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MIDDLE AGED PLAGUE Black Friday -- Shopping Can Be Fun, Really
Any of you with teenagers know that you're frequently unpopular with them for major issues like, say, breathing, and for awhile, our policy of not buying electronics, CDs, DVDs, or digital detritus re...
Posted on 11/19/12 at 5:34 PM
THE NEW FORTY Perfect timing...
Tonight I had the honor and privilege to have dinner with three veterans and Kaarin Remmich of NDSU's Military and Veteran Services office. The veterans - my son Noah, Dr. Berlin Nelson (from NDSU), a...
Posted on 11/6/12 at 11:22 PM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! The Final Vote: The Electoral College
What is the Electoral Vote? How many Electoral votes does each state have? In most elections, the candidate with the most votes wins. But when it comes to picking a U.S. president, things arent quite ...
Posted on 10/26/12 at 12:28 PM
RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA Religious Freedom After Measure 3
Measure 3 was defeated with some ease on Tuesday. As KVLY reported, a significant reason had to do with the $1 million of antagonistic ads from Planned Parenthood. I also think a factor was the (surpr...
Posted on 6/14/12 at 9:22 AM
TIME AT THE TABLE 100 Cars for Good
A Big Announcement... Time at the Table Is One of 500 Finalists for Toyotas 100 Cars for Good Program Help us win a new car to make an even bigger difference! Time at the Tableis proud...
Posted on 4/27/12 at 7:33 AM
Fate of LA pot shops left to voters
Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.
By Greg Risling , May 19, 2013
Same-sex marriage vote emotional for couples 
Tim Robinson and Gary Lundstrom spent much of Monday talking, singing and chanting at the Minnesota state Capitol, but moments after the Minnesota Senate approved same-sex marriage, the Duluth couple was speechless.
By Danielle Killey , May 13, 2013
Gay marriage momentum expands to 2 Midwest states
Just six months after Minnesota voters turned back an effort to ban gay weddings, lawmakers are poised to make the state the first in the Midwest to pass a law allowing them.
By Patrick Condon , May 08, 2013
Committee sends gay marriage measure to full Minnesota House
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Gay marriage opponents cranked up their rhetoric Monday, while a key lawmaker announced he will support same-sex marriage, as legislators expect to take votes on the issue in coming days.
By Don Davis , May 06, 2013
Minnesota minimum wage appears headed up, but how high?
Minnesota’s minimum wage likely will rise after the House voted 68-62 Friday to increase it to $9.50 an hour, but the question is how high it will go.
By Don Davis , May 04, 2013
Minnesota House approves tax plan
Minnesota Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one thing: The House tax plan raises a lot of money.
By Danielle Killey , April 24, 2013
Legislative notebook: Senate approves MnSCU, U of M funding
Minnesota senators easily approved a higher education budget bill Wednesday 46-18, but debate made it clear they want to hold the public schools accountable for spending.
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis , April 18, 2013
Spirit Lake assembly moves to oust tribal chairman
Participants in a hastily called general assembly meeting voted overwhelmingly today to oust Roger Yankton Sr. as chairman of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, according to tribal members who were there.
By Chuck Haga , April 14, 2013
Close vote seen on background checks on gun buyers
A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote expected this week was too close to call.
By Dina Cappiello , April 14, 2013
Venezuelans choose between Chavez heir, new path
Voters chose Sunday between the hand-picked successor who campaigned to carry on Hugo Chavez's self-styled socialist revolution and an emboldened second-time challenger who warned that the late president's regime has Venezuela on the road to ruin.
By Alexandra Olson and Frank Bajak , April 14, 2013
Crystal Sugar union workers to vote for 5th time
Union workers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa who have been locked out of their jobs for 20 months at American Crystal Sugar Co. are voting on the contract for the fifth time.
By Associated Press , April 13, 2013
Legislature sends Dalrymple bill requiring ID to vote
The North Dakota Legislature has sent Gov. Jack Dalrymple a bill requiring an identification to vote.
By TJ Jerke , April 12, 2013
Medicaid expansion bill sent to full Senate for vote
Lawmakers on two Senate committees recommended passing the proposed Medicaid expansion program that would provide insurance coverage to an estimated 20,000 North Dakotans who are currently living without.
By TJ Jerke , April 03, 2013
OUR OPINION: On abortion, Dalrymple should 'let the people decide'
By vetoing anti-abortion bills, the governor would let N.D. settle the question in the most fundamental way: by popular vote.
By Tom Dennis , March 24, 2013
Ex-Pakistani strongman vows return ahead of vote
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said he doesn't fear arrest despite facing criminal charges as he vowed Saturday to return to his homeland and contest upcoming elections after more than four years in exile.
By Jamil Khan and Rebecca Santana , March 23, 2013
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