Monthly Archives: March 2011

EARL WAS BACK, AND HE WON Earl Strinden saved his best for last. Twelve years after closing out a 25-year career in the North Dakota Legislature, Strinden earned what is possibly, for him personally, his biggest legislative victory ever. He … Continue reading →

I don’t remember, exactly, how I was introduced to Debra Marquart, or rather to her work, but right after I was, I found her e-mail address on the Iowa State University website and sent her an e-mail asking her how … Continue reading →

A SWEDE, BY ANY OTHER NAME . . . Memo to the dude who calls himself Oley Larsen. You’re a North Dakota State Senator now (as unlikely as that may seem to a lot of us). You can’t just go … Continue reading →

Okay, that’s enough politics for a while. Time to bring the blood pressure back down and share a little prairie literature. There’s a fascinating story unfolding in Medora right now. It has to do with the von Hoffman House, ordered … Continue reading →

BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE Okay, the North Dakota Legislature survived its own first half. Crossover (why do I always think of Jim Morrison when I hear that term?) has come and gone. The way I’ve always looked … Continue reading →