SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - OCTOBER 21, 2019
A FALL BLIZZARD crippled much of ND last Friday and Saturday. An example of the perils, a Jefferson Lines bus slid into a ditch on I-94 west of Jamestown. The…...
Schmid: Looking Back From the Left Coast
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Monday, October 14, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - OCTOBER 14, 2019
MOOSE MAKES FATAL MISTAKE “They generally don’t do too well against large vehicles.” — Sgt. Ryan Panasuk of the ND Highway Patrol commenting on the fate of a dead moose…...
Monday, October 07, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - OCTOBER 7, 2019
FARGO GROWS UP “Agriculture was once the economic engine, but Fargo is now a regional healthcare, education, research and manufacturing hub, too.” — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney. Perhaps you’ve noticed,…...
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
TOO THRILLING FOR WORDS Sure, the likes of Clint Black, Charley Pride, etc. were at the Norsk Hostfest this week, but let’s look at the acts people really wanted to…...
Monday, September 16, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota’s largest city, was struck by three tornadoes with winds up to 130 mph late Tuesday night. The city of 187,000 is in the southeastern corner of…...
Monday, September 09, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
LOOKING GOOD This is the time in football season when university teams line up weak opponents for their opening games. It’s a team confidence builder and excites the fans. UND…...
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
THE 2017-19 ND BUDGET CYCLE ended with a bang and the state was able to add over a half billion dollars to its rainy day fund. The $660 million fund…...
Monday, August 26, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - AUGUST 26, 2019
MORE DAPL You may have hoped you heard the last of the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy. Not yet. The Standing Rock Sioux want further studies and are making their final…...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - AUGUST 19, 2019
SPORTS BETTING “We aren’t necessarily pro-gambling. We are for laws that legalize the obvious will of the people. North Dakotans already are gambling legally, and they have numerous ways to…...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - AUGUST 12, 2019
DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS drive the rising crime rate in ND. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the increase in drug use and arrests translates into a rise in crimes such as…...
Monday, August 05, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - AUGUST 4, 2019
ND MAY BE AN EXCEPTION Economic growth is expected to slow, but remain positive, for the remainder of the year for nine Midwest and Plains states. ND and Minnesota are…...
Monday, July 29, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JULY 29, 2019
DON’T ALWAYS OBEY YOUR GPS A Minnesota truck driver punched a Jamestown destination into a GPS and away he went across the ND prairie with 42 tons of beans. That…...
Monday, July 22, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JULY 22, 2019
WHO IS THE BIGGEST LITTLE GUY? ND and the three similar nearby states (MT, WY and SD) have economies which are among the nation’s ten smallest. But who is the…...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JULY 15, 2019
A NATIONAL FARM CENSUS is made every five years — the 2017 results were released this spring. Overall, no surprises. Farms are getting fewer and bigger — farmers are…...
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JULY 9, 2019
BUDGET LOOKING UP This week, ND begins its two-year (2019-21) budget cycle. The outlook is more cheerful than two years ago when the state became very conservative following a severe…...
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JULY 1, 2019
A STATE’S NICKNAME should mean something — both in and outside the state. Nicknames should be recognizable and a source of pride. Hawaii’s Aloha and Texas’ Lone Star are both…...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JUNE 24, 2019
VEXING QUESTION Almost anyone who has been to Norway comes away with the same question: “Why would they leave such a beautiful spot?” StarTribune columnist Lee Schafer attempted to explain…...
Monday, June 17, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JUNE 17, 2019
ARE BETTER TIMES COMING? ND’s crops are largely planted. The state expects 7.5 million acres of wheat, 6.5 million acres of soybeans and 4 million acres of corn. The outlook…...
Monday, June 10, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JUNE 10, 2019
BAKKEN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS (BMP) is proposing a new approach to reduce natural gas flaring in ND. The state’s infrastructure is currently designed to export natural gas out of the state…...
Thursday, June 06, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - JUNE 3, 2019
MEMORIAL DAY Del Tiedeman (age 99) is a native of the Lisbon area and a UND graduate who flew C-47s in key WWII battles in Europe. The plane he piloted…...
Monday, May 27, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - MAY 27, 2019
IT WILL NOT BE EASY to find a new president at UND. Already there is disagreement between the university system chancellor and one of his board members. Mark Hagerott suggests…...
Monday, May 20, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - MAY 20, 2019
U.S. NEWS BEST STATES In this annual ranking, ND was #4 in both 2017 and 2018, but, alas, slipped to #15 in 2019. A little investigation revealed different methodologies were…...
Monday, May 13, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - MAY 12, 2019
TIME IS RUNNING OUT for your favorite newspaper. As Warren Buffett (see below) says, “newspapers are toast.“ A media expert at Harvard predicts half the present newspapers will be gone…...
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - MAY 7, 2019
"I THINK KENNEDY WON" -- State Sen. Ray Holmberg, Grand Forks. UND President Mark Kennedy was named president of the U. of Colorado system, overcoming considerable opposition to his appointment…...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - APRIL 29, 2019
U.S. CENSUS population estimates for 2018 have been released covering the eight years following the 2010 census. ND’s population grew 13% during that period, despite population loss in over half…...
Monday, April 15, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - APRIL 15, 2019
“MARK KENNEDY is a proven leader with a diverse set of skills and experiences in higher education, government and business that will allow him to build on the considerable success…...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - APRIL 11, 2019
A MULTIPLE HOMICIDE this week resulted in the death of the owner and three employees of RJR Maintenance and Management (property management) in Mandan. The victims died from stab and…...
Monday, April 01, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - APRIL 1, 2019
ENOUGH! “With the report (Mueller) finished, I hope both sides will move forward with a renewed focus on growing the economy.” — The statement from U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was…...
Monday, March 25, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - MARCH 25, 2019
FACING THE MIGHTY The NDSU basketball team won its first game in the NCAA tournament, but they are about to be hit by a truck. Yet, fans are jubilant —…...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
SCHMID: LOOKING BACK FROM THE LEFT COAST - MARCH 19, 2019
ROGUE CPA Rene Johnson is a Watford City CPA who played loose with risky associates and clients. One client was James Henrikson, a convicted felon, who had oilfield trucking businesses.…...
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