democrats really, really want “Republicans cut taxes for big oil” to be a viable part of their political platform heading into the 2018 election...
    opinionMay 17, 2017 - 12:48pm
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