Omdahl: Raining on the tax cut parade
May 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
It is not my wish to rain on everyone’s parade, but the huge tax cuts passed by the recent Legislature are neither wise nor conservative. Continue Reading
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Benson: Get out of Afghanistan and see what happens
May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
In June 2010, the Afghan War surpassed the Vietnam War as the longest American war in United States history. Continue Reading
Guy sealed the 2-party system for ND
May 4, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
‘Where Seldom Was Heard A Discouraging Word’ was the title chosen by Gov. William Guy for his summary of personal experiences during his 12 years as the state’s chief executive. Continue Reading
Omdahl: Sus scrofa is the answer for leftovers, obesity
April 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Dr. Oz, the TV guru on diets, has been touting all sorts of meals and concoctions to curb the obesity epidemic. In spite of his exhortations, Americans are continuing to balloon in their britches, raising the cost of health care for all of us. Continue Reading
Benson: Mars or bust? Not for this Earthling
April 24, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Mars One announced startling news last week that it would receive applications from those willing to travel to Mars to establish a permanent colony on the Red Planet. A Dutch entrepreneur named Bas Landsdorp heads Mars One, and he hopes to send four astronauts to Mars by 2023, and then another four every two years thereafter. Landsdorp and his associates say, “This is not a hoax.” Continue Reading
Omdahl: Christians shouldn’t depend on government
April 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
After a couple centuries of government support, the Protestant mores that have dominated American culture are disappearing from the public square. Continue Reading
McFeatters: The Navy’s new death ray, a la Buck Rogers
April 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Buck Rogers’ career was mostly documented in comic books and the radio; his appearances in movies and on TV were limited and in black-and-white which with today’s generation obsessed by high-quality video is almost the same as not existing at all. Continue Reading
10 years after invading Iraq, questions linger
March 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush ordered Gen. Tommy Franks to invade Iraq. That day jets rained down bombs on military targets in Baghdad, and the next day the land troops marched into Iraq. Last week marked the invasion’s 10-year anniversary. Continue Reading
Omdahl: Chancellor fight has put Higher Education in a hole
March 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Any legislator who didn’t come to Bismarck with a bill to reform the Board of Higher Education was simply left out of the conversation this session. Continue Reading
British courts to decide US drones do murder?
February 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
With the Obama administration insistently refusing to release its legal, constitutional authorizations for drone assassinations in Pakistan and other countries, a lawsuit in Britain is causing mounting anxiety among intelligence agents there and in other countries who have aided the CIA. Continue Reading
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