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ND medical pot backer hopes issue isn't dead
The chairman of North Dakota's campaign to make marijuana legal as a pain reliever says he's hoping the issue doesn't fade away.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The chairman of North Dakota's campaign to make marijuana legal as a pain reliever says he's hoping the issue doesn't fade away.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Supreme Court sides refuses to order medical marijuana measure be placed on November ballot
The North Dakota Supreme Court this morning sided with the secretary of state and attorney general and refused to order that a medical marijuana measure be placed on the November ballot.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The North Dakota Supreme Court this morning sided with the secretary of state and attorney general and refused to order that a medical marijuana measure be placed on the November ballot.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Medical marijuana backers go to court
Backers of a measure to legalize the medical use of marijuana have gone to court to get the proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot after officials rejected petitions they determined were rife with fraudulent signatures. The appeal was filed late Friday afternoon directly with the North Dakota Supreme Court, which has original jurisdiction on the issue because of a looming ballot-printing deadline.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Backers of a measure to legalize the medical use of marijuana have gone to court to get the proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot after officials rejected petitions they determined were rife with fraudulent signatures. The appeal was filed late Friday afternoon directly with the North Dakota Supreme Court, which has original jurisdiction on the issue because of a looming ballot-printing deadline.
Tuesday, September, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Riding to raise money
Riders from all over the state gather Saturday afternoon in downtown Jamestown to raise money for Donald Schwind. At noon, event co-organizer Deb Backer said more than 100 bikes traveled a circuit in honor of Schwind. This past spring, Schwind was diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma of the lung and has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation for the past two months. (Brian Willhide/The Sun)
Monday, September, 17, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Riders from all over the state gather Saturday afternoon in downtown Jamestown to raise money for Donald Schwind. At noon, event co-organizer Deb Backer said more than 100 bikes traveled a circuit in honor of Schwind. This past spring, Schwind was diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma of the lung and has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation for the past two months. (Brian Willhide/The Sun)
Monday, September, 17, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Court Proceedings, Sept. 15, 2012
Saturday, September, 15, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Saturday, September, 15, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Arguments not set in appeal of nickname decision
Attorneys representing the NCAA and Fighting Sioux nickname backers who sued the association could present oral arguments before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by mid-October, according to scheduling documents submitted to the court.
Tuesday, September, 11, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Attorneys representing the NCAA and Fighting Sioux nickname backers who sued the association could present oral arguments before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by mid-October, according to scheduling documents submitted to the court.
Tuesday, September, 11, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Counties seeking to build roads in wilderness areas
FARGO — Four counties within the Little Missouri National Grassland have gone to court seeking authority to build roads in areas now managed as roadless and eligible for wilderness.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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FARGO — Four counties within the Little Missouri National Grassland have gone to court seeking authority to build roads in areas now managed as roadless and eligible for wilderness.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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UND holds off Portland State
GRAND FORKS — If UND’s 45-37 win against Portland State on Saturday night was a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Big Sky Conference season, the Green and White are ready for prime time.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Sports
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GRAND FORKS — If UND’s 45-37 win against Portland State on Saturday night was a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Big Sky Conference season, the Green and White are ready for prime time.
Monday, September, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Sports
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Top N.D. Dems skip national convention
Democrats absent from this week’s national convention aren’t going unnoticed. For North Dakota, none of the top-ticket Democrats are among the state’s 27 delegates at the convention.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Democrats absent from this week’s national convention aren’t going unnoticed. For North Dakota, none of the top-ticket Democrats are among the state’s 27 delegates at the convention.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Voter Fraud: Bison players among 11 facing voter fraud charges
Eight current North Dakota State University football players and one former player are among 11 people expected to be charged with voter fraud tied to two attempts to place measures on this fall’s general election ballot.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Eight current North Dakota State University football players and one former player are among 11 people expected to be charged with voter fraud tied to two attempts to place measures on this fall’s general election ballot.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Medical marijuana backers seek inroads in South
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The home state of the president who didn't inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana.
Monday, September, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The home state of the president who didn't inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana.
Monday, September, 03, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Judge rules measure backers owe retraction
Supporters of a failed measure to ban North Dakota property taxes who unsuccessfully sued government officials who opposed the ban have been ordered to pay back attorney fees and write public apology letters.
Saturday, September, 01, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Supporters of a failed measure to ban North Dakota property taxes who unsuccessfully sued government officials who opposed the ban have been ordered to pay back attorney fees and write public apology letters.
Saturday, September, 01, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Industrial water demand up, bringing profits, issues
FARGO — The oil boom’s thirst for “fracking” fluids fuels a thriving market for water that has become an industry with yearly sales estimated at between $45 million to $120 million.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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FARGO — The oil boom’s thirst for “fracking” fluids fuels a thriving market for water that has become an industry with yearly sales estimated at between $45 million to $120 million.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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At 55 and 53, couple split by Romney Medicare plan
Mike O’Malley is 55; wife Sharon is 53. So what? So they’re on opposite sides of the age cutoff in Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan, and that could create a bumpy transition for the suburban Chicago couple and others like them. It would be the difference between being in the traditional program for the elderly and a less certain future.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Mike O’Malley is 55; wife Sharon is 53. So what? So they’re on opposite sides of the age cutoff in Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan, and that could create a bumpy transition for the suburban Chicago couple and others like them. It would be the difference between being in the traditional program for the elderly and a less certain future.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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S&P touches highest level since 2008, then falls
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index touched its highest point in more than four years Tuesday, helped by more talk that the European Central Bank may buy struggling countries’ bonds. But a morning rally faded, and stocks ended lower.
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 index touched its highest point in more than four years Tuesday, helped by more talk that the European Central Bank may buy struggling countries’ bonds. But a morning rally faded, and stocks ended lower.
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Business
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Obama, Romney compete for undecideds, stoke base
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rushing toward their party conventions, the rival presidential campaigns are trying to invigorate core supporters while reaching out to a sliver of undecided voters who harbor doubts about President Barack Obama yet aren't sold on Republican Mitt Romney.
Sunday, August, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rushing toward their party conventions, the rival presidential campaigns are trying to invigorate core supporters while reaching out to a sliver of undecided voters who harbor doubts about President Barack Obama yet aren't sold on Republican Mitt Romney.
Sunday, August, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Syrian rebels seek new leverage with abductions
BEIRUT (AP) — With gunmen standing in the background, a Syrian rebel video purported Tuesday to show their latest captive: a lone Lebanese Shiite suspected of links to pro-regime Hezbollah whose abduction appears part of a wider strategy shift to target perceived backers of Bashar Assad.
Wednesday, August, 15, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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BEIRUT (AP) — With gunmen standing in the background, a Syrian rebel video purported Tuesday to show their latest captive: a lone Lebanese Shiite suspected of links to pro-regime Hezbollah whose abduction appears part of a wider strategy shift to target perceived backers of Bashar Assad.
Wednesday, August, 15, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Rebel video claims to show captured Syrian pilot
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels circulated dramatic video Monday of what they claimed was the downing of a warplane and armed men later holding the captured pilot who ejected as the MiG fighter was engulfed by flames. Syria acknowledged a pilot bailed out of a disabled plane but blamed the crash on a technical malfunction.
Tuesday, August, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels circulated dramatic video Monday of what they claimed was the downing of a warplane and armed men later holding the captured pilot who ejected as the MiG fighter was engulfed by flames. Syria acknowledged a pilot bailed out of a disabled plane but blamed the crash on a technical malfunction.
Tuesday, August, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Ryan's Medicare plan would be tricky to pull off
WASHINGTON (AP) — The idea behind Paul Ryan's Medicare plan is to slow growing costs and keep the program more affordable for the long haul.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The idea behind Paul Ryan's Medicare plan is to slow growing costs and keep the program more affordable for the long haul.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Romney names Paul Ryan his No. 2
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tapped Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, turning to the architect of a conservative and intensely controversial long-term budget plan to remake Medicare and cut trillions in federal spending.
Saturday, August, 11, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tapped Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, turning to the architect of a conservative and intensely controversial long-term budget plan to remake Medicare and cut trillions in federal spending.
Saturday, August, 11, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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