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    October 22, 2018
    N.D. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp answers a question posed by the Grand Forks Herald editorial board on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Nick Nelson / Forum News Service
    Commentary: Voting is easy for Native Americans in North Dakota…says Senator Heidi Heitkamp?
    There have been a lot of national headlines devoted to North Dakota’s voter ID law, recently upheld in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Most of...
    opinion/columnsOctober 22, 2018 - 9:08am
    October 16, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) meets with farmers and ranchers at the Cavalier County Library in Langdon, N.D., July 14, 2018. During the 2018 midterm elections, Heitkamp is grappling with a Supreme Court pick, a trade war, a hostile president and a well-known Republican challenger. (Tim Gruber/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: Women say Heitkamp campaign identified them as sexual assault survivors without their permission
    Recently Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign ran an ad (see below) formulated as an open letter sent to Congressman Kevin Cramer by survivors...
    opinion/columnsOctober 16, 2018 - 6:42am
    October 10, 2018
    Commentary: Heidi Heitkamp calls for civility while running campaign ads calling her opponent an extremist
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp says she disagrees with erstwhile presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s claim in a CNN interview that, “You cannot...
    opinion/columnsOctober 10, 2018 - 1:04pm
    September 25, 2018
    Donald Trump Jr. speaks at the North Dakota Petroleum Council's annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Delta Hotels by Marriott in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    At Fargo event, Trump Jr. urges oil industry to vote for his dad’s supporters
    FARGO — The economic growth the U.S. now enjoys could end if voters don’t elect supporters of President Donald Trump’s agenda in the upcoming...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 25, 2018 - 4:57pm
    September 13, 2018
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp provides Chamber members a Congressional update as she wraps up her first year representing North Dakota in the United States Senate Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at the North Dakota State College of Science Skills and Technology Center in Fargo.Dave Wallis / Forum News Service
    Commentary: Despite all the attack ads, Kevin Cramer’s polling lead over Heidi Heitkamp has remained steady for months
    Yesterday Congressman Kevin Cramer’s campaign got some good news in the form of a poll from Anderson Robbins Research (commissioned by Fox...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 13, 2018 - 9:48am
    September 7, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat from North Dakota, addresses a crowd at the F-M Labor Temple in Fargo on Monday, Aug. 15. Robin Huebner / The Forum
    Commentary: Heidi 'work with anyone' Heitkamp attacks Cramer for agreeing with her on legislation
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s latest attack ad targeting Congressman Kevin Cramer has to do with pension issues. In the ad, a truck driver named...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 7, 2018 - 11:09am
    September 5, 2018
    In this photo combination, Democrat Mac Schneider, left, and Republican Kelly Armstrong met in their second debate of North Dakota's 2018 U.S. House race on Thursday night in Bismarck, hosted by the Greater North Dakota Chamber and moderated by KFYR. Tom Stromme / Bismarck Tribune
    Commentary: Poll: Kelly Armstrong leads Mac Schneider 53 – 32 in North Dakota House race
    Back in June U.S. House candidate Kelly Armstrong’s campaign released polling they commissioned showing their candidate leading Democrat Mac...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 5, 2018 - 10:32am
    August 27, 2018
    Jed Limke (right) stands with Fargo City Auditor Steve Sprague Monday, July 30, at City Hall after submitting some 2,000 signatures for a ballot measure to change the city's voting method to approval voting. Special to The Forum
    Approval voting measure to appear on Fargo ballots in November
    FARGO — A new method of electing city leaders that supporters say will give voters more choices is officially going on the November ballot...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 27, 2018 - 8:16pm
    August 10, 2018
    Photo by Nick Nelson of the Forum News Service, captions added by Rob Port
    Commentary: It kinda seems like the Heitkamp campaign is panicking
    A couple of things have happened which make me think that Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign is in full-on panic mode. For one thing the Democratic...
    opinion/columnsAugust 10, 2018 - 9:59am
    August 9, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is cheered on by delegates at her nomination for the United States Senate Saturday at the ND Democratic convention. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Commentary: Heitkamp’s polling numbers improve slightly, plurality still say it’s time to elect someone else
    Since about February the polling has not been good for incumbent Senator Heidi Heitkamp. Not only have independent media polls consistently shown...
    opinion/columnsAugust 9, 2018 - 10:06am
    August 2, 2018
    Congressman Kevin Cramer File photo
    Commentary: Cramer campaign asks conservative political action committee to cease and desist, compares them to 'scam PAC' operation
    Recently you may have seen a fundraising pitch from a group calling themselves the Conservative Campaign Committee launching a project they’re...
    opinion/columnsAugust 2, 2018 - 10:23am
    July 30, 2018
    Congressman Kevin Cramer visits with Madison Rodgers, left, and Sierra Heitkamp of the North Dakota Young Republicans Friday at the state Republican convention at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Commentary: Koch Brothers group says they won’t be backing Kevin Cramer in his Senate race against Heidi Heitkamp
    This probably doesn’t matter very much: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The political groups affiliated with billionaire conservative businessman...
    opinion/columnsJuly 30, 2018 - 2:17pm
    July 12, 2018
    Tim Mahoney
    Fargo mayor won't endorse Heitkamp or Cramer for Senate
    FARGO — Mayor Tim Mahoney says he has no plans to endorse anyone in the November elections unlike his Grand Forks counterpart who endorsed...
    news/government-and-politicsJuly 12, 2018 - 1:39pm
    July 11, 2018
    Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown
    Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown endorses Heidi Heitkamp for Senate
    Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown will endorse U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., in her 2018 campaign against U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. In all...
    news/government-and-politicsJuly 11, 2018 - 3:00pm
    June 30, 2018
    Al Jaeger
    Sec. of State Jaeger says he's 'fine' after fall in Dickinson
    DICKINSON, N.D. — Secretary of State Al Jaeger, who's running for re-election in November, took a spill in the Roughrider parade here Saturday...
    news/accidentsJune 30, 2018 - 9:55pm
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