HPR Opinion Archive

• Our Opinions

  • The Reader Reinvents Itself - posted on October 08 2008.
  • Punching Above Our Weight - posted on October 02 2008.
  • A Community Moment - posted on September 18 2008.
  • Labor Ready - posted on August 29 2008.
  • Protect the People, II - posted on August 21 2008.
  • Smoke Signals - posted on August 14 2008.
  • Growing Pains - posted on August 07 2008.
  • Darfur, Sudan and Park River, North Dakota - posted on July 31 2008.
  • Diseased With Greed - posted on July 24 2008.
  • Taking Chances - posted on July 16 2008.
  • On the Road Again - posted on June 26 2008.
  • HPR Online - posted on June 19 2008.
  • Reflections on the Election - posted on June 12 2008.
  • Good-bye, Old Friend - posted on May 22 2008.
  • Billion Dollar Baby: Investing the Budget Surplus Wisely - posted on May 15 2008.
  • Protect the People - posted on May 01 2008.
  • Happy May Birthdays... - posted on May 01 2008.
  • The High Road - posted on April 24 2008.
  • 2008 Best Bets Finalists Are Announced: And the Winner Is... - posted on April 03 2008.
  • If I Had My Way - posted on March 20 2008.
  • Our Opinion: A Real American Hero - posted on March 06 2008.
  • Congrats, Suji! - posted on March 05 2008.
  • Déjà Vu - posted on February 28 2008.
  • Our Opinion: Shades of Profiling - posted on February 21 2008.
  • ND could be the tipping point in the selection of the next President - posted on February 14 2008.
  • Is Ed Schafer pro- or anti-farmer? - posted on February 07 2008.
  • Forced out of Business by the State of North Dakota? - posted on January 31 2008.
  • A Two-way Street - posted on January 24 2008.
  • Cold Reception - posted on January 17 2008.

• Guest Editorials

  • So Long and Thanks for All the Oil - posted on September 24 2008.
  • Maverick No More - posted on September 09 2008.
  • When Peace Breaks Out - posted on September 02 2008.
  • An Inglorious Fourth of July - posted on July 03 2008.
  • Our Dumb Politics - posted on May 29 2008.
  • Love and Gratitude on Mother's Day - posted on May 08 2008.
  • Never Blue, Never Green - posted on April 17 2008.
  • Is Your Kid a First Person Shooter? - posted on April 10 2008.
  • The State of the Union for Consumers - posted on March 27 2008.
  • Energy Realities Facing North Dakota - posted on March 13 2008.

• Dear Johns

  • Randy Jay Richards: Duane Sand for Congress - posted on October 03 2008.
  • Heather Jackson: Censorship and Police Brutality - posted on October 03 2008.
  • Rodney Nelson: Anti-islamic "movie" - posted on October 03 2008.
  • Brad Stephenson: Uncontrolled Sprawl - posted on October 03 2008.
  • Bruce D. Brovold: Transportation Solution - posted on September 20 2008.
  • Mike Williams: A School too Far? - posted on September 20 2008.
  • Barry Barringer: Soak the Rich - posted on September 04 2008.
  • Mary Pryor: Poem - posted on August 30 2008.
  • Martin Wishnatsky: Right to Life - posted on August 30 2008.
  • Bruce Brovold: Bush/Forum Grudge - posted on August 30 2008.
  • Darren Dvorak: Save our Soil - posted on August 30 2008.
  • Trana Rogne: Wind Farm Ownership - posted on August 30 2008.
  • Hal Neff: Eight Years to Life - posted on August 30 2008.
  • John Weiland: Anyone for a Better Way? - posted on August 23 2008.
  • Sandra Miles: Unilateral Disarmament - posted on August 23 2008.
  • Peter Morsch: What Are You Talking About?! - posted on August 23 2008.
  • Josie Danz: the Streets Are for Everyone - posted on August 23 2008.
  • Chanda Hidanovic: A Family Divided - posted on August 16 2008.
  • Kari Marchand: False Arrest? Police Brutality? - posted on August 16 2008.
  • Martin Wishnatsky: Pro Life - posted on August 07 2008.
  • Barry Barringer: Proud to be a Conservative - posted on August 06 2008.
  • Terry Borchardt: Santa Lucia Incident - posted on August 05 2008.
  • Anonymous: Santa Lucia Article - posted on August 04 2008.
  • Maria Wilson: Shame on You, Neil - posted on August 03 2008.
  • Neil Schloesser: Oldest Chinese Restaurant - posted on August 02 2008.
  • Shelley Cook: Re: "Taking Chances" - posted on August 01 2008.
  • Barred From the Bison Sports Arena - posted on July 19 2008.
  • WSI: A Human Rights Issue - posted on May 22 2008.
  • There’ll Be Some Changes Made - posted on May 22 2008.
  • Funding the Growth Plan - posted on May 22 2008.
  • Take Them out to the Ball Game - posted on May 15 2008.
  • Office of Independent Review? - posted on May 15 2008.
  • Canary in the Coal Mine - posted on May 15 2008.
  • Bumping and Grinding - posted on April 24 2008.
  • Electile Dysfunction - posted on April 24 2008.
  • Woe on Us - posted on April 24 2008.
  • Journalistic Priorities? - posted on April 10 2008.
  • Bureaucratic Nightmare Ends: Vintner's Cellar Back in Business - posted on March 27 2008.
  • Fool Us Twice, Shame on Us - posted on March 27 2008.
  • Thank You, Susie - posted on March 20 2008.
  • Kicked Around the Block after 28 Years of Service - posted on March 13 2008.
  • An Appetite for Other People's Ideas and Work - posted on March 13 2008.
  • Woodman, Spare that Tree - posted on March 13 2008.
  • Blockade a Disservice to Farmers - posted on February 28 2008.
  • My Own, My Native Land - posted on February 07 2008.
  • Recovering Memories - posted on February 07 2008.
  • Criticism from Outsiders - posted on February 07 2008.
  • N.D. No More - posted on February 07 2008.
  • That Which We Call A Rose - posted on January 17 2008.
  • Betrayed by Our Representatives - posted on January 17 2008.
  • Why Not Minot? - posted on January 17 2008.

• The Gadflys

  • The Wall Street Vampires and Cannibals Are Eating Each Other! How Ugly! - posted on October 01 2008.
  • Sassy Suicide Bombers Take On Mr. Clean - posted on September 25 2008.
  • Joseph Stalin: "Those Who Count the Votes Decide Everything" - posted on September 16 2008.
  • Strutting Down The Red Carpet Of Richistan - posted on September 11 2008.
  • The Rise of the Global Superclass - posted on September 04 2008.
  • Eating An Elephant--Where Do You Start? - posted on August 27 2008.
  • Is Godliness Next to Cleanliness? - posted on August 20 2008.
  • Barbecued Rat And A $6,300 Bottle Of Champagne - posted on August 13 2008.
  • Is That Old Time Religion Good Enough? - posted on August 05 2008.
  • Ticks On Chimps Riding Asteroids - posted on July 22 2008.
  • My Country, Right Or Wrong? - posted on July 14 2008.
  • My Fair Sworn Virgin - posted on July 07 2008.
  • Are We Any Better Than Myanmar? - posted on July 04 2008.
  • I Think, Therefore I May Be Dangerous - posted on June 28 2008.
  • Have A Little Drink On Me - posted on June 19 2008.
  • In The Country Of The Blind, The One-Eyed Man May Be Even More Narrow-Minded - posted on June 14 2008.
  • Shouldn't We Send Missionaries Into Space To Convert E.T.? - posted on June 05 2008.
  • Let's Put Some Straps On Those Military Boots - posted on May 29 2008.
  • The Shining City On A Hill Has Slums - posted on May 22 2008.
  • “I Told You I Was Sick” - posted on May 15 2008.
  • Could This Be The Land Of Sour Milk And Dead Bees? - posted on May 08 2008.
  • A Gaggle of Cyclopses - posted on May 01 2008.
  • If Jesus Was At The Pope's White House Dinner, Did He like The Food And Wine? - posted on April 24 2008.
  • Slum Children Can Taste Good - posted on April 17 2008.
  • Can't Anybody in this Country Count? - posted on April 10 2008.
  • Is Cheney In The Throes Of Insanity? - posted on April 03 2008.
  • In The Country Of The Blind, The One-Eyed Man Can Be Just Dumb - posted on March 27 2008.
  • Drowning Government In A Bathtub Of Red Ink - posted on March 20 2008.
  • Monster-Bitch Hillary Also Guts Fish - posted on March 13 2008.
  • "I Will Use Treatment To Help The Sick..." - posted on March 06 2008.
  • Staked Out On The Beach Of Politics - posted on February 28 2008.
  • Tiny Bugs And Big Bacteria - posted on February 21 2008.
  • The Most Expensive Animal, at $11,820 a Pound - posted on February 14 2008.
  • Even Hoover Thought Capitalists Were "Damn Greedy" - posted on February 07 2008.
  • 16-Ft. Fences, 17-Ft. Ladders, And 88,633 Miles of Tidal Shorelines - posted on January 31 2008.
  • Beating Hearts, Yoga, and Uncommon Marriages - posted on January 24 2008.
  • Hoover, Bush, Cheney: Three Partners In Constitutional Crime - posted on January 17 2008.

• Riske Businesss

  • Jaws - posted on September 11 2008.
  • Watch Your Bank - posted on August 12 2008.
  • The Last Refuge - posted on July 06 2008.
  • Politics Is About Money - posted on June 05 2008.
  • Investing in the Williston Basin - posted on May 08 2008.
  • When to Unload - posted on April 03 2008.
  • Investing in Times of Inflation - posted on March 13 2008.

• Pocket Changes

  • Save the World, Save Your Money - posted on June 17 2008.
  • Food Fight! - posted on May 22 2008.
  • Get Green & Get Paid - posted on April 23 2008.
  • Inflation: The Basics - posted on February 21 2008.

• The Last Words

  • The Price of Things - posted on August 31 2008.
  • HPR Exclusive: At the Convention - posted on August 26 2008.
  • Coming to Terms: My Grandmother’s Sister - posted on July 10 2008.
  • The Strongest Vice-Presidential Candidate - posted on June 28 2008.
  • The Crime of Punishment - posted on May 29 2008.
  • The Biggest Lie About Iraq - posted on May 22 2008.
  • Disabled, Elderly Prevented from Voting - posted on May 15 2008.
  • Huge Building Projects without a Vote - posted on May 01 2008.
  • The Walking Wounded Unite: Injured Workers Rescue Themselves - posted on April 11 2008.
  • Too Few Women in Politics: Lack of Interest or Low Self-Esteem? - posted on April 09 2008.
  • Ebinger: Innocent Until Proven Guilty - posted on February 28 2008.
  • Roe v. Wade: A Legacy to Protect - posted on January 24 2008.
  • A College Named Sue - posted on January 17 2008.