Schmid: Looking Back From the Left Coast
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
By
Schmid
on May 14, 2013 at 09:37 am
“North Dakota has emerged, quite unnoticed by the national media, as an undiscovered hotspot for science- and technology-based development.” -- From a report called “Enterprising States -- 2012,” which measures…...
Monday, May 06, 2013
By
Schmid
on May 6, 2013 at 12:46 am
The Forum papers in ND ran a joint editorial calling for the resignation of Hamid Shirvani, chancellor of higher education. The editorial concluded Shirvani’s future in ND is hopeless. While…...
Monday, April 29, 2013
By
Schmid
on April 29, 2013 at 11:48 am
“Everyone is forewarned.” -- A Bismarck Tribune editorial warned of 6,000 additional oil wells in the state in the next three years -- more than are currently producing. The Tribune…...
Monday, April 22, 2013
By
Schmid
on April 22, 2013 at 09:02 am
Last Monday, the headline in the print version of the Bismarck Tribune was “Blizzard brings North Dakota to a standstill.” Most subscribers didn’t see it -- delivery was suspended. …...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
By
Schmid
on April 18, 2013 at 02:11 pm
The period from 2001 through 2010 was known as the “lost decade” in the domestic economy -- stock market and real estate values tumbled and jobs went nowhere. ND didn’t…...
Monday, April 08, 2013
By
Schmid
on April 8, 2013 at 07:47 pm
It’s sobering -- for the fifth time in the last 6 years ND had the fastest personal income growth of all states. Since 2006, ND personal income has grown at…...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
By
Schmid
on April 2, 2013 at 09:48 am
“Fargo is too big and too important to North Dakota to live with its unsettling level of flood risk any longer.” -- An editorial in the GF Herald supporting flood…...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
By
Schmid
on March 27, 2013 at 09:16 am
Finally -- some balance! The New York Times and National Geographic articles about ND were accurate, but one-sided, mostly portraying negative aspects of the oil boom. The March Economist offers…...
Monday, March 18, 2013
By
Schmid
on March 18, 2013 at 08:27 am
Hamid Shirvani’s goose may be cooked . . . and it’s too bad. It’s hard to believe the chancellor of the ND University System will recover from the numerous allegations…...
Friday, March 08, 2013
By
Schmid
on March 8, 2013 at 09:54 am
The February New York Times article about the ND oil boom was a cleverly written hit piece that portrayed the state in a negative, unflattering light. The NYT didn’t use…...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
By
Schmid
on March 5, 2013 at 09:22 am
Last year, ND had a mild winter. This year, conditions snapped back to normal. The Minot Daily News published an article to reinforce, what some consider obvious, “that North Dakota…...
Friday, February 22, 2013
By
Schmid
on February 22, 2013 at 11:10 am
“A victim of collision on the open sea/Nobody ever said that life was free/Sank, swam, go down with the ship/But use your freedom of choice.” -- State Rep. Rick Becker…...
Sunday, February 17, 2013
By
Schmid
on February 17, 2013 at 06:48 pm
“While the oil and gas boom in North Dakota’s west is very important to the state’s economy, the most reliable and steady economic growth – and subsequent opportunities for profitable…...
Saturday, February 09, 2013
By
Schmid
on February 9, 2013 at 01:40 am
The cover of last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine pictures a somewhat forlorn, oil-stained worker sitting on a barrel in a desolate landscape -- the ironic caption reads “The Luckiest…...
Saturday, February 02, 2013
By
Schmid
on February 2, 2013 at 12:39 pm
The state of ND provided hundreds of millions in property tax relief in the past three years, but property owners are not feeling the love. Confusion reigns. A big part…...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
By
Schmid
on January 27, 2013 at 05:13 pm
You’ve seen this before -- a reporter from an eastern paper pays a quick visit to ND and returns with a sensational article. John Eligon of the NY Times wrote…...
Sunday, January 20, 2013
By
Schmid
on January 20, 2013 at 11:54 am
"I feel like we're blazing a new trail and I'm sure there will be other bureaus that follow in the future." -- The director of the Minot Convention and Visitors…...
Saturday, January 12, 2013
By
Schmid
on January 12, 2013 at 12:56 pm
“Today we are at an incredible moment in our state’s history, and we are ready to write the next great chapter.” -- Gov. Jack Dalrymple in his state of the…...
Saturday, January 05, 2013
By
Schmid
on January 5, 2013 at 02:18 pm
Ten years ago ND was gloomy and seemed to be dying. Terms like “outmigration” and “brain drain” added to the mood. At the time, the Forum documented the mood in…...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
By
Schmid
on December 30, 2012 at 12:36 am
Monday, December 31, will be New Year's Eve. It will also be the day you get "The Ten Biggest North Dakota Stories of 2012." Be ready! A Bismarck Tribune editorial…...
Sunday, December 23, 2012
By
Schmid
on December 23, 2012 at 11:16 am
Dale Wetzel has covered ND government and politics for the AP for 28 years. He resigned to host a radio show called “The Legislature Today” to be aired on KFYR…...
Monday, December 17, 2012
By
Schmid
on December 17, 2012 at 05:22 pm
“We’ve worked hard for our prosperity and now it’s time to make our prosperity work for us.” -- Gov. Jack Dalrymple recommending the largest budget in state history to the…...
Monday, December 10, 2012
By
Schmid
on December 10, 2012 at 01:01 pm
Minot has very interesting dynamics. The city is growing rapidly -- a population of 41,000 in 2010 is believed to have already grown to 50,000. The city has extraordinary demand…...
Monday, December 03, 2012
By
Schmid
on December 3, 2012 at 12:48 pm
“He was raised on a family farm between Hannah and Sarles, North Dakota, where he learned the value of hard work and persistence in the face of difficult situations.” -- The obituary of…...
Friday, November 23, 2012
By
Schmid
on November 23, 2012 at 11:44 pm
“Violence has been growing . . . including drug problems and gang activity . . . it has all greatly escalated since the oil boom.” -- Mark Fox, a director…...
Friday, November 16, 2012
By
Schmid
on November 16, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Narcissism -- Excessive interest in one’s self (Webster’s). Chris Linnares’ “Happy Body/Hot Life” was a feature of the SheSays section of the Fargo Forum. Happy Body is closing down and…...
Friday, November 09, 2012
By
Schmid
on November 9, 2012 at 08:06 pm
ND election results held a significant surprise -- Democrat Heidi Heitkamp won the U.S. Senate race. Heitkamp’s strength came from Fargo and Grand Forks, while her opponent did well in…...
Friday, November 02, 2012
By
Schmid
on November 2, 2012 at 10:32 am
The Coasters had a top-ten hit in 1959 best known for the phrase, “Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?” The Spirit Lake Tribe has taken a relentless beating in the…...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
By
Schmid
on October 24, 2012 at 11:47 am
Every week we get drips and drabs about ND’s oil industry until it becomes almost ho-hum. So, it takes something like Lynn Helms’ address to the ND Association of Oil…...
Friday, October 19, 2012
By
Schmid
on October 19, 2012 at 02:16 pm
The GF Herald made a fascinating study of growth in ND sales tax collections during the last decade. State collections increased 178 percent for the decade -- very impressive. But…...
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