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The city of Jamestown should be extremely proud of the job done, by volunteers, most likely, for doing an expert job of hosting Hockey Day North Dakota. Although extremely cold, the warm hearts of the people working the game on Friday night made it a most very warm experience. The...

I am writing in response to the article in The Sun regarding the dispute between the Jamestown Parks and Rec Commission and the Pingree-Buchanan School District over using the Two Rivers Activity Center parking lot for student transferrals. Full disclosure, I am a school board...

North Dakota citizens voted in November to approve Constitutional Measure No. 1, which had the goal of increasing transparency, regulating lobbyists, and establishing a North Dakota Ethics Commission. While the measure partially outlined this process, there are many ambiguous phrases...

"We need more of everything." It was a casual line I told an oil and gas industry spokesperson about the Bakken in a conversation but it holds true.

Some members of the state Legislature are at it again. Take us back to the overwhelming voter approved medical marijuana initiated measure. Two years have passed and it has been cut up so bad that it looks worse then the frog I dissected in biology. If that was not enough, the...

Within the last few weeks, Gov. Doug Burgum released his proposed budget for the biennium and I want to commend him for making behavioral health a priority. Within the budget are important line items like $3,050,000 for increased substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, which is important...

The election is over. Now is the time to put aside all of the campaign rhetoric we have heard from all the parties. After all the bloviating is done and all the post-election analysis is finished we all still remain North Dakotans. It is time to reach out and shake hands and put all...

I just read recently about North Dakota State University football coach Chris Klieman accepting a job as head football coach at Kansas State University. The article goes on to say that Klieman will be paid nearly $16.9 million over a six-year period, including $88,400 for the remainder...

Twas the night of the 19th at Pam Musland’s house, Roy wasn’t stirring, He was a sleep on the couch. When what to their wondering eyes should they hear, But the Jamestown Prowl just a spreading good cheer; Caroling, laughing and smiling and such,

The highest court of the land has allowed the so-called Planned Parenthood of America Federation, (code for mostly abortion services) not to allow states to decide on their own whether to allow Medicaid to pay abortion services. Several states wanted to pass their own laws to not...

Recently, John Roberts, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, attempted to verbally smack President Trump around. Where, according to Roberts, did the president go wrong? Trump had the audacity to point out that left-wing judges, appointed by left-wing presidents, continue to...

In November, nearly 170,000 North Dakotans voted for transparency in government by supporting Measure 1, the anti-corruption ballot measure. They did this in spite of misinformation about what the measure would do. The overreaction by Measure 1’s opponents was fierce but unwarranted....

I'm confused by Gov. Doug Burgum's $30 million drone infrastructure project. While I don't necessarily think it is inherently a bad idea on principle, I just don't understand where this money is supposed to come from.We have not freed up $30 million through so-called efficiencies....

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has been evaluating snow and ice control operations and gathering input from employees and the public throughout the past few months. We have listened and heard concerns from the traveling public about snow and ice control in the areas...