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So Chuck Norris has endorsed Newt. Chuck Norris, for those of you who don’t know, will roundhouse kick you just because he can. If I were a celebrity, I would probably avoid endorsing any political candidate. I’ve gotten away from the political blogging I used to wallow in many years ago because I grew weary …

On March 28, I spent the day with a friend at the state capitol, and sat in on a session in the House. Her father is a representative and we are old family friends. I was there when several students weren’t allowed to sit with representatives on the floor due to the fact that the …

I have a decent little stack of letters received from Sen. Kent Conrad (i.e. his staff) over the years. This is because I am an annoying constituent and foolishly naive in what the political system can actually offer in personal correspondence. The most recent letter was in response to my thoughts on the new TSA …

Q. How do you know if a columnist is upset about the recent election, but is trying to hide it behind intellectual patronization? A. By making note of the amount of quotation marks used in the column. (e.g. The “voters” made a “decision” and did what they thought “best.”) Interestingly enough, when the Democrats swept …

The Bismarck City Commission recently passed an ordinance that makes it illegal to text and drive. With some enjoyment have I been reading the article in the Bismarck Tribune, and the ensuing comments made by readers. Some of the comments even pertain to the actual story at hand, instead of going after the politics of …