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    PARENTING PERSPECTIVES: Our reporter is embedded deep in the War on Bedtime. Here's the latest from the front lines.
    FARGO — Our children are at their most precious as they set off for the Land of Zzz's. Mom and Dad, smiling and happy and still wearing...
    opinion28 min 33 sec ago
    Minnesota Vikings players lock arms during the national anthem before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Sept. 24, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Port: Your right to protest does not make your protest right
    I found myself thinking of that old Stealer’s Wheel song about being stuck in the middle. The one with line about how there are “clowns to...
    opinion6 hours 42 min ago
    September 24, 2017
    Bill Kauffman of Santa Rosa, Calif., took this smoky photo of the near-setting sun on Sept. 3. Credit: Bill Kauffman
    AstroBob: Wildfire smoke smudges our starry skies
    opinion22 hours 34 min ago
    September 23, 2017
    columnist Rob Port
    Port: It's time to change the way we govern the North Dakota University System
    Yet another scandal has erupted in the North Dakota University System. This time it's Chancellor Mark Hagerott, who has held that position since...
    opinionSeptember 23, 2017 - 3:03pm
    September 22, 2017
    Port: Podcast: Chancellor Hagerott defends himself and hiring choices
    I’ve written some pretty negative stories about North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott in recent days, and I’ve had trouble...
    opinionSeptember 22, 2017 - 4:45pm
    NDUS Chancellor Mark Hagerott, left, and newly-hired NDUS Interim Vice Chancellor Phil Wisecup, right.
    Port: Lawmaker: Chancellor fired Vice Chancellor to make room for “Navy buddy”
    “It’s pretty obvious that Dr. Feldner, who’s had 20 plus years of dedicated service to the state, was fired in part because the Chancellor...
    opinionSeptember 22, 2017 - 10:00am
    Watching "Vietnam," rethinking one's own youth
    The closest I ever got to Vietnam was a make-believe village in a grove of trees outside Fort Sill, Okla. It was 1970, and I was a jeep driver...
    opinionSeptember 22, 2017 - 9:26am
    September 21, 2017
    Port: Podcast: Hoeven accuses Heitkamp of “scare tactics” on Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill
    Senator John Hoeven joined me on my radio show today to talk about healthcare reform. The Senator has indicated support for the latest version...
    opinionSeptember 21, 2017 - 3:07pm
    FILE PHOTO: Chancellor Mark Hagerott of the North Dakota University System. (Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald)
    Port: 2016 report alleges inappropriate language, gender bias from NDUS chancellor
    Until last week Lisa Feldner was a vice chancellor in the North Dakota University System, but Chancellor Mark Hagerott fired her. Allegedly for...
    opinionSeptember 21, 2017 - 8:16am
    September 20, 2017
    McFeely: Tom Campbell spends $100,000 more on TV ads
    Tom Campbell’s spending has slowed, but the Republican U.S. Senate hopeful is still buying television ads across North Dakota. From Sept. 4...
    opinionSeptember 20, 2017 - 4:56pm
    Port: Podcast: Congressman Kevin Cramer House would probably pass Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill
    The national political debate is focused on the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill right now, yet another Republican effort to deal with Obamacare...
    opinionSeptember 20, 2017 - 3:12pm
    Photo shows what is described as animal feces in a car owned by Fargo resident Yosef Mohmad.
    Port: How do we know Fargo vandalism was a hate crime?
    “In the parking lot of a South Fargo apartment building, a Somali man said his car was broken into and animal feces was spread all over it,”...
    opinionSeptember 20, 2017 - 8:04am
    Schools of thought: Turf Wars
    Before the inner-city rivalry high school football game began between the Sheyenne Mustangs and the West Fargo Packers, a joint announcement was made. The announcement was much more amicable than the start of the rivalry game. Both schools booster club presidents kicked off a joint...
    opinionSeptember 20, 2017 - 5:29am
    September 19, 2017
    columnist Rob Port
    Port: With parenting, maybe less is more
    Two things happened in the last week which got me thinking about parenting. First I saw "It," a film adaptation of the classic Stephen King...
    opinionSeptember 19, 2017 - 4:38pm
    Jacobs: Incumbency matters in ND, but it's no guarantee for reelection
    A review of North Dakota political history provides background for the 2018 U.S. Senate race in the state, a contest that is developing quickly...
    opinionSeptember 19, 2017 - 8:47am
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