LLOYD OMDAHL
LLOYD OMDAHL: Signature fraud rescues resource proposal 
With the measure removed from the ballot, the sponsors may have dodged defeat at the polls. They now have time to strengthen their case and review provisions of their constitutional amendment that could have been fatal.
By Lloyd Omdahl , September 09, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Homeland Committee weighs inviiting Miss N.D.
A small-town Homeland Security Committee discusses inviting Mis North Dakota to their town.
By Lloyd Omdahl , September 03, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Nonvoters give excuses for nonparticipation
According to USA Today, 90 million people — 45 percent of the electorate — will not vote in the upcoming November election. Among them will be 175,000 North Dakotans, or 35 percent of our eligible electorate.
By Lloyd Omdahl , August 27, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Don't let money ruin initiated measures
The initiative process has always been seen as a tool for the ordinary citizen. This idea was violated when it became known that several of the organizations proposing measures had obtained signatures through hired solicitors. While the move was relatively harmless on this occasion, it augurs ill for the initiative and referendum in the future.
By Lloyd Omdahl , August 20, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Don’t let money ruin initiated measures
In the final analysis, the initiative process says that we are as dubious of government with representation as we are of government with kings.
By Lloyd Omdahl , August 19, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Can North Dakota handle being rich?
With a flood of oil money into the state treasury, the question must be raised about the ability of North Dakota to handle the challenge of unexpected wealth. One thing for sure, it will change the dialogue in the state Legislature.
By Lloyd Omdahl , August 13, 2012
N.D. higher ed can't afford any more scandals
A month hardly goes by without some scandal at a North Dakota institution of higher learning appearing on the front pages of the state’s newspapers. And, after the roughing-up in the last session of the Legislature, higher education can’t afford any more scandals.
By Lloyd Omdahl , August 06, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Weighing in on America’s obesity problem
During World War II, everyone was encouraged to raise a Victory Garden. We ran Hitler down a hole with carrots, beets and cabbage.
And if Victory Gardens could win the war against fascism, they could win the war against fat.
By Lloyd Omdahl , July 30, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Hoping for salvation in 2012 politics
I would have expected that drugs, alcohol, materialism, pornography, media smut, abortion, shacking up, exploitation and greed would be high on the list, but they were near the bottom. My list of immoralities has become outdated.
By Lloyd Omdahl , July 23, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Three who made N.D. a better place
While many North Dakotans have made significant contributions to the state and communities, the efforts of three such individuals deserve special mention upon their passing. In some ways, their unique contributions have gone unnoticed.
By Lloyd Omdahl , July 16, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Looking for the causes of polarization
We are in the current policymaking mess because the polarized public is being heard, and this polarization is being reflected by our leaders. Stated in classic Pogo wisdom: “We have met the enemy, and they is us.”
By Lloyd Omdahl , July 08, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: More grief coming for higher ed board
After considering all options, the eight-member board system in North Dakota looks like the best possible vehicle for responsible nonpolitical management of the 11 public institutions of higher learning.
By Lloyd Omdahl , July 01, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Homeland Committee considers a new future
“Yah, the governor can talk because he’s got 2,000 oil wells, but all we got is an abandoned railroad,” complained Orville Jordan, the depot agent who stayed even though the railroad left.
“Build a destiny on that.”
By Lloyd Omdahl , June 25, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Set priorities to create a bright future for N.D.
Now that the raid on the state treasury has been curbed by the defeat of a property tax repeal, North Dakota can start thinking seriously about strategic planning.
By Lloyd Omdahl , June 18, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: N.D. cultural values clash in property-tax issue
The proposal to abolish the property tax brought these two values into conflict. The people supporting the repeal were playing out the minimal government argument while those opposing it were stressing the case for local control.
By Lloyd Omdahl , June 11, 2012
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