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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND law faculty head to Norway to give students new perspectives on law and jurisprudence
It's an international education on what's legal, what isn't By Juan Miguel Pedraza, University & Public Affairs Writer ...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 9:46 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Political notebook: Gun debate set to return to Minnesota Capitol
By Don Davis Call it Gun Week 2 in the Minnesota Legislature. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans Thursday and Friday meetings on bills written to curb gun violence. Senate Majority Leader Tom Bak...
Posted on 2/15/13 at 4:51 PM
LIKE A FISH OUT OF FARGO Norwegian For A Night: A Norsk Christmas Dinner At The Kringen Lodge
I may not be ethnically Scandinavian, but feel just as Scandinavian as most any Scandinavian. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I was adopted from South Korea by a Scandinavian family when I was a...
Posted on 12/3/12 at 8:37 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Lutefisk and Other Questionable Food-Like Substances
I wrote a story about a great local lutefisk supper in a mostly serious way, but I also wrote some extremely silly fake headlines for it that we obviously didn't use.* Here's the real headline: Lots ...
Posted on 10/3/12 at 2:35 PM
IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! Tater time for tots and adults
This year marks the 47th Anniversary of a Greater Grand Forks tradition known as Potato Bowl USA. This week (September 3-8) will be full of entertaining events centered around our region's most popula...
Posted on 9/5/12 at 12:48 PM
Northwood Norwegians extend the holiday to Saturday with annual smorgasbord
Yes, Friday is May 17 — Syttende mai, Norway’s Constitution Day, celebrated there and throughout Norwegian America with flag-waving, singing and the consumption of baked goods — but the practical Norwegians of Northwood have scheduled their annual lefse, rommegraut and sweet-soup fest for the weekend.
By Chuck Haga , May 17, 2013
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For Grand Forks 5th graders, the 21st century version of ‘pen pals’ 
Using video conferencing software Skype, two fifth-grade classrooms bridged thousands of miles between them Tuesday.
By Jennifer Johnson , April 09, 2013
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Norway-North Dakota oil connection continues to grow with new UND exchange
The Norway-North Dakota connection founded by 19th-century immigrants and “greased” by more recent ties in oil development continues to grow, as UND and the University of Bergen, Norway, look to establish a student, faculty and research exchange.
By Chuck Haga , March 19, 2013
Dayton plans trade mission to Germany, Scandinavia
Gov. Mark Dayton is planning a trade mission to Germany, Sweden and Norway in June.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2013
Algeria attack could boost Norwegian stake in N.D. oil patch
Last week’s terrorist attack on an Algerian oil facility could divert Norwegian oil giant Statoil to increased oil production in safer regions, including North Dakota’s Bakken and Three Forks formations, where the two-thirds government owned Statoil already has made a heavy investment.
By Chuck Haga , January 23, 2013
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Norwegian ambassador urges support for N.D. heritage center
Norway’s current interest in North Dakota may be focused on the Bakken oil play, in which the Norwegian oil giant Statoil has invested heavily, but the “old country” also remains committed to maintaining the historic ethnic ties.
By Chuck Haga , December 07, 2012
Norwegian TV seeks more Norwegian-Americans for reality show
A casting company is seeking Minnesota residents of Norwegian descent who'd be willing to compete in a reality TV show in Norway.
By Herald Staff Report , November 23, 2012
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Norway's top oil official touring North Dakota
Norway Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe is scheduled to speak at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks on Monday, then travel to Bismarck for Tuesday events and to Williston on Wednesday.
By Associated Press , November 05, 2012
North Dakota and Norway united ancestry and now oil
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Norway’s top oil official will lead a delegation to the state with stops in Bismarck, Williston and Grand Forks, where Ola Borten Moe, the Norwegian minister of petroleum and energy, will discuss the future of the industry Monday at the UND-based Nordic Initiative.
By Chuck Haga , October 30, 2012
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UND celebrates its doorway to Norway
Twenty years ago this month, UND President Tom Clifford met with Norwegian educator Steinar Opstad and agreed to help Opstad with his new American College of Norway. Since then hundreds of Norwegian students have studied at UND and hundreds of UND students have made the reverse trip.
By Chuck Haga , October 11, 2012
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Norwegian choir visits Grand Forks schools
A community choir from Sarpsborg, Grand Forks’ sister city in Norway, is celebrating its 40th anniversary by singing at a few select places from here to the Twin Cities.
By Jennifer Johnson , October 03, 2012
Grand Forks sister city singers come to town
A community youth choir from Sarpsborg, Grand Forks’ sister city in Norway, will spend much of the coming week here, celebrating the choir’s 40th anniversary.
By Herald Staff Report , September 29, 2012
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Norwegian general visits Minot Air Force Base
A top Norwegian military officer says he's impressed by the Minot Air Force Base. Gen. Harald Sunde toured the base's 5th Bomb Wing and the 91st Missile Wing on Wednesday. Sunde is Norway's chief of defense.
By Associated Press , August 17, 2012
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First mate return to Hjemkomst’s deck during crew's 30th anniversary reunion
“You can’t beat the design of this. When it’s on a broad reach … It smokes. It goes really fast,” said former First Mate Mark Hilde of the replica Viking ship. “It’s a thing of beauty.” The Hjemkomst, which means “Homecoming” in Norwegian, traveled from New York to Bergen, Norway, in 1982. Its crew is holding a reunion this weekend in Moorhead.
By Helmut Schmidt , July 20, 2012
N.D. delegation heads to Norway to tighten ties on energy development
A North Dakota delegation of state, local, business, education and other leaders will travel to Norway on Saturday for a weeklong examination of that country’s energy industry and how lessons learned there might be applied here.
By Chuck Haga , May 31, 2012
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