Schmid: Looking Back From the Left Coast
Monday, August 22, 2011
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Beacon Author
on August 22, 2011 at 08:49 am
Minot leaders are very concerned that winter will arrive before housing is available for displaced residents. The president of the Minot Area Community Foundation estimates $300 million of flood damage…...
Friday, August 12, 2011
By
Schmid
on August 12, 2011 at 10:56 am
Just a few months ago, Minot was one of the most optimistic small cities in the country. It was a success by almost every indicator: employment, real estate values, business…...
Friday, August 05, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on August 5, 2011 at 02:58 pm
You’ve heard the phrase “whistling past the graveyard” -- acting brave, despite fears. Organizers of the Norsk Hstfest in Minot say the game is on -- North America’s largest Scandinavian…...
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
By
Schmid
on August 2, 2011 at 11:23 am
The tragedies in Oslo, Norway are followed with special interest in ND. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, himself of Norwegian ancestry, said, “A third of North Dakotans claim Norwegian heritage, and…...
Monday, July 25, 2011
By
Schmid
on July 25, 2011 at 09:34 am
Despite floods, ND continues to be the economically least stressed state. The AP calculates a stress index for each county in the nation. In May, ND counties accounted for five…...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
By
Schmid
on July 19, 2011 at 09:19 am
What does it take to become head of emergency services and flood recovery in ND? Answer: you should be a Major General and your last name must be almost unpronounceable. …...
Friday, July 08, 2011
By
Schmid
on July 8, 2011 at 03:55 pm
Just as you think (or hope) the Fighting Sioux matter has calmed -- the controversy lurches in a new direction. At the end of June, 15 former presidents of the…...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
By
Schmid
on July 6, 2011 at 12:03 pm
“The city of Minot will never be the same. It can't be. The residents will return, whether it be in days, weeks or months. They will return to destroyed homes…...
Friday, June 24, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on June 24, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Minot’s June flooding was the worst in its history. Over 11,000 people fled the Souris River for the second time, an event covered by hourly state and national news coverage. …...
Friday, June 17, 2011
By
Schmid
on June 17, 2011 at 02:47 pm
The national Republican weekly radio address on Saturday, June 17th will have a slight Norwegian accent. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven will deliver the talk and discuss the importance of Senate…...
Monday, June 13, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on June 13, 2011 at 10:01 am
GF Herald Editor Mike Jacobs looked around the state and saw water everywhere. From Medora on the Little Missouri River to the Red River Valley there has been serious flooding. …...
Friday, May 20, 2011
By
Schmid
on May 20, 2011 at 10:30 am
The dust from the 2011 Legislature is still settling, but western ND is waking up to an unprecedented level of state largesse. Roads are the big one -- oil country…...
Friday, May 13, 2011
By
Schmid
on May 13, 2011 at 10:01 am
It’s May -- time for ND flooding worries to abate. Oops, maybe not. Montana has unmelted snow which was about 140 percent of normal in mid-May. The National Weather Service…...
Monday, May 09, 2011
By
Schmid
on May 9, 2011 at 10:29 am
Near the conclusion of the ND Legislature’s 78-day session, Sen. Dave Nething of Jamestown, the state's longest serving senator, gave a stirring speech to lawmakers. He said he tries to…...
Monday, May 02, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on May 2, 2011 at 09:52 am
“Nothing new at this point” -- Minot Police commenting on the three-month old, unsolved quadruple murder of an American Indian family. A Somalian national with a history of violent crimes…...
Friday, April 22, 2011
By
Schmid
on April 22, 2011 at 02:46 pm
Should the BNSF tracks between Devils Lake and Rugby be repaired with public money to accommodate Amtrak service to those towns and Grand Forks? Check the numbers -- only 15-20…...
Friday, April 08, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on April 8, 2011 at 04:30 pm
Sen. Bill Langer was one of ND’s most controversial politicians -- he acted on the belief that bad publicity was better than none. Fargo seems to have gone the same…...
Friday, April 01, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on April 1, 2011 at 02:51 pm
By Jove, I think she’s got it!” -- Prof. Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) expresses surprise and delight in the movie “My Fair Lady” when Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) finally overcomes…...
Monday, March 28, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on March 28, 2011 at 11:33 am
How quickly fortunes can go from sour to sweet (and vice versa). In February, Carrington was reviled because its high school wrestling team abused a raccoon. There were threats to…...
Friday, March 18, 2011
By
Schmid
on March 18, 2011 at 10:36 am
The 2010 census data for ND highlights changes since the 2000 census. Keep in mind that was a decade in which the state’s population started at 642,200, dipped, then rebounded to…...
Monday, March 14, 2011
By
Schmid
on March 14, 2011 at 07:18 am
Yes, it really happened: Williams and Ree are a comedy team performing under the name “the Indian and the White Guy.” Terry Ree is a member of a Sioux tribe…...
Monday, March 07, 2011
By
Schmid
on March 7, 2011 at 12:13 pm
You’ve seen it many times on TV -- a sports team wins a championship and, immediately, bags of championship caps are ready for the celebration. The GF Herald posed a…...
Monday, February 28, 2011
By
Schmid
on February 28, 2011 at 10:05 am
Wayne Sanstead is ND superintendent of public instruction, but apparently not a reader of these pages. As noted here earlier, ND students had an average score of 162 on national…...
Thursday, February 24, 2011
By
Schmid
on February 24, 2011 at 10:01 am
Suppose, in 2004, a federal court stated control of narcotics in a Minot hospital was so bad that “To do nothing . . . would be a tragedy.” Suppose further…...
Friday, February 11, 2011
By
Schmid
on February 11, 2011 at 01:43 pm
Parshall is a town of about 1,000 on the northern fringe of the Ft. Berthold Reservation -- its population is almost evenly divided between Indians and whites. Prior to the…...
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
By
Schmid
on February 8, 2011 at 01:05 pm
No suspects; no motive. Minot police are investigating four related shooting murders: Jolene Zephier (38), daughter Sabrina (19), son Dylan (13), and Jolene’s boyfriend Jeremy Longie (22). Information emerges slowly in a…...
Friday, January 28, 2011
By
Schmid
on January 28, 2011 at 01:44 pm
Estimates of spring flooding were raised for the majority of the state. Those for Devils Lake were particularly grim. The National Weather Service spring flood outlook for Devils Lake shows…...
Monday, January 24, 2011
By
Schmid
on January 24, 2011 at 01:26 pm
“These two servants of God serve the people of Olivet Lutheran very well, yet have made mistakes of a painfully public nature.” -- Bishop Bill Rindy of the E. ND…...
Monday, January 17, 2011
By
Schmid
on January 17, 2011 at 09:03 am
Are Red River Valley winters especially harsh, or are residents just complainers? The Forum set out to score the question considering matters such as coldness, wind, and snow. Their answer…...
Monday, January 10, 2011
By
Schmid
on January 10, 2011 at 01:03 pm
“Our investigation found a chronic state of crisis at the Indian Health Service’s Aberdeen Area.” -- Sen. Byron Dorgan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. He added, “It…...
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