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Month: August 2017

National

Heitkamp & Hoeven Wrong: Trump Has it Right on Charlottesville

August 15, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

Those who’ve followed The Minuteman for a while know that I’m not a Trumpster. In fact, I’ve been very critical of Donald Trump at times. Especially during his run to the presidency. But I’ll give credit when credit is due, [read more…]

Education

ND Only State with Weak Rating in Three Categories on Education Plan

August 15, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) received a black eye of sorts late last month from an education think tank known as the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. In ranking the 17 ESSA plans submitted so far by 16 states [read more…]

National

Hate Crime Laws Won’t Stop Hate

August 14, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

  “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Just over a week ago, the Forum published an article by Rob Port called [read more…]

National

Trouble Ahead: Social Security Board of Trustees Issues Warning to Congress

August 12, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

While the mainstream media and much of the country is enthralled with things like transgenderism, so-called “Russian collusion”, and President Donald Trump’s Tweets; a letter of warning was being sent to the United States Congress. From Whom? Warning them of [read more…]

Education

DPI Update: Bid Process for State Assessments Delayed to September

August 11, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

Last month I wrote about the fact that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) had gone past their own estimated deadline of July 7th for awarding the winning bid to the vendor that will provide state assessments for Math and [read more…]

Education

Why Some NDtans Don’t Like Burgum’s Cozy Friendship with Bill Gates

August 9, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

Just over two weeks ago, Governor Doug Burgum enjoyed a visit from his old Microsoft friend– billionaire Bill Gates. According to Valley News Live, Burgum and Gates had a “wide-ranging conversation on the important issues facing people in North Dakota [read more…]

North Dakota

Save the Taxpayer & Start Eliminating State Agencies

August 7, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

Have you ever taken a look at North Dakota’s alphabet of state agencies? If you haven’t, I highly recommend it. You can see them here. I took the opportunity to take a quick look recently, and it’s quite an eye-opening experience. [read more…]

North Dakota

What Kind of Message Should a Governor’s Mansion Send?

August 4, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

The Wednesday deadline for offers to be submitted to purchase and move the current North Dakota Governor’s Mansion has passed. And nobody was interested. As a result, the 57-year old 10,000 square foot home will be demolished. In 2015 the [read more…]

North Dakota

Mandan Prioritizes Sports Complex Over Fire Hall

August 2, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

The City of Mandan seems to have its priorities out of whack. In a conversation with a friend last week, he mentioned to me that Mandan had chosen to build a sports complex over a fire hall. The claim caused [read more…]

North Dakota

Constitutional Carry: Becker Had it Right & Committee Screwed it Up

August 1, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

A few days ago, I broke the story that a problematic oversight had been discovered in the recently passed House Bill 1169– otherwise known as Constitutional Carry. That oversight has to do with carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle [read more…]

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