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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND Aerospace professor awarded division's first Fulbright fellowship
Earth System Science & Policy faculty member Rebecca Romsdahl to study climate policy in the UK ByJuan Miguel Pedraza Rebecca J. Romsdahl, assistant professor in the UND Department of Earth Sy...
Posted on 6/11/13 at 2:15 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Godfather of Charts
Below is one of thewinners ofthis year's Wonky Awards as posted in the Washington Post's Wonkblog. We re-post it here (without permission). Best use of graphs: Chris Coonss remembrance of Kent Conrad...
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:46 AM
RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA Is Our Foreign Policy Ignorant of Middle Eastern Christianity? A Look at Orthodox Christianity in Egypt
Today, I thought I'd draw attention to something I would bet most Americans do not consider. Most Americans likely think of Islam if they happen to connect a religion to Egypt, but Christianity has be...
Posted on 10/16/12 at 8:09 PM
THE STUFF OF LIFE Half of Americans don't understand what a year is
US mathematics and science K-12 education ranks 48th worldwide. 49% of U.S. adults don't know how long it takes for the Earth to circle the sun. China has replaced the United States as the world's ...
Posted on 9/27/10 at 3:13 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Gephardt: North Dakota can lead way in energy
BISMARCK Politicians need to put partisanship aside and come together to address energy and climate change for the good of the country, Dick Gephardt said Tuesday. The former Democratic presidential...
Posted on 9/22/10 at 9:08 AM
LLOYD OMDAHL: Some thoughts for N.D. ‘think tanks’ 
Jim DeMint of South Carolina resigned from the U. S. Senate in December to become the CEO of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington “think tank”.
By Lloyd Omdahl , January 07, 2013
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Great Lakes Futures Project to meet in Michigan
The University of Michigan hosts dozens of Great Lakes researchers, advocates and policymakers Wednesday at its Ann Arbor campus for a meeting of the Great Lakes Futures Project.
By Associated Press , January 06, 2013
Report says rural areas have lost voice for important issues
Rural Minnesota “has lost its influence in policy discussions that occur in both the private and public sectors,” according to a new study by the nonprofit Center for Rural Policy and Development in St. Peter, Minn.
By Chuck Haga , January 06, 2013
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PAUL KRUGMAN: Debt-limit canyon marks GOP’s road to ruin
The reality is that our two major political parties are engaged in a fierce struggle over the future shape of American society. Democrats want to preserve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and add to them a universal guarantee of essential health care. Republicans want to roll all of that back, making room for drastically lower taxes on the wealthy. Yes, it’s essentially a class war.
By Paul Krugman , January 06, 2013
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Obama urges action on debt ceiling
President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it's just one step in a broader effort to boost the economy and shrink federal deficits.
By Matthew Daly , January 05, 2013
Minnesotans watch to see if state budget increases
Minnesota’s taxpayer-supported budget rose from $638,623 in 1962-63 to $35 billion in the current two-year cycle, and now Minnesotans and a new crop of lawmakers are wondering what the state’s new budget number will be.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , December 30, 2012
Grand Forks officials plan meetings to address city alcohol ordinances
In Grand Forks, there are 77 places to buy a drink. Whether the city’s licensed alcohol sellers are too many or whether they are too free to market themselves through cheap drink specials is a discussion city leaders want to have with license holders, the public and health and safety experts starting in January.
By Christopher Bjorke , December 30, 2012
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Urban advocates say new gun control talk overdue
For years, voices have cried in the urban wilderness: We need to talk about gun control. Yet the guns blazed on.
By Jesse Washington , December 22, 2012
NICHOLAS KRISTOF: Do we have the courage to stop this?
In the harrowing aftermath of the school shooting in Connecticut, one thought wells in my mind: Why can’t we regulate guns as seriously as we do cars?
By Nicholas Kristof , December 17, 2012
Face of Devils Lake flooding leaving government
Longtime businessman Joe Belford remembers when water levels in Devils Lake were so low that he and other officials in the early 1990s started the Lake Preservation Coalition hoping to protect the North Dakota fishery — one of the prime walleye lakes in the region, if not the country.
By Blake Nicholson , December 16, 2012
DOUG LEIER: Advisory board meetings help Game and Fish connect with constituents
For many hunters and anglers, the close of the regular deer season triggered a change. Doug Leier talks about recent discussions concerning wildlife.
By Doug Leier , December 16, 2012
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December 09, 2012
Unions vow political payback for right-to-work law
With defeat in the Michigan Legislature virtually certain, Democrats and organized labor intend to make enactment of right-to-work laws as uncomfortable as possible for Gov. Rick Snyder and his Republican allies while laying the groundwork to seek payback at the polls.
By John Flesher , December 09, 2012
Same-sex couples in WA start taking wedding vows
Scores of same-sex couples crowded Seattle City Hall for a day of wedding ceremonies on Sunday, the first day they could marry after the state's voter-approved gay marriage law took effect.
By Rachel La Corte , December 09, 2012
Cynthia Moothart, Minneapolis, Minn. letters: GOP’s Minnesota majority leaves sad legacy
Cynthia Moothart of Minneapolis Minnesota writes a letter concerning Minnesota's budget forecast.
By Cynthia Moothart , December 09, 2012
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