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Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:14 PM
STAFF BLOG MIKKELPATES.AG-AT-LARGE Peterson says Crystal talks good news, union may be adjusting language
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., a champion of the sugar industry as ranking member on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, said it is good news that the two sides are planning to meet. He had n...
Posted on 8/24/11 at 4:24 PM
DRAGON NEWS A Sweet Boost for the Fourth
If you added up the crowds that have gathered for MSU Moorhead's Fourth of July fireworks show, you'd have a very big number. Over the course of almost four decades, hundreds of thousands have viewed ...
Posted on 10/27/10 at 11:32 AM
Richard Larson, Grand Forks, letter: Growers should grill Crystal management 
American Crystal should end this lockout before it’s too late. The company is giving good jobs to people who aren’t from around here. Meanwhile, we in the region have had stakes in these communities all our lives.
By Richard Larson , March 19, 2012
Peterson: Next farm bill could boost Red River Valley floodwater retention efforts
Minnesota congressman says U.S. sugar program likely to be continuedRep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said Wednesday that he is optimistic the U.S. sugar program will be continued in the next farm bill, but he said he is unsure when — or if — a proposed $1.78 billion Red River diversion to protect Fargo and Moorhead during flooding can be built given the current “fiscal environment.”
By Ryan Johnson , March 14, 2012
Sugarbeet Institute hits 50
Much has changed in the Red River Valley’s sugar beet industry over the past 50 years. One of the constants is the International Sugarbeet Institute, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.
By Jonathan Knutson , March 13, 2012
Jan Bailey, Grand Forks, letter: Crystal slammed the door shut
The problem is not the union asking for a fair contract workable for all. The problem is corporate greed. Let’s not let that destroy us. We need to come together.
By Jan Bailey , March 07, 2012
Smoldering Crystal fire ties up East Grand Forks firefighters
The East Grand Forks Fire Department continued to work into Tuesday evening on a pesky smoldering fire at a sugar-beet pellet warehouse on the American Crystal Sugar Co. complex on the east side of town.
By Chris Bieri , March 06, 2012
Pamela Hawn, Halstad, Minn., letter: Today’s growers don’t understand factory work
If I was a grower, I would want to see for myself what happens in the factories. Then I could decide for myself what the truth is. It’s their company, why don’t they drop in?
By Pamela Hawn , March 06, 2012
David Harney, Grand Forks, letter: Nothing coercive about Crystal labor union
We all are voluntary members. Even when we were working, we were not forced to be union members — not even in Minnesota. A person can choose to not belong to the union.
By David Harney , March 04, 2012
Paul Mathiason, Grand Forks, letter: Union, not Crystal, threatens sugar program
Why in the world would the union lobby against something that helps preserve the industry, their jobs and communities in the Red River Valley? It makes no sense, and it’s a foolish and short-sighted public relations stunt.
By Paul Mathiason , March 04, 2012
Jack Desautel, Grafton, N.D., column: The ‘door is open’ for Crystal workers’ return
I believe we have given Crystal workers a fair contract. I think it’s up to them to take control of their lives and go back to work.
By Jack Desautel , March 03, 2012
Mike Grzadzielewski, Grafton, N.D., column: Crystal errs by putting sugar program at risk
Do we really want to reduce the odds of the sugar program’s survival? Was this approach to cost cutting at a time when we are getting record payment the prudent thing to do?
By Mike Grzadzielewski , March 02, 2012
Perry Ostmo, Sharon, N.D., letter: Committed Dalrymple could settle lockout
The layoff of 60 employees in Walhalla, N.D., got the governor’s attention, but the lockout of 1,300 workers doesn’t even get a whimper from him.
By Perry Ostmo , February 28, 2012
Jay Holter, Arvilla, N.D., letter: Writer needed more skepticism about Crystal
As for smear campaigns, do we need to be reminded of who called who the “cancer” of Crystal Sugar? This “cancer” has been a part of the historic record beet payments for six of the past seven years.
By Jay Holter , February 27, 2012
Kevin Solum, Moorhead, letter: Growers must stand up to Crystal leadership
The time has long passed where growers of American Crystal Sugar Co. need to step forward and do the right thing.
By Kevin Solum , February 26, 2012
2 Crystal union leaders face charges
Union files suit to claim jobless benefits in N.D.Two Bakery Workers union leaders are facing criminal charges from conflict between locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers and temporary workers hired to replace them.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 24, 2012
Constance Wixo, Grand Forks, letter: Sad to see ‘growers’ replace ‘farmers’
There still are some honorable people who deserve the title of “farmer” — who have an old-fashioned, strong sense of responsibility to the people with whom they work, the communities in which they live, their friends and their families.
Many others are merely “growers.”
By Constance Wixo , February 23, 2012
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