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‘Fighting Sioux’ supporters make appeal case
The Sioux people of the Spirit Lake Tribe are “indispensable parties” who should not have been denied a seat at the table as the University of North Dakota, the state of North Dakota and the NCAA haggled over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a spokesman for the tribe told judges of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals here Thursday.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The Sioux people of the Spirit Lake Tribe are “indispensable parties” who should not have been denied a seat at the table as the University of North Dakota, the state of North Dakota and the NCAA haggled over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a spokesman for the tribe told judges of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals here Thursday.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Homes found for neglected horses
Between 20 and 30 of the horses rescued recently from neglect on two North Dakota ranches are set to arrive at a Hawley, Minn., facility on Saturday, where they will be adopted by horse owners, trainers and others outraged by the conditions they were left in.
Thursday, February, 14, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Between 20 and 30 of the horses rescued recently from neglect on two North Dakota ranches are set to arrive at a Hawley, Minn., facility on Saturday, where they will be adopted by horse owners, trainers and others outraged by the conditions they were left in.
Thursday, February, 14, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Conrad joins debt effort
Former Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., has joined former allies in the effort to resolve the nation’s budget problems, signing on with the national Campaign to Fix the Debt.
Wednesday, February, 13, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Former Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., has joined former allies in the effort to resolve the nation’s budget problems, signing on with the national Campaign to Fix the Debt.
Wednesday, February, 13, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Neglected horse returned to previous owners
Pepper is alive, she appears to be OK despite dropping about 200 pounds in weight, and she’s going home. And Madi Georgia, the 6-year-old New York girl who sent her “life savings” to help ailing North Dakota horses such as Pepper, may get a special tribute from Pepper’s grateful owner.
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Pepper is alive, she appears to be OK despite dropping about 200 pounds in weight, and she’s going home. And Madi Georgia, the 6-year-old New York girl who sent her “life savings” to help ailing North Dakota horses such as Pepper, may get a special tribute from Pepper’s grateful owner.
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Spirit Lake official gets faulty court record corrected
An internet public records site operated by the state incorrectly showed a 2004 assault conviction for Mark Little Owl, director of Tribal Social Services at Spirit Lake. That case was dismissed, as were two similar charges brought in 2009, according to the clerk’s office at Grand Forks District Court.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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An internet public records site operated by the state incorrectly showed a 2004 assault conviction for Mark Little Owl, director of Tribal Social Services at Spirit Lake. That case was dismissed, as were two similar charges brought in 2009, according to the clerk’s office at Grand Forks District Court.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Spirit Lake official facing charges from August domestic disturbance
Mark Little Owl, hired last summer by the Spirit Lake Sioux to manage the tribe’s beleaguered child protection program, faces assault and other charges in connection with an Aug. 21 domestic disturbance at a Grand Forks apartment.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Mark Little Owl, hired last summer by the Spirit Lake Sioux to manage the tribe’s beleaguered child protection program, faces assault and other charges in connection with an Aug. 21 domestic disturbance at a Grand Forks apartment.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Hearing set on UND nickname appeal
A hearing has been set for Feb. 14 in St. Paul on University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname supporters’ appeal of a judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit against the NCAA.
Tuesday, January, 22, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A hearing has been set for Feb. 14 in St. Paul on University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname supporters’ appeal of a judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit against the NCAA.
Tuesday, January, 22, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Disputed progress: Spirit Lake chair says child protection better; critics disagree
In the nearly four months since the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs took over child protection services on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, tribal and BIA officials say they’re working well together, the system has been made more professional and accountable and reservation children are safer from abusers and sexual predators.
Saturday, January, 19, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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In the nearly four months since the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs took over child protection services on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, tribal and BIA officials say they’re working well together, the system has been made more professional and accountable and reservation children are safer from abusers and sexual predators.
Saturday, January, 19, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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On a mission: Parents who lost children urge tougher DUI penalties
The parents of two young Texas boys killed when a pickup truck ran over their tent in a Lake Metigoshe campground last summer have returned to North Dakota to urge a toughening of state drunken driving laws.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The parents of two young Texas boys killed when a pickup truck ran over their tent in a Lake Metigoshe campground last summer have returned to North Dakota to urge a toughening of state drunken driving laws.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Special days of the year to celebrate: Days to do something, and nothing, days for every cause, and no cause at all
Admit it: You missed National Gumdrop Day, National Toothpick Day and Polar Bear Day last February because you failed to mark them in the calendar you got for Christmas last year.
Wednesday, January, 02, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Admit it: You missed National Gumdrop Day, National Toothpick Day and Polar Bear Day last February because you failed to mark them in the calendar you got for Christmas last year.
Wednesday, January, 02, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Tragedy reminds woman of 2005 reservation deaths
Missy Dodds was at a Twin Cities service station Friday when the first news bulletins out of Newtown, Conn., flashed around the world. “I was flipping through my phone, and I saw it, and I started crying,” she said.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Missy Dodds was at a Twin Cities service station Friday when the first news bulletins out of Newtown, Conn., flashed around the world. “I was flipping through my phone, and I saw it, and I started crying,” she said.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Heitkamp talks of working-class roots, family
There is pride in Heidi Heitkamp’s eyes and voice as she talks about working construction as a teenager and tough summer jobs while a University of North Dakota student in the 1970s.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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There is pride in Heidi Heitkamp’s eyes and voice as she talks about working construction as a teenager and tough summer jobs while a University of North Dakota student in the 1970s.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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‘Fighting Sioux’ supporters miss deadline
Supporters of the University of North Dakota’s old Fighting Sioux nickname did not submit petitions to force another statewide vote on the issue by Wednesday’s deadline, Secretary of State Al Jaeger said Thursday.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Supporters of the University of North Dakota’s old Fighting Sioux nickname did not submit petitions to force another statewide vote on the issue by Wednesday’s deadline, Secretary of State Al Jaeger said Thursday.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Celebrating 12:12:12 12/12/12: Fans around country mark the time and date — but only briefly
What were you doing shortly after noon on Wednesday, when properly calibrated digital clocks throughout the Central Time Zone read 12:12 and maybe briefly 12:12:12, and you could mark the time and date as 12:12:12, 12/12/12?
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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What were you doing shortly after noon on Wednesday, when properly calibrated digital clocks throughout the Central Time Zone read 12:12 and maybe briefly 12:12:12, and you could mark the time and date as 12:12:12, 12/12/12?
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Feds will pay Indians for mismanaging accounts
DUNSEITH, N.D. — In the dim bleakness of the dilapidated shelter he shares with two grown sons and several small “ankle-biter” dogs on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, Jessie Cree, 57, listens intently as cousin Delvin Cree and another visitor talk money.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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DUNSEITH, N.D. — In the dim bleakness of the dilapidated shelter he shares with two grown sons and several small “ankle-biter” dogs on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, Jessie Cree, 57, listens intently as cousin Delvin Cree and another visitor talk money.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Measure 5 friends, foes find common ground
North Dakota legislators and others who opposed the recently defeated ballot measure aimed at creating the state’s first felony penalty for severe animal cruelty have drafted a bill establishing such a penalty, and backers of the failed initiated measure have offered a qualified endorsement.
Wednesday, December, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota legislators and others who opposed the recently defeated ballot measure aimed at creating the state’s first felony penalty for severe animal cruelty have drafted a bill establishing such a penalty, and backers of the failed initiated measure have offered a qualified endorsement.
Wednesday, December, 05, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Report: North Dakota is best-run state
Just months ago, North Dakota was ranked as one of the most corrupt states, with failing grades in legislative accountability, political finance and ethics enforcement agencies.
Thursday, November, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Just months ago, North Dakota was ranked as one of the most corrupt states, with failing grades in legislative accountability, political finance and ethics enforcement agencies.
Thursday, November, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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GF church sends aid to church damaged by Sandy
St. Michael’s Catholic Church here is sending a hurricane-stricken namesake parish in New Jersey more than $15,000 “and the prayers of 1,000 parishioners,” the Rev. Gerard Braun said Tuesday.
Friday, November, 16, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Religion
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St. Michael’s Catholic Church here is sending a hurricane-stricken namesake parish in New Jersey more than $15,000 “and the prayers of 1,000 parishioners,” the Rev. Gerard Braun said Tuesday.
Friday, November, 16, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Religion
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Animal cruelty measure draws outside supporters, money
Early returns indicated North Dakota voters were skeptical of a measure aimed at increasing protection of animals by adding a felony punishment for certain extreme cases of animal cruelty.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Early returns indicated North Dakota voters were skeptical of a measure aimed at increasing protection of animals by adding a felony punishment for certain extreme cases of animal cruelty.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Measure 5 spending tops $1 million
The Humane Society of the United States and its legislative fund have contributed more than $675,000 to the campaign supporting passage of Measure 5 on the North Dakota general election ballot.
Friday, November, 02, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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The Humane Society of the United States and its legislative fund have contributed more than $675,000 to the campaign supporting passage of Measure 5 on the North Dakota general election ballot.
Friday, November, 02, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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