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STAFF BLOG RUMMAGING WITH RYAN CONTEST Joan Anderson, Roseau, MN and Jean Bogestad, Donaldson, MN
Here is a photo ofwinner Joan Anderson and herguest and twin sister Jean Bogestad standing withRyan Bakkenafter rummaging on Friday, May 17, 2013. ...
Posted on 5/23/13 at 2:15 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Ryan, Ed and Me
Ryan Bakken dropped my name in his Grand Forks Herald column today.He compares me (somewhat) favorably to Ed Schultz. In the same piece Ryan also writes about chest hair, aging and pie. Keep in mind w...
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RYAN BAKKEN: Merry band of losers
The sight of my handsome mug shot on this page today should tell you at least one thing: I and my co-workers playing Powerball didn’t win the big prize.
By Ryan Bakken , May 21, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Treasures big, small found rummaging (with video)
Among the many bargains Doug Thomasson has found during his time as a serial rummager, he said his hands-down best acquisition came in a garage in rural Warroad, Minn., in 2008.
By Ryan Bakken , May 18, 2013
RYAN BAKKEN: Shoveling snow is no kind of retirement 
A recent report said that North Dakota is a great place to retire. Apparently, the research was done before our most recent winter, which finally has exited after a six-month stay.
By Ryan Bakken , May 13, 2013
RYAN BAKKEN: Burger stand nets $1,600 bid for annual pre-opening day meal
Friday’s price of the Wagon Master burger was not from days gone by. Tom Campbell was the lone customer Friday, 24 hours before today’s opening to the public. He paid $1,600 for Westside Drive-In’s version of the Big Mac.
By Ryan Bakken , May 10, 2013
RYAN BAKKEN: Why we love to play for pay
With gambling, winning money is only part of the allure
May 07, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Plenty of room to enjoy
Here’s a proposed new North Dakotan slogan: “We have elbow room.” That’s something clearly lacking for Rhode Island residents, who recently were revealed in a national poll to experience the least enjoyment of any state. Rhode Islanders also ranked second — behind only West Virginia and its coal miners — for being stressed out.
By Ryan Bakken , May 05, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Blue words a golden ticket
Once upon a time, obnoxious behavior was punished. These days, it’s rewarded. The latest example of this cultural U-turn is A.J. Clemente. You likely have heard of him. If you haven’t, he was the news anchor who received acclaim — not scorn — for his two-word, on-air faux pas that rhymes with “ducking fit.”
By Ryan Bakken , April 28, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Keeping the past present
Jerry Amiot has been on both sides of historic preservation. As the Polk County auditor for 25 years before his retirement last summer, he understands that some historic buildings, such as the downtown Wayne Hotel here, are too deteriorated to be salvageable.
By Ryan Bakken , April 23, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Protecting the Bakken brand
Last week, developers announced their plans to establish Bakken Village, a community just north of Williston, N.D.
By Ryan Bakken , April 21, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Coping with a spring infernal
Watching sprinkles was far superior to what we’ve been enduring the past month.
April 15, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Sand-bag duty is a no brainer
As is his custom, Ed Schultz got it wrong last week. In the latest episode of his never-ending pursuit of attracting attention to himself, the former Fargo broadcaster characterized eighth-graders filling sandbags in Fargo as “slave labor.”
By Ryan Bakken , April 14, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Another April sans sandbags
OK, I concede that “Business Insurance” magazine may not carry the same high profile as Time, Newsweek or even Ladies’ Home Journal.
By Ryan Bakken , April 09, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: This column is all thumbs
In a nod to Roger Ebert, the movie critic who died last week, following are thumbs-up and thumbs-down developments in the news.
By Ryan Bakken , April 07, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: Spring won’t arrive until flood danger passes
Spring didn’t start on March 20, as it says on my desk calendar. Nor does it start on baseball’s opening day or Easter Sunday, as some people might suggest.
By Ryan Bakken , April 01, 2013
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RYAN BAKKEN: March Madness a good idea for states, too
Sin taxes mostly are welcomed by the general public, because people can choose whether to pay them. Sin taxes are most commonly assessed on tobacco and alcohol, which are optional to partake in, unlike a job (income taxes) and a home (property taxes).
By Ryan Bakken , March 31, 2013
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