Today, at the request of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Gov. John Hoeven approved the use of a North Dakota National Guard Black Hawk Helicopter to help with the wildfires in Northern California. 
With the 4th of July weekend right around the corner, many people stand to lose their homes and businesses to the blazes.  According to this […]

In a recent article published on Entrepreneur.com, Barry Farber describes four steps that help people find luck in business.  His ideas include:

Charming people
Steering clear of unlucky situations
 visualizing success 
being different and daring

One of Barry Farber’s quotes taken from that article:
When I first met Don Levine, creator of G.I. Joe action figures, he was a guest on my […]

Quote of the day–from Dr. James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family, concerning Barack Obama’s opinion that people who want to fight against abortion must do so in a way that everyone can connect with–including those who have no religion.
 ”What he’s trying to say here is unless everybody agrees, we have no right […]

Charles Bowden was here in Bismarck yesterday to address concerns North Dakotans had about his National Geographic article ‘The Emptied Prairie.’  According to these following articles, Bowden loves North Dakota; he enjoys both the people and the space. 
Links to four separate articles about his visit:

Author of ‘The Emptied Prairie’ Says He Loves ND 
Controversial Author in Bismarck
National […]

This very interesting news article indicates that Saudi Arabia will be holding a meeting to discuss ways to keep fuel prices down. 
That’s pleasing news.  However, it doesn’t lessen our dependence on foreign oil.  Developing our domestic fuels and energy sources (including wind energy, biofuels, coal and oil resources like those found in the Bakken formation) […]