opinion

While many North Dakotans have made significant contributions to the state and communities, the efforts of three such individuals deserve special mention upon their passing. In some ways, their unique...

Everybody is always looking for something to do. This week there is plenty going on with the start of the annual Red River Valley Fair Tuesday night at the Fairgrounds...

If you celebrated the founding of America on July 4, I am compelled to ask you for an explanation. We have become a country of such malcontents and ingrates that...

The West Fargo City Commission has enacted several ordinances to regulate the keeping and care of pets with the intent to identify owners of lost pets, control destructive animal behavior...

It's time to pay more attention to your water usage. Like any other year, with the hot, humid temperatures and dry ground conditions comes the enactment of city watering restrictions...

A recent question came into the police department asking about parking in the center of a cul de sac. While the center of the cul de sac may appear to...

In their unending war with the Board of Higher Education, some legislators are planning another attack in the upcoming legislative session. While a variety of excuses are being offered, the...

Many of us view the Fourth of July holiday as the dividing line of summer that means fall will be approaching much sooner that we would like to see or...

Ork Dorken, chair of the Community Homeland Security Committee, stared through the cracked window as he waited for the town's electors to gather in the remodeled Bohemian Lodge Hall for...

The two recent deaths in the Grand Forks area attributed to bath salts have sparked the question as to whether bath salts are being used locally. The answer is yes...

"This year is going to be great!" This statement from organizers of the popular second annual session of West Fargo Cruise Night which will fill the city's Sheyenne Street corridor...

Every time a major issue takes over the headlines in North Dakota, it seems like Ryan Taylor is right there with ideas on how to address it. Whether the issue...

One of the things I find most frustrating in life is trying to get a question answered on a website and being rerouted so often to dead ends that I...

Now that the raid on the state treasury has been curbed with defeat of a costly property tax repeal, North Dakota can start thinking seriously about strategic planning for the...