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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA How is my premium spent?
We know health care insurance isn't cheap - but do you know how your premium dollars are spent? Suprised? Not? What do you think? We're still listening....
Posted on 2/13/12 at 11:19 AM
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 ...
Posted on 12/27/11 at 1:00 AM
OUR OPINION: Welcome news about United and GFK
How bad was it? This bad: Back in 1998, North Dakota was so desperate to lure another airline to the state that airport officials from Grand Forks, Minot, Bismarck and Fargo all cooperated to lure that service to Fargo.
By Tom Dennis , May 23, 2012
OUR OPINION: Heed day-care safety lessons from Minnesota
On the life-and-death subject of child safety in day-care centers, the Star Tribune’s spotlight is sending out a bright and illuminating beam.
Parents, day-care providers and regulators should take a look.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 21, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Monopoly mustn’t become complacency at Altru
Two points regarding the Herald’s recent news stories about Altru Health System: First, it was good to see Altru drop the fiction that its purchase of the Doctors Hospital property had nothing to do with eliminating the competition.
By Tom Dennis , May 17, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Measure 2 poll suggests something fundamental 
The residents have looked at the proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes. And they reject it, just as they rejected a 2008 proposal that promised voters a similar windfall by cutting income taxes in half.
By Tom Dennis , May 15, 2012
OUR OPINION: West should ease its man-camp moratorium
“Yes, the man camps cause problems, just substantially less problems than any other way to handle it.”
That quote from a comment on a Dickinson (N.D.) Press story sums the situation up.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 15, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Regional planning, development mean growth
The region needs a permanent way of marketing and building on its strengths. The Red River Research Corridor initiative highlights the universities’ appeal. Now, let’s call attention to the valley’s other world-class draws.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 12, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Here’s hoping the Boot stays alive and kicking
As the world now knows, Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty sometimes writes in “North Dakota Nice” code. If she devotes most of her column to a restaurant’s napkins, decor, parking and other nonessentials, that might be because she’s too polite to write about the food.
But no one has needed codebooks to understand Marilyn’s columns about the Bronze Boot.
By Tom Dennis , May 10, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Rural post offices get welcome reprieve
This one’s worth delivering overnight: Put an Express Mail stamp on the Postal Service’s latest plan, and drop it off at the nearest post office.
Which, it looks like, will be kept open after all, thanks to the promising new plan.
By Tom Dennis , May 09, 2012
OUR OPINION: Case for Keystone pipeline keeps getting stronger
Add Warren Buffett to the list of people who say the Keystone XL pipeline should be given the go-ahead.
By Tom Dennis , May 08, 2012
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OUR OPINION: No news is great news on Springfest
Let’s take a little walk down Memory Lane. To highlight and celebrate Springfest's relative orderliness today, here are a few headlines and news excerpts about Springfests in years past. Read and remember.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 08, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Minnesota Chamber, CEOs agree: Build the stadium
As lawmakers from northwestern Minnesota make up their minds, they should give special weight to the thoughts of Minnesota CEOs.
That’s because the executives’ only ideology is to figure out what’s best for Minnesota’s economy, business climate and civic health.
And those are pretty good foundations on which to base a decision.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 06, 2012
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OUR OPINION: State parks and oil rigs don't mix
If North Dakota needs more convincing about threats to scenic land, the recent news about Little Missouri State Park should do it.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 05, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Keep UND’s main street open to traffic
There are a lot less aggravating ways of improving pedestrian safety on University Avenue. Planners should explore those alternatives thoroughly before recommending the detours, because blocking University Avenue promises to be a very tough sell.
By Tom Dennis , May 02, 2012
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OUR OPINION: No, the government won’t get out of higher ed
Americans have chosen to accept some inefficiency in return for the greater “equality of opportunity” that student aid provides.
And judging by presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s quick pledge to keep offering low-interest student loans, it’s sure to stay that way.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 01, 2012
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