Sen. Conrad: Spirit Lake ‘a rudderless ship’
August 23, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Saying that the Spirit Lake Nation “seems to be a rudderless ship” lacking the leadership necessary to deal with a crisis in child protection on the reservation, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he will call Interior Secretary Ken Salazar “and ask him to send in a team” to do what needs to be done. Continue Reading
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