EDITORIALS
JIMMY JABBER There’s no one to blame but yourself for missing class
Video games are the reason for students struggles in school as much as food is to blame for peoples weight issues. College often is a persons first taste of freedom (loads of free time) from parental ...
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OUR OPINION: Why lawmakers won’t tell the Vikings to get lost
In short, a plurality of Minnesotans support using public money if that’s what it takes to keep the Vikings in Minnesota.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , February 07, 2012
OUR OPINION: Businesses, associations unite against Measure 2
If property taxes went away, property values probably would go up. Right? After all, shaving several thousand dollars a year off the cost of owning a home would mean buyers could afford more house.
By Tom Dennis , February 04, 2012
OUR OPINION: You can and should fight City Hall
These examples show that one of the greatest and most valuable strengths of American government still is intact. The strength is elected officials’ willingness to listen to those they represent.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , February 03, 2012
OUR OPINION: Hoeven's pipeline strategy pays off 
The evidence is in: North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven picked the right issue on which to step to the front and take a leadership role among Senate Republicans.
That issue is the matter of the Keystone XL pipeline. Because as polling data now suggests, public opinion has broken strongly to the Senate Republicans' side.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 31, 2012
OUR OPINION: Spare N.D.'s 'pristine acres' from oil development
Do North Dakotans truly want to save what's worth saving in the state? If they do, then now's their chance, because protecting the state's signature landscape would be a great place to start.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 29, 2012
OUR OPINION: There will be oil
Now that North Dakota is poised to pump oil at the rate of an OPEC country, can we at last retire the notion that the world is in the clutches of “peak oil”?
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 27, 2012
OUR OPINION: Supermajority amendment would hurt Minnesota
The state doesn’t need the increased gridlock and higher pressure on local property taxes that would result.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 22, 2012
OUR OPINION: What a rivalry! What a game!
Here’s the thing: North Dakota as a whole is unquestionably better off when the two schools enthusiastically compete. After all, two powerhouse universities are better than one.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 19, 2012
OUR OPINION: The truth about the way we were
It’s not hard to find evidence of what America was like in the days before social insurance. And once people look at that evidence, few of them like what they see.
By Tom Dennis , January 17, 2012
OUR OPINION: A catalyst for American Crystal's contract
It’s called a “reopener.” It’s a tool in labor negotiations for breaking stubborn deadlocks. And it just might work in the American Crystal Sugar case, because Crystal’s circumstances seem tailor-made for what a reopener can provide. Here’s how.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 17, 2012
OUR OPINION: Nuclear plant idea merits study
Plenty of questions remain about nuclear energy and its prospects nationwide. But as those questions are answered, let’s find out whether a valley nuclear power plant could be part of the mix.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 16, 2012
OUR OPINION: Task force proposals may be 'a bridge too far'
The Grand Forks school district should take care before embracing a plan to save all its old schools and build a new one.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 08, 2012
OUR OPINION: Congrats, NDSU Bison, and (gulp) good luck
The Bison team has made all of North Dakota proud. (There, we said it, and while we’re waiting for the lightning to strike, we’ll do our best to carry on.)
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 06, 2012
OUR OPINION: Why Minnesota’s candidates left the race
Lasting achievements count — not for everything, maybe, but for an awful lot. That’s the lesson of the Iowa caucuses and of many other chapters in American politics besides.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 05, 2012
OUR OPINION: North Dakota should welcome graduated licensing
The new restricted driver licenses for teens have reduced the death rate significantly in other states. And the same thing is likely to happen here.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 04, 2012
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