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STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND In case you missed it: Al Carlson profile
BISMARCK To most North Dakotans, hes known as the man who led the last-ditch effort to save the University of North Dakotas Fighting Sioux nickname. For the past seven months, House Majority Leader ...
Posted on 8/22/11 at 9:10 AM
BISON MEDIA BLOG Sounds familiar
Had to raise my eyebrow over aparagraph in Grand Forks Herald story this morning on Rep. Al Carlson and the UND nickname issue: "(Carlson) also suggested last week that Kelley or others at UND encour...
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:12 AM
Jamestown Democrat apologizes for calling Rep. Al Carlson a Nazi 
A North Dakota House member from Jamestown said Thursday she “had a lapse in judgment,” when she referred to Rep. Al Carlson of Fargo as a Nazi on Twitter.
By TJ Jerke , February 28, 2013
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Mary Adams, Grand Forks, letter: Carlson grossly shortchanges Democrats
House Speaker Carlson describes the differences between the two parties, but he lists only positive traits for the Republicans and negative ones for the Democrats.
By Mary Adams , November 03, 2012
House Speaker Al Carlson, R-Fargo, column: Vote Republican on Tuesday
America was built on opportunity, not dependency. It’s our responsibility to do as our parents did — to leave this county a better place than we found it.
By Al Carlson , November 02, 2012
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ND political leader breaks foot in fall from roof
The majority leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives is in a wheelchair after falling from the roof of his lake home. Fargo Republican Rep. Al Carlson tells KFGO radio that the 8-foot fall happened as he was preparing to go down a ladder. He landed on concrete and broke his right foot in three places.
By Associated Press , July 31, 2012
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Carlson: Legislature will fight higher ed board at N.D. Supreme Court over nickname law
The law is constitutional and the North Dakota Legislature will defend it if the State Board of Higher Education challenges it in the state Supreme Court, House Majority Leader Al Carlson of Fargo said Tuesday.
By Chuck Haga , February 14, 2012
Majority leader: Sioux nickname repeal will pass
Carlson said he’ll vote ‘no’ to protest NCAA ‘bullying’Rep. Al Carlson, R-Fargo, the House majority leader and author of the law requiring UND to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, said Tuesday that a bill to repeal that law will be introduced in the special legislative session starting Nov. 7 and he expects it will pass.
By Chuck Haga , October 25, 2011
N.D. House leader: Special session starts Nov. 7
The Republican leader of the North Dakota House says he's expecting the Legislature's fall special session to begin Nov. 7.
By Associated Press , September 14, 2011
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Richard Shafer, Grand Forks, letter: This ‘N.Y. attorney’ has deep N.D. roots
The fact that attorney Carla Fredericks is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota seems to escape Al Carlson.
A native woman with roots in North Dakota, one who was able to obtain a Columbia University law degree, deserves our respect and not Carlson’s disdain.
By Richard Shafer , September 04, 2011
Erich Longie, Fort Totten, N.D., letter: Fighting Sioux curse seems to live on
After reading Al Carlson’s letter to State Board of Higher Education in which Carlson appeared to reverse himself on everything he promised after his meeting with NCAA, my first thought was, “the Fighting Sioux curse continues.”
By Erich Longie , September 01, 2011
Stephen Behm, North Mankato, Minn., letter: Carlson’s courage merits praise, not censure
It was with considerable dismay and disgust that I read the Herald’s editorial “hit piece” on Al Carlson (“Carlson’s interference doesn’t help UND,” Page A4, Aug. 30).
By Stephen Behm , September 01, 2011
Delcie Light, Devils Lake, N.D., letter: Nickname may prove to be Carlson’s Waterloo
Maybe the time has come to not only retire the “Fighting Sioux” logo, but also to retire Al Carlson, majority leader of the North Dakota House.
By Delcie Light , August 31, 2011
OUR OPINION: Carlson’s interference doesn’t help UND
Carlson should stop throwing sand in the gears and start living up to his promise, which is to let the university pass through this transition and emerge healthy, vibrant and whole.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , August 30, 2011
FRONT AND CENTER: From UND’s nickname to other key issues, House Majority Leader Al Carlson often in the spotlight
To most North Dakotans, he’s known as the man who led the last-ditch effort to save UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname.
For the past seven months, House Majority Leader Al Carlson of Fargo has dominated headlines across the state with what he saw as a mission to let the people of North Dakota be heard.
By Teri Finneman , August 21, 2011
FIGHTING SIOUX NICKNAME: An uphill effort
But N.D. leaders say Friday’s talks with NCAA ‘an effort worth making’The long, impassioned and sometimes bitterly divisive fight over UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo may see a watershed moment Friday when Gov. Jack Dalrymple leads a state delegation here for a face-to-face meeting with top officials of the NCAA.
By Chuck Haga , August 11, 2011
Shaft: NCAA meeting about Fighting Sioux nickname postponed
A meeting with NCAA officials about UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo has been postponed because of the death of North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Bob Stenehjem, officials said Wednesday.
July 20, 2011
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