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Grande: The emperor has no clothes
Grande writes, "Carbon-based energy is a blessing. Staying warm in the winter and cool in the summer requires reliable and abundant energy. Surviving and flourishing in much of the world relies on coal, oil, and natural gas. Yet, all we see and hear about is wind and solar." → Read More
Grande: Where do we find hope?
Grande writes, "A child is born, a son is given, that is our hope for the future, our hope for our children and grandchildren. May you and your families be blessed this Christmas and in 2022." → Read More
Grande: The education election
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Grande: Doing the right thing
Grande writes, "North Dakota has joined three separate lawsuits to challenge the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate push. A federal court issued an injunction to stop OSHA from implementing and enforcing a mandate for large companies and several lawsuits have been consolidated in the Sixth Circuit." → Read More
Grande: Dog whistles or two-by-four?
Grande writes, "So, without any evidence, without proof, they claim candidates, parents and others are using secret, coded, 'dog whistle' signals to push a racist agenda. Democrats have tried the dog whistle ploy before, it is almost universal in coverage of the recent elections. They ignore legitimate questions on curriculum or a school board that tries to cover up sexual assault as motivators… → Read More
Grande: A new guest for Thanksgiving: Inflation
Grande writes, "Farmers suffered through a drought last summer and ranchers are going into winter without enough hay and feed. Fuel costs are way up, and the cost of natural gas will impact the cost and supply of fertilizer. In other words, the price of a loaf of bread or a ribeye is not going down anytime soon." → Read More
Grande: Take time to enjoy the little things
Grande writes, "I take breaks from my work life to prepare for North Dakota winters, canning, freezing and dehydrating. I love opening the freezer in the middle of the long winter and finding food prepared from my own garden ready to enjoy." → Read More
Grande: Spiking the football
Grande writes, "This is not just about masks or vaccine mandates – the underlying concerns for many parents go much deeper and has been growing long before we ever heard about COVID-19 (20, 21, 22). It boils down to accountability. But one side feels that the School Board, administration and teachers, the “experts” have full authority to decide what is taught and how. The other side believes… → Read More
Grande: Farmers and ranchers are public enemy No. 1 to climate activists
Forum columnist Bette Grande writes that farmers and ranchers will likely come out losers if the $3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation bill is passed. → Read More
Grande: Another shovel-ready bill
Despite what the supporters say, the 2021 version of infrastructure spending will be long on waste and short on meeting legitimate infrastructure needs. One should wonder why, after a long history of DC infrastructure legislation, the same roads and bridges are still crumbling. → Read More
Grande: The Sky is Falling
Climate experts have been wrong for 50 years, but the predictions continue to make headlines and scare people. → Read More
Grande: Back to square one
After a discussion that was short on facts and long on fear and misinformation, the Fargo School Board voted to defer to the recommendation from Fargo Cass Public Health to follow the CDC’s mask guidance. The parents who spoke made strong, compelling arguments, but once again the voice of the selected “experts” won the day. You know, the experts that have been wrong about practically everything… → Read More
Grande: What exactly is education?
Are we preparing children to be critical thinkers or are we indoctrinating them? Are we open to discussion and debate, or do we defer all decisions to the “experts”? → Read More
Grande: What can one person do?
One person can speak up, one person can ask questions, one person can demand answers, one person can run for school board, one person can show the way, others will follow. This is how movements start. → Read More
Grande: Parents need to stand their ground
Far too many elected officials from school boards to city councils to state and federal officials have forgotten their role in our system. They answer to the people. → Read More
Grande: Why the push to vaccinate children?
A mandate for K-12 in North Dakota cannot be implemented under current law, but will we see a back-door mandate this coming next school year? Parents, school is out for the summer, but now is the time to be involved with your schools, school boards and administration. → Read More
Grande: We are not talking about a free market
It does not look like the market is driving the push to renewables, there must be some other factors at play. The government’s role in picking winners and losers and leaving the consumers to suffer the consequences must be questioned. → Read More
Grande: Lifeline to all of us
Helping our coal industry fight ideology-driven forces from Wall Street, utilities and the federal government is the right thing to do. It will help our coal industry remain viable because once these plants are shut down good luck building a new one. Many will cheer if/when that happens, but you better remember your sweater. → Read More
Grande: How the sausage gets made
Grande shares her thoughts on North Dakota's 2021 legislative session. → Read More
Grande: Hammer that nail
If face masks work, Grande wonders why Cass County is the hotspot right now. → Read More