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Civility in public discourse: Dueling with words
Former N.D. Sen. Byron Dorgon talks civility in the political arena, encourages diversity of voices
It may take a “message from the American people through the ballot box” to tame negative, demeaning politics and a “deliberate strategy of delay” that keeps Congress from acting effectively, former Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said in Grand Forks Monday.
Finding Lars and Eleanor
In a government document sealed for seven decades, some familiar names.
RELATED CONTENTThe way we were: 1940 Census forms a glimpse into an earlier America
Millions of newly released forms from 1940 Census provide a deeply personal glimpse into an earlier America.
RELATED CONTENTSyttende mai marks turning point for Norwegian-N.D. ties
Local Norwegians' fight to keep language program at UND strengthened ties between Norway and the descendants of Norwegian immigrants in North Dakota.
RELATED CONTENTNo surrender: Fighting Sioux nickname supporters vow to fight on to June vote
People working to persuade North Dakota voters to allow retirement of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname next month say they’re encouraged by poll results released today showing their side with an edge among likely voters.
RELATED CONTENTPoll shows majority support retiring Fighting Sioux nickname
Likely voters cite concern for UND athletics, ‘issue fatigue’
A month before the electoral showdown over UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a new statewide poll shows likely voters inclined toward allowing the university to retire the historic name and logo. Of 500 people surveyed who said they are extremely, very or somewhat likely to vote in the June 12 North Dakota primary election, 56 percent said they would vote for Measure 4, which would allow UND to discontinue use of the Fighting Sioux nickname.
Can we talk? UND symposium addresses civility in public discourse 
Former Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., will be the keynote speaker opening night at the Chester Fritz Library.
UND’s Conflict Resolution Center has scheduled a five-day symposium May 21-25, “Civility in Public Conversation: Have we lost our ability to talk?”
Miss North Dakota's uncle petitions Norway for votes
Jaci Stofferahn, 23, of Fargo, Miss North Dakota, will compete June 3 in the 61st Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas, with the winner representing the United States at Miss Universe 2012. A proud uncle, Curtis Stofferahn of Grand Forks, has researched family history for many years, tracing the Strand line back to the 1500s. He recently sent a note and Jaci’s photograph to a relative in Norway. A regional newspaper there ran the photo along with a brief account of Syvert Strand’s journey to America and his descendant’s beauty pageant success.
RELATED CONTENTUND dorm mural survives ‘critic’
Despite an apparent attempt earlier this week to sabotage it, the new mural that adorns and represents a fourth-floor wing at UND’s Noren Hall survived with almost no damage. And just hours later, UND President Robert Kelley stopped by to examine the painting and pronounce Caleb Pfremmer’s months-long project “absolutely wonderful.”
RELATED CONTENTWearing ‘neutral’ Sioux jersey OK at Grand Forks polling places
So the question came up: When you go to the polls on June 12 to vote in the North Dakota primary election, does it matter what you wear? More specifically, can you wear your favorite UND Fighting Sioux hockey jersey or sweatshirt when you go to vote on Measure 4, the Fighting Sioux nickname question? The answer is a slightly qualified yes, at least in Grand Forks County.
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UND draws high number of veterans
Drawn by the new post-9/11 G.I. Bill, which pays for tuition, books and many living expenses, hundreds of recent Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are attending UND.
RELATED CONTENTRemaining Larson brother writes letter: ‘You took Bill’s billfold’
Carl remembers sibling who died last month of exposure
Carl Larson, 95, sits at his kitchen table these days and writes.
Mostly, he writes thank-you notes to people who sent flowers, wrote letters or signed cards of sympathy for the loss of his brother Bill, 98, who died of exposure last month after wandering from the farm home they shared outside Oklee, Minn.
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