editorials

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week:

A letter arrived in the hands of the editor of the Herald last week. It just arrived; we’ll leave it at that. It was on stationary from the North Dakota University System. It was signed, presumably by NDUS Chancellor Mark Hagerott. Addressed to Mark Kennedy, it was sent by Hagerott...

Be patient with the Legacy Fund. That’s the message from state Rep. Corey Mock, a member of the North Dakota House Appropriations Committee. Mock, D-Grand Forks, is a proponent of House Concurrent Resolution 3055, which would change how the Legacy Fund is funded and used. HCR 3055...

It’s fitting that Mark Kennedy can’t even manage a graceful exit from his perch as president of the University of North Dakota. News broke last week that Kennedy was the sole finalist for the presidency of the University of Colorado system. Kennedy, whose smugness is one of his...

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week:

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury-related death for teens. That’s an eye-opening statistic for anyone to read, especially parents. In North Dakota, there is a statewide strategy called Vision Zero, to reduce motor vehicle crash deaths and serious injuries to zero....

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week: • Bravo to three area boys basketball players who were named Class B all-state second team selections. Jamison Kramer of LaMoure-Litchville-Marion, Austin Molan of Ellendale and Seth Nelson of Carrington were selected by the North...

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week:

The NAIA Women's Wrestling National Invitational Tournament opens today at the University of Jamestown. Welcome wrestlers, coaches and those who are visiting Jamestown for the first-time event. The UJ staff and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics approved moving...

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week: *Bravo to the Jamestown Blue Jays boys basketball team for a perfect season capped by a Class A state championship win, the first for Jamestown High School boys basketball since 1993. And Bravo to Jacoby Lloyd,...

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week: • Bravo to AAUW, the University of Jamestown and Jamestown Public School District for organizing the fifth Tech Savvy and STEMtastic workshops held Thursday at UJ. About 440 seventh- and eighth-grade students...

Much has been reported in the Herald and other media about a proposal in the Legislature that would designate dollars to boost research at the state’s two largest universities.

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week: *Bravo to Jamestown High School students Rachel Schiele and Haley Nelson for capturing state champion titles in the uneven bars and balance beam events, respectively, at the State Gymnastics meet at Jerry Meyer Arena Feb. 23. They...

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week: *Bravo to Schaff Angus Valley of St. Anthony, N.D., which has the record highest-selling beef bull of all time. Schaff Angus Valley sold SAV America 2018 on Feb. 9 to Herbster Angus Farms, Fall City, Neb., for $1.51 million.

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week: *Bravo to the unidentified anglers who found and rescued a dog that was on an area lake on Feb. 1. The dog was taken to the James River Humane Society, cared for and later reunited with its owner.