The news: The Fargo area is moving towards making it’s recycling program even more convenient. The quick commentary: In Minot, we’ve yet to get the ball rolling on any type of recycling program and we’re running out of room in our landfill.
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Rob Port at Say Anything Blog weighs in on the State Fair/Historical Society issue. His take, if the State Fair wants the Historical Society gone, open up and be transparent about the purpose or the land.
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Rob Port at Say Anything Blog.com provides the commentary on the West Virginia train derailment that exposes the biased coverage of major media outlets. Is the derailment a story? Yes. Does the media go out of their way to sensationalize the Bakken angle? Yes also.
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If you’ve just landed on this page, and you don’t know what this is all about, you should probably go back to the beginning. This is the fifth post in a nine-part series, and before you read this, you need some context. Start here. If you’ve just read City Council Survey: The Survey & Results, you’re
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If you’ve just landed on this page, and you don’t know what this is all about, you should probably go back to the beginning. This is the sixth post in a nine-part series, and before you read this, you need some context. Start here. If you’ve just read City Council Survey: The Wrong Conclusions, you’re
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Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set to true time. --Henry Ward Beecher
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Tax reform is is the eternal topic, and Minot’ Scott Louser is encouraging the legislature to study the impact of reform that would see the State assume property tax payments. Read his thoughts on the proposed reform and need for the study at Say Anything Blog.com
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Occasionally, and on important issues, Legislators need the opportunity to take a long look and discover the nuance before acting on an issue. So says Rod St. Aubyn, a former Legislator writing at Say Anything Blog.
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Here’s a ‘little things’ picture of life in Watford City that runs into some big picture questions.
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Eight days after being inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan signed an executive order eliminating price controls on crude oil and petroleum products implemented to increase domestic production and reduce energy demand.
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Mike Rowe has a way of unwrapping complex issues and putting them into everyday terms. His response to a letter about the minium wage is a great example. Consider it a must read.
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A newly imposed fee for transporting recyclables will likely put Medora’s recycling program in jeopardy. Commentary: Meanwhile in Minot, we have yet to figure out a way to save a little space in the landfill.
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In his weekly column for the Grand Forks Herald, Minot’s Rob Port of Say Anything Blog comments on the newly unfamiliar requirement of being a North Dakota legislator — having to make hard decisions and occasionally say no.
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Minot Public Schools wants your help developing next years school-year calendar. Take the survey online right now, but hurry, you have to do it before 2:00 pm today! Here’s the link: MPS Calendar Survey
Read & ShareThe under-appreciated spiritual significance of Ground Hog Day, the movie, is a laughing matter and a lesson on life wrapped in one. The actual day seems like an excuse to have a midwinter party in Punxsutawney. Fortunately, for the rest of us there is a Super Bowl.
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