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THE DULLUM FILE Big Sam
This evening on WDAZ News @5, musician "Big Sam" Williams of Big Sam's Funky Nation joins us from Bourbon Street in New Orleans....
Posted on 5/23/12 at 6:04 AM
HEALTH BEAT Why I won't be watching 'Weight of the Nation'
Count me out of the audience tonight when "Weight of the Nation," the much-anticipated HBO documentary about obesity in the United States, makes its television debut. If the trailers and pre-show pub...
Posted on 5/14/12 at 11:08 AM
A NICE RING TO IT: BLOGGING LIVE FROM NORTH DAKOTA Can't get enough over-analysis?
I'm going to assume you know about my neurotic tendency to over-analyze things. Rest assured that it doesn't stop at text messages. As many readers commented on the texting article, any kind of commun...
Posted on 7/27/11 at 10:36 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND How much is too much political spending?
I was watching Face the Nation yesterday and amazed at how much money is being spent on this election. Here's part of the show transcript: "BOB SCHIEFFER: Today on FACE THE NATION, its all about the ...
Posted on 10/25/10 at 9:30 AM
ALL ABOUT FOOD Bake (Biscuits) for your best (canine) friend
UPS has been making frequent deliveries to our house this holiday season. One of those guys who drops packages at our door always remembers our Golden Retriever, Wrigley, with a couple of big biscui...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 11:30 AM
Only half of recent college grads working full-time 
For most recent college graduates, these are gloomy times. Only about half are working full-time, with the majority starting with less pay than expected while also dealing with huge student debts. Nearly six in 10 think they’ll end up less financially successful than their elders.
By Los Angeles Times , May 16, 2012
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N.D.’s No. 2 ranking surprises even Oil Patch
The numbers and their increase are tantalizing and surprising, even to the experts in North Dakota’s Oil Patch watching the crude flow day by day. On Monday, North Dakota’s chief regulator of the oil industry announced the latest figures available showed that in March the state produced another record, 17.84 million barrels of crude oil — 575,490 barrels each day — pumped out of a record 6,636 wells. That pushed North Dakota past Alaska into the No. 2 rank among oil-producing states.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 16, 2012
Society's lack of trust in Facebook likely to limit ad sales
Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it. Users' distrust limits the value of the site's ads. Advertisers want to target their messages to the people most likely to respond to them. And the more Facebook knows about us, the better it will be at tailoring those ads to our interests.
By Peter Svensson , May 15, 2012
Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer's
The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges on Tuesday, adopting a national strategy that sets the clock ticking toward better treatments by 2025 — along with help for suffering families today.
By Lauran Neergaard , May 15, 2012
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Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad
Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.
By Associated Press , May 15, 2012
Two suspected US drone strikes kill 11 al-Qaida militants
Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 11 al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, Yemeni military officials said. The first attack took place near the border of Marib and Shabwa provinces southeast of the capital, Sanaa, killing six militants, including one Egyptian national, the officials said. The second strike hit two cars in Marib, killing five al-Qaida-linked fighters.
By Ahmed Al-Haj , May 12, 2012
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Summer hiring for teens heats up
From pet stores to pharmacies, the job market for teens is warming up along with the weather. And for teens thinking about a summer paycheck, now’s the time to pounce. Hiring is expected to be better than during the pits of the recession, and there’ll be less competition from jobless adults looking for part-time, seasonal work, according to several hiring studies.
By Claudia Buck , May 11, 2012
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Number of oil rigs rises nationwide, stays same in N.D.
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is up nine this week to 1,974. Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Oklahoma gained three rigs; Alaska and California each gained two; and Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming were up one apiece. Louisiana declined by two rigs while Colorado, New Mexico and Pennsylvania were down one each. Arkansas and North Dakota were unchanged.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2012
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Best-selling series 'Fifty Shades of Grey' banned from some libraries
Public libraries in several states are pulling the racy romance trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey" from shelves or deciding not to order the best-seller at all, saying it's too steamy or too poorly written.
By Tamara Lush , May 09, 2012
Postal Service: Rural post offices will remain open, but with shorter hours
The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post offices open with shorter hours.
By Associated Press , May 09, 2012
1 million Olympic tickets to go on sale Friday
Olympic fans who missed out on tickets for the London Games will get another opportunity this week, including a chance for high-demand seats to the opening ceremony or 100-meter final. Olympic organizers said Tuesday they are putting nearly 1 million tickets on sale, with priority given to those people who were unsuccessful in previous rounds.
By Stephen Wilson , May 08, 2012
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New video of US aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan
A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands. The White House called for his immediate release.
By Sebastian Abbot , May 07, 2012
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Buffett backs TransCanada's proposed oil pipeline
Billionaire Warren Buffett supports building the Keystone XL pipeline that TransCanada wants to build to carry Canadian oil south across the Great Plains to connect to Gulf Coast refineries.
By Associated Press , May 07, 2012
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5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Guantanamo Bay hearing
The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to respond to a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendant was briefly restrained at a military hearing as five men charged with the worst terror attack in U.S. history appeared in public for the first time in more than three years.
By Ben Fox , May 05, 2012
Hearing recalls 9/11 attacks for victims' families
Nearly 11 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, family members of some of the victims watched via closed-circuit TV as the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks and four co-defendants were arraigned Saturday at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a proceeding that left one father emotional as he recalled the loss of his firefighter son.
By Samantha Gross and Verena Dobnik , May 05, 2012
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