Monthly Archives: December 2005

From the Forum (Wednesday, December 28, 2005): N.D. bans intelligent design debate: First in country"The North Dakota High School Activities Association won’t allow students to debate the role of intelligent design in public school classrooms. Some parents and administrators feel … Continue reading →

Originally posted in response to a post in the Northern Conservative blog stating that Howard Dean, in comments made a recent interview, was turning his back on the troops by questioning their tactics in Iraq: I’m really trying to figure … Continue reading →

With all the talk recently about ‘exit strategies’ and ‘timelines’, I’ve been thinking about what I see as the real problem at the root of the Iraq mess. Pundits continue to argue that it would be a disaster to pull … Continue reading →

I was listening to John Strand’s Nightside show last evening on KFGO. High Plains Reader columnist and ne’r-do-well Ed Raymond was the guest. In discussing Ed’s past columns they began to talk about the Catholic Church’s attempts to block the … Continue reading →

I’ve never been one to do things the easy way. In the last 2 weeks my wife started a new job, we moved into a new house and then I started a new job. In the middle of that we … Continue reading →