Last week marked the 14th anniversary of the horrific murder of 22-year old UND college student Dru Sjodin. Sjodin’s future was snuffed out by registered sex-offender Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. One of the sickening aspects related to Rodriguez is the fact that [read more…]
Yesterday the petition proposing that recreational marijuana be legalized in North Dakota was turned in to the Secretary of State’s Office. The petition will now have its format reviewed. Once approved, it will be given a title and then advocates of [read more…]
Yesterday was the 100 day mark in Tom Campbell’s campaign bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Democratic incumbent Heidi Heitkamp. As the only declared Republican candidate, one would think that the ultra-successful potato farming State Senator from [read more…]
Over two months ago we first covered an issue known to those in Bismarck as the “Pop-Up Path“. For those who may be reading about it for the first time, this temporary path was the result of a proposal to [read more…]
Times sure are changing. Fargo Cass Public Health has teamed up with Cass County high schools and middle schools in a preventive effort to combat an opioid problem. At a November 16th news conference, it was announced that going forward [read more…]
Actor Josh Duhamel with Governorn Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Helgaas-Burgum at a UND Fighting Hawks hockey game. Duhamel was in attendance as part of his contract with ND Tourism. On Saturday the Bismarck Tribune reported that North Dakota native [read more…]
Last month we published an article here on The Minuteman about Grammy-winning artist Melissa Etheridge being arrested back in August for possession of marijuana while crossing the Canadian-North Dakota border. Etheridge was returning to the United States from a performance in [read more…]
The hot topic in the national media seems to be centered around issues of sexual assault and sexual harassment. In recent weeks the television, radio, and internet has been inundated with story after story of sexual misconduct. The number of [read more…]
Sept. 9, 2016 Rally Against The Pipeline /The Oceti Sakowin Run (Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary – Right Front & Bismarck Chief of Police Dan Donlin – Right Rear). Photo by Prairie Rose Seminole. Last week Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary announced [read more…]
It’s hard to believe, but a year ago the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests were a hot button topic here in North Dakota and even internationally. Thousands of people flocked to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The media was a buzz [read more…]
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