Category Archives: Business

Toward the end of the NDSU academic year a couple of interesting e-mails appeared on faculty list-serv.  First, Bruce Franz, then director of facilities management, sent a message about the effects of the 12th Avenue project and other construction on  … Continue reading →

Last Monday the State Board of Higher Education unanimously elected Dean Bresciani, “a vice president at Texas A & M” according to the media, to be NDSU’s new president, The new president, seemingly a charismatic individual, promised to hit the ground … Continue reading →

Recently, Steve Swiontek , chair of the presidential search committee at NDSU, even  though not being formally associated with the University, announced the finalists for the position and expressed “excitement” at the qualifications of the list of candidates.  I strongly … Continue reading →

Fargo ND. – Although Congress is still working on health care reform legislation and it is far from final, rural North Dakota may be at the center of what some believe is the crowning achievement of the Obama Administration’s first … Continue reading →

Definition of “Creeping Meatballism” The idea of thinking individually has become a big joke. Old Thomas J. Watson of I.B.M. came up with the idea for a sign which just said: “Think”. And today, it’s a gag! This is the … Continue reading →

UPDATE: Here’s What CBS Is Saying About Oprah EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest questions in the TV biz has been when, and even if, Oprah Winfrey would give up her daytime syndicated talk show to focus on OWN, her long … Continue reading →

How long has it been now since Joseph Chapman has made the front page of the Forum or been the topic of a Television News Feature about his alleged accomplishments?  I’m not sure, but he sure seems to have dropped … Continue reading →

by:Fear the Lutefisk This past Sunday, the Minnesota vikings lost their first game of the season. Given that their previous opponents were of questionable quality, this may be cause for some alarm among the Viking faithful. My view, however, is … Continue reading →

Republican opposition killed a $14-billion auto industry bailout plan in the Senate on Thursday night, putting the future of U.S. automakers in doubt and threatening to deliver another blow to the economy.

Watch Friends of the Phantom Working the Streets of Fargo North Dakota during Raging Blizzard Here Blizzard conditions made travel hazardous Sunday across the northern Plains as officials closed major highways and urged people to stay home.

CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama asked the White House if his family could move to Washington earlier than normal, but aides say the White House couldn’t give them the official guest house as early as his family wanted.

BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Blagojevich, wearing a black and blue jogging suit, appeared before a federal judge this afternoon on corruption charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan set a $4,500 personal-recognizance bond for the governor, who was arrested at his North … Continue reading →

NEW Online Fargo Based Company We offer so much more than just the BEST selection of memorabilia and souvenirs of Fargo and North Dakota. We are the one stop shop that does it ALL! Custom framing, gift baskets, and custom … Continue reading →

In the last installment, we discussed life in the segregated rural south in the mid 1950.s Now, I don’t want to leave the impression that I totally did not like the south or its people. In general, it’s a relaxed … Continue reading →

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Blatant & Latent Racism in North Carolina & the Midwest Previously, we had discussed racial perceptions in affluent suburbs of Chicago during and after WWII.  It is perhaps well to realize that at this point in history, the armed forces … Continue reading →

Is E. Rahm Tough Enough? You Tell Me. Emanuel once mailed a pollster a big dead fish. Enraged by disloyal Democrats during Bill Clinton’s first presidential run, he blew away dinner guest by calling out the names of the offenders, … Continue reading →

FDR, JFK, Lincoln? I’m hoping for some wonderful combination of the above. One things for sure he will be remembered. No Franklin Pierce presidency in store here. His name will never be lost in our nations history. Will he be … Continue reading →

More details about the suspected plot to assassinate Obama come trickling in Apparently the skinheads are afraid again. *Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential … Continue reading →