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    October 24, 2018
    Commentary: Why didn’t North Dakota’s tribes testify against voter ID legislation they now say is voter suppression?
    “Why would we ever disenfranchise a Native American veteran who only has a P.O. box that everybody knows when they walk into the polling booth,...
    opinion/columnsOctober 24, 2018 - 1:47pm
    October 11, 2018
    Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) at the Uffda Day celebration in Rutland, N.D., Oct. 7, 2018. (Annie Flanagan/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: Kevin Cramer should agree to more debates with Heidi Heitkamp
    For weeks now Democrats have been critical of Congressman Kevin Cramer for not agreeing to more debates with Senate incumbent Heidi Heitkamp....
    opinion/columnsOctober 11, 2018 - 12:16pm
    October 3, 2018
    FILE -- Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and his bichon frise, Dakota, head to the Senate floor in Washington, Dec. 13, 2010. Over 80 current members, including Conrad, are preparing to depart Capitol Hill at the end of the 112th Congress, half of them leaving involuntarily. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)
    Commentary: Heitkamp deploys man who married his campaign manager to attack Cramer for hiring his wife as campaign manager
    Throughout this election North Dakota Democrats, and Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign specifically, have attacked Congressman Kevin Cramer...
    opinion/columnsOctober 3, 2018 - 10:23am
    September 25, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 12, 2018. (Tom Brenner/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: Reporter says Senator Heitkamp 'bolted' away from questions about Kavanaugh
    Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign and political allies are aggressive in mining her opponent Kevin Cramer’s many, many interviews with the...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 25, 2018 - 10:03am
    September 7, 2018
    “I Voted” stickers are ready for voters to take after they hand in their ballots at West Acres mall in south Fargo on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Forum file photo
    Commentary: Poll: 68 percent of North Dakotans support Measure 2 banning non-citizen voting
    Gary Emineth, a Republican state Senate candidate from the Bismarck area, is also the organizer behind what will be Measure 2 on our general...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 7, 2018 - 3:26pm
    September 4, 2018
    A screenshot from a 2008 video filmed by former left wing blogger Chad Nodland who, during the 2012 election cycle, attempted to remove it from public view. In the video Heidi Heitkamp, years before her first Senate campaign, expresses strong support for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
    Commentary: Heidi Heitkamp’s feelings about her party’s presidential candidates change so often it can make you dizzy
    Over the holiday weekend Senator Heidi Heitkamp was asked about whether or not she’d like President Barack Obama to campaign for her here in...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 4, 2018 - 10:00am
    August 23, 2018
    The North Dakota State University campus. Forum file photo
    Commentary: Enrollment numbers are the wrong metric by which to measure higher education success
    News from North Dakota’s two largest universities – UND in Grand Forks and NDSU in Fargo – is that fall enrollment is down this year. Based...
    opinion/columnsAugust 23, 2018 - 12:08pm
    August 7, 2018
    A cameraman watches the crowd, as the crowd watches the live nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the official viewing grounds in Windsor, England, May 19, 2018. (Alexander Coggin/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: The summer of Meghan Markle and all the tired ways we talk about royal women
    The first summer of Meghan Markle's royalty is coming to an end and, as a diligent student of her tabloid coverage, here is what I have learned:...
    opinion/columnsAugust 7, 2018 - 9:48am
    August 6, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo (34) tackles Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24) during a game last season. Jason Getz / USA TODAY Sports
    SHIPLEY: For NFL, controlling the message no longer possible
    The NFL's new "helmet rule" made an uneasy debut during the Hall of Fame Game between the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, Aug....
    sports/footballAugust 6, 2018 - 6:44pm
    A screenshot of an ad from the Senate Majority PAC, a political action committee closely aligned with Senate Democrats, claims Congressman Kevin Cramer "sold out" North Dakotans by voting for policy changes on meat labeling which Senator Heitkamp also voted for.
    Commentary: Heidi Heitkamp’s allies say Kevin Cramer 'sold out North Dakota' by supporting policy reforms Heitkamp also voted for
    Over the weekend my colleague John Hageman wrote an article about the third party attack ads which are flooding North Dakota’s Senate race...
    opinion/columnsAugust 6, 2018 - 10:20am
    August 1, 2018
    President Donald Trump enters Scheels Arena in Fargo on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. David Samson / The Forum
    Commentary: Poll: Majority of Americans, including 81 percent of Trump voters, back President Trump’s 'farmer bailout'
    When President Donald Trump decided to do something about something Republicans and Democrats alike acknowledge is a problem – China’s unfair...
    opinion/columnsAugust 1, 2018 - 1:56pm
    July 30, 2018
    Joel Heitkamp (submitted photo)
    Commentary: The Heitkamp political machine will attack anyone questioning the narrative
    It’s ironic that when Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s talk radio host brother really wants to reach an audience he turns to my employers at the...
    opinion/columnsJuly 30, 2018 - 11:00am
    July 25, 2018
    Commentary: Can you sickos stop acting like a female teacher molesting a male student is some fantasy come true?
    Recently news broke about a West Fargo teacher who was arrested for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to two teenage boys, one 16...
    opinion/columnsJuly 25, 2018 - 10:01am
    July 23, 2018
    A screenshot from a video ad being run by the left-wing organization VoteVets in support of Senator Heidi Heitkamp's re-election campaign
    Commentary: Group that called President Trump a traitor trying to help self-styled Trump ally Heidi Heitkamp
    The decision by Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s re-election campaign to brag about her close relationship with President Donald Trump – she votes...
    opinion/columnsJuly 23, 2018 - 9:11am
    July 3, 2018
    Flags fly at half-staff at Hector International Airport in Fargo in honor of the Colorado shooting victims. David Samson / The Forum
    Commentary: We should stop lowering the flags for mass shootings
    Last night the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump was refusing to order the nation’s flags lowered as a gesture to the awful...
    opinion/columnsJuly 3, 2018 - 9:54am
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