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OUR OPINION: In sympathy with the family
Our hearts are broken today, and our prayers are with the family of McCain Endres, the 16-year-old Central student who died in a motorcycle accident a block away from school.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Charities sow early seeds of recovery
“American Red Cross volunteers had an emergency shelter open by 7 p.m. at the public school in Drayton, N.D.,” Wednesday’s Herald reported. Why are we not surprised to learn that before many people in the region even knew that Cavalier, N.D., had been evacuated, the Red Cross already had a shelter up and running?
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Keep Capitol renovation on track
“The Minnesota Capitol has reached a tipping point,” the Minnesota Capitol Preservation Commission reported. The building is deteriorating so rapidly that either major repairs get started within one to two years, or the historic structure will be impossible to preserve — and Minnesota may have to start thinking about replacing it.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: DFL erred by pursuing party-line approach
Minnesota and the party alike would be better off if DFLers had invited Republicans to the table.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: The scandals’ key casualty is trust 
Revelations and headlines steadily erode the Obama administration’s most valuable resource, the asset it most desperately needs: trust.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Shirvani’s management style matters — a lot
Here’s an idea for Chancellor Hamid Shirvani as he approaches a performance review by the North Dakota University System’s board: "I'm sorry" goes a long way.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Marriage, traditional values and majority rule
Our view: In modern America, values hold sway only as long as most people say they do.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Nitrogen power
Congratulations to Northern Plains Nitrogen, to North Dakota’s corn growers, to the EDC and the state Commerce Department and everyone else involved in planning a proposed fertilizer production plant.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: No excuses: Open-meetings violations shame NDUS
It’s vital for board members and the chancellor to understand how utterly disappointed North Dakotans are in the board’s “pervasive” and seemingly willful disregard of the state’s Open Meetings and Records law.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Matching grants help universities meet challenge
A very positive outcome of this year’s legislative session is the creation of the North Dakota Higher Education Challenge.
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OUR OPINION: Do as I do, not as I did
Someday, Austin Krause might be a parent. Someday, Austin Krause might have a high-school-age youngster who’s a varsity athlete. And someday, that son or daughter might complain to Austin Krause about not getting enough playing time. Now, that’s a conversation we’d like to hear.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Got milk? Not yet, and for good reason
There’s more to the “Milk Bill” controversy than meets the eye, as the column on this page by state Rep Patrick Hatlestad, R-Williston, N.D., makes clear. There’s even more to it than Hatlestad’s column suggests.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: The Aretha rule: Treat lawmakers with r-e-s-p-e-c-t
Sometimes, close calls can be a good thing. Let’s hope that’s the case with the chancellor and the North Dakota Board of Higher Education, who learned the hard way this week that they’ve got to treat lawmakers with respect.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: The best med-school value for N.D.
When buying a car or a tractor the cheapest is not always the best. It’s usually worth spending more to get the most reliable model. And that’s the idea North Dakota lawmakers who are considering the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ expansion request should keep in mind.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Pawlenty’s commission could help Dayton
If Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the DFL’s legislative leaders want to burnish their bipartisan bona-fides, here’s how they could do it: Dust off the findings of the 21st Century Tax Reform Commission. Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s 21st Century Tax Reform Commission, that is.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Consider United’s GFK service
For residents of the Grand Forks, of course, the key to United’s continuing to operate out of GFK is the phrase, “Use it or lose it.” Every day brings news of airlines starting or stopping service at airports around the country.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Military can, should broaden its appeal
There are many benefits to a young person in 2013 who enlists in the U.S. armed forces. And at a time when analysts are wringing their hands about the growth in America of a “warrior class,” more teens should be made aware of them.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Farm Bill may be Cramer’s first test
If a new Farm Bill passes out of the House Agriculture Committee in the next few months, Freshman U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer should make it his mission to ensure that the bill reaches the House floor for a vote.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’
True, it’s anybody’s guess where politics and the economy are headed. But there are other measures against which the prospects for 2013 look more upbeat.
RELATED CONTENTOUR OPINION: Rebuild America’s mental-health system
Close to 100,000 public schools dot the American landscape. And on the question of how much it would cost to staff each one with an armed guard, estimates range from $3 billion to $10 billion a year. But would this be the best way to spend that sum? No — because schools already are extremely safe.
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