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Autism advocates push for health insurance
BISMARCK A Dickinson father wants kids like his 8-year-old son to be able to get the help they need. Nick Gates is pushing for Noahs Law, which would require health insurance coverage for autism spe...
Posted on 9/22/10 at 9:08 AM
NPR: Secretary of Defense called Florida pastor Terry Jones
The Pentagon's press secretary says that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called Florida pastor Terry Jones and "urged the Pastor not to proceed with it," NPR reports. Press secretary Geoff Morrel...
Posted on 9/9/10 at 7:51 PM
Gates backs lawmakers' oversight of drone program
Robert Gates, a former defense secretary and spymaster, is backing lawmakers' proposal to form a special court to review President Barack Obama's deadly drone strikes against Americans linked to al-Qaida.February 11, 2013
Gates speaks at NDSU graduation
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to more than 8,400 graduates and guests at North Dakota State University’s commencement activities Saturday. Gates’ appearance garnered heightened interest after the death of Osama bin Laden.By By Josie Clarey, Forum Communications Co. , May 16, 2011
Lawmakers to press military on fate of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
By By Anne Flaherty, The Associated Press , February 22, 2010
Snowplows to have gates removed
The city of Jamestown announced Tuesday that the snow gates will be removed from the city snowplows for an indefinite period of time. The city engineer’s office said the large amount of snow received over the holiday created problems for much of the city’s snow removal equipment.January 06, 2010
Ice House Dam gates opened
The gates at the Ice House Dam were opened Wednesday to facilitate the Bureau of Reclamation’s construction activities at the Jamestown Reservoir. The gates on the ice house dam will remain open for the next three to four weeks to facilitate these construction activities and to allow the public time to cleanup the river side of their property. After the three-to-four-week period, weather permitting, the gates will again be closed for the winter.October 01, 2009
General: New Afghan strategy needed
The commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan called Monday for a new strategy against the Taliban in an assessment of the 8-year-old conflict, saying the situation is serious but victory was achievable. NATO officials disclosed that Gen. Stanley McChrystal is expected to separately request more forces to fight an increasingly deadly insurgency. Explosions killed two more U.S. troops, raising the record death toll in August to 47 — the deadliest month of the eight-year war for American forces.By By Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press , September 01, 2009
Gates sends flowers and note to Murphy
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sent flowers and a note to the woman who unwittingly sparked a national debate on race by calling police to report what she thought might be a break-in at Gates’ home.August 01, 2009
911 caller in Gates case hurt by racist label
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Wednesday she was wrongly labeled a racist based on assumptions about her and words she never said and hoped the recently released recording of the call would put the controversy to rest.July 29, 2009
Caller in Gates case unsure if there is a crime
By By Russell Contreras, The Associated Press , July 28, 2009
Gates reverses policy on media, war dead
The Obama administration is reversing an 18-year ban on news coverage of the return of war dead, allowing photographs of flag-covered caskets when families of the fallen troops agree, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.By By Anne Gearan, The Associated Press , February 27, 2009
Letter to the editor: Why have snowplow gates if they won’t be used at all?
I am commenting on the article about the graders removing the gates on their plows. I am just wondering what the gates are used for? I am assuming they are used for when they come up to a driveway they put the gate down so there is not that much snow to be removed by the homeowner.By Tim Lloyd , January 07, 2009
What others think: Minot base is getting better
On the same day he was nominated by President elect-Barack Obama to continue in his position as secretary of defense, Robert Gates was at Minot Air Force Base, meeting with airmen, politicians and base officials to discuss the future of the installation. It’s quite amazing, actually.By Minot Daily News , December 12, 2008
Gates visits Minot, says nuclear gaffes unacceptable
By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , December 02, 2008
N.D family faces challenge of autism
Nick and Kari Gates have the same hopes and dreams for their sons, Noah, 5, and Benjamin, 3, as every parent. But the Gates’ hopes and dreams are tempered with the reality of autism. The challenge facing Noah is defined as a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted and repetitive behavior, usually starting before a child is 3.By By Linda Sailer, The Dickinson Press , July 14, 2008
Air Force leaders ousted in shakeup
Defense Secretary Robert Gates ousted the Air Force’s top military and civilian leaders Thursday, holding them to account in a historic Pentagon shake-up after embarrassing nuclear mix-ups.By By Robert Burns, The Associated Press , June 06, 2008
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