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Cave trial: Her attorney questions what her responsibility is in death of man

The defense attorney for a Jamestown woman charged with murder is questioning what responsibility she has in the case. David Ogren, court-appointed attorney for Janelle Cave, 22, Jamestown, made the claim for lesser responsibility in opening arguments of the trial Tuesday.

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Fighting Sioux again? Supporters file petitions

After a last, celebratory campaign for signatures at a Bismarck Century-Bismarck High hockey game and from an RV parked outside the Capitol, Fighting Sioux nickname supporters delivered petitions to the secretary of state’s office Tuesday night to force a statewide vote on the long-running and controversial issue.

County to enforce road right of way

Stutsman County is checking to make sure landowners don’t violate right-of-way restrictions along county roads. “We’ve had issues with road right-of-way infringements, which can jeopardize (federal) funding if we don’t enforce it,” said Dave Schwartz, Stutsman County commissioner, at Tuesday’s meeting of the Stutsman County Commission.

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Poll: N.D. voters want stiffer animal cruelty laws

North Dakota voters would overwhelmingly support raising penalties for “extreme and malicious” acts of animal cruelty to felony levels, according to a poll commissioned by the Humane Society of the United States. The state is one of just three that treat extreme cruelty to pets as a low-level misdemeanor, according to the society. The others are South Dakota and Idaho.

Measure 2 is clearly foolish

No matter how proponents frame it, the measure to repeal all property taxes in North Dakota is an ill-conceived ideological stunt that would cripple local governments. Maybe that’s the ultimate goal of the Measure 2 crowd, but whatever the motivation, Measure 2 is transparently foolish.

Letter to the editor: Don’t fall into trap set by class warfare arguments

Many Americans (including the lawless Occupy Wall Street protestors) have such a sense of narcissism that they actually believe that it’s a crime against humanity if government doesn’t take money from those who earned it and use it to provide for them.

Opinion Corner: Time for tourney talk

With less than a month remaining in the college hockey regular season, it’s time for us to begin our NCAA tournament watch. And with UND off last weekend, it’s also a good time to check out their remaining schedule and assess their chances of making the big tournament.

Late-game magic: Third-period goal lifts Blue Jays

Jamestown senior forward Tanner Werkhoven scored the game-winner, while the Jays’ Tygh Yatskis picked up 40 saves between the pipes, as the Blue Jay boys’ hockey team notched a big 4-3 West Region victory over the visiting Mandan Braves on Tuesday night.

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Girls one win from 10

The Jamestown High School girls’ hockey team has never hit the double-digit win mark. They’re knocking at the door now, and could break through Friday. Star junior Amber Schaack scored two more goals and the Jays were never in danger Tuesday night with a 5-2 road win over Mandan.

High-powered offense key for 17-2 Warwick

Warwick boys’ basketball coach Kevin Bennefeld says his team spends most of its practice time working on defense. It makes sense. The offense is humming along just fine.