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Ex-Bison player denies he faked community service

May 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO A former football player at North Dakota State University denied Wednesday that he at one point faked the community service he was ordered to serve for pleading guilty to faking signatures on an election petition. Continue Reading

Spirit Lake petitioners weigh options

April 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to replace Tribal Chairman Roger Yankton Sr. said Friday they are nearing their goal of 600 signatures on a recall petition. Continue Reading

Referral effort led by men on opposite sides of abortion debate

April 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS They are two Grand Forks men on opposite ends of the abortion issue, but Gary Hangsleben, 67, and Roland Riemers, 69, say they came together to create an opportunity for open discussion. Continue Reading

Dunn residents try petition again: Seeking grand jury investigation of Dalrymple

February 4, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON A second petition seeking a grand jury investigation of Gov. Jack Dalrymple related to oil industry campaign contributions was filed Monday in Dunn County District Court, signed by more than 250 people. Continue Reading

Supreme Court dismisses appeal for Dunn County petition against Gov. Dalrymple

January 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK The North Dakota Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal related to a petition effort calling for a grand jury to investigate allegations of bribery against Gov. Jack Dalrymple, but a similar petition is being readied for submission. Continue Reading

New Dunn County petition to circulate

November 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON A new petition will be circulated in Dunn County to seek a grand jury investigation of Gov. Jack Dalrymple after a judge dismissed a petition last week in part due to a lack of qualified signatures. Continue Reading

Judge dismisses grand jury petition against Dalrymple

November 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

A judge has dismissed a Dunn County petition to call a grand jury to investigate Gov. Jack Dalrymple over felony bribery allegations. Continue Reading

State petition to secede signed by more than 5,000

November 14, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Every state in the nation had a secession petition on whitehouse.gov under the We the People section.
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SD petition to secede from the US gets 5,000 signatures

November 14, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

MITCHELL, S.D. Well, the name of the state is South Dakota.
Maybe that explains why some residents in the state have joined in a secession movement. But unlike the 11 southern states who tried to leave the union from 1860 to 1865, this secession isn’t about slavery, states’ rights or other issues that launched the Civil War. Continue Reading

2nd petition calls for grand jury this time involving Measure 2 from primary election

November 8, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON A little-used provision of state law allowing citizens to petition for a grand jury investigation has been utilized for the second time in two weeks, with the man behind one petition drive saying there could be more to come. Continue Reading