HPR Opinion Archive

• ¿Que Paso?s

  • Femolution: Women on the Rise - posted on January 27 2010.
  • An Introduction to the Gay (Some Say Homosexual) Agenda - posted on January 26 2010.
  • A Call for Obama to End 287 (g) - posted on December 16 2009.
  • To Be, or Not to Huckabee: That Is the Question - posted on December 09 2009.
  • Equal Access to the Internet: Centro Cultural’s Community Response - posted on November 22 2009.
  • Getting it Right: The Census and Why You Should Make Yourself Count - posted on October 20 2009.
  • The Reasons Why I Should Stop Asking for Health Care - posted on October 05 2009.
  • Former President Carter Speaks Out About Racism - posted on September 15 2009.
  • Como se dice “Divisive?”: The Reason We Are Still Divided on Health Care Reform - posted on August 25 2009.
  • La Elección de Obama para la Corte Suprema: ¿Es causa Soto"mayor" de preocupación? - posted on May 28 2009.
  • Obama’s Supreme Court Pick: Is Soto “mayor” cause for concern? - posted on May 28 2009.
  • The Road To Hell Is Paved With Discrimination: Where We Are on Allport’s Scale - posted on May 21 2009.
  • The Dream Act: A Dream for Some, a Nightmare for Others - posted on April 16 2009.

• HPR Staff Opinions

  • There's No Place Like Home - posted on March 04 2010.
  • What Would Jesus Do? - posted on February 25 2010.
  • Looking Forward to the Flood - posted on February 18 2010.
  • Mexi-CAN: Our Progressive Neighbors to the South - posted on February 11 2010.
  • The Zen of Zinn: A Legacy of Social Justice - posted on February 04 2010.
  • New News - posted on January 29 2010.
  • Taking the Lede - posted on January 21 2010.
  • A Fond Farewell - posted on December 30 2009.
  • New Year Wish List - posted on December 23 2009.
  • Does This Number Sound Familiar? - posted on December 17 2009.
  • Proposed Street Light Fee: The Element of Surprise - posted on December 03 2009.
  • A Celebration of Irony - posted on November 25 2009.
  • Not Holding Our Breath - posted on November 12 2009.
  • Logo Failure - posted on November 05 2009.
  • Medical Madness - posted on October 22 2009.
  • Paper, Rock, Scissors? - posted on October 14 2009.
  • Don't Tell the Doctor - posted on October 07 2009.
  • Sue Petry Day - posted on September 30 2009.
  • Keep On Keeping On - posted on September 23 2009.
  • Viva the Little Newspaper That Could - posted on September 12 2009.
  • Health Care Reform: Questions for Conrad - posted on August 26 2009.
  • Leonard Peltier - posted on August 19 2009.
  • Democracy Takes Another Hit - posted on August 12 2009.
  • The Day the Music Died - posted on August 05 2009.
  • Parking Petition - posted on July 30 2009.
  • A Citizen's Call to Action - posted on July 29 2009.
  • Troubled Art - posted on July 22 2009.
  • Downtown Parking a Cruel Joke: Residents Aren't Laughing - posted on July 16 2009.
  • Policy Without Public Notice - posted on July 09 2009.
  • The $20,000 Vote - posted on July 02 2009.
  • Health Care in the U.S. – Dr. Rube Goldberg With Scalpel And Prescription Blank - posted on June 25 2009.
  • We Want You! - posted on June 25 2009.
  • A $200-Million Call to Action - posted on June 18 2009.
  • As Promised: Gender Part II - posted on June 11 2009.
  • Defining Gender and Sexuality - posted on June 04 2009.
  • A Civil Rights Leader is Murdered: In Loving Memory of Dr. George Tiller - posted on June 04 2009.
  • All We Want for our Birthday is a Cleaner Fargo - posted on May 28 2009.
  • Around the Block and Back - posted on May 21 2009.
  • The Readers Have Spoken - posted on May 14 2009.
  • In the Winners' Circle... Your votes, your best bets. - posted on May 07 2009.
  • From Flood to Freedom Fighting - posted on April 30 2009.
  • A Moment of Silence... - posted on April 23 2009.
  • Investing in What's Worthwhile - posted on April 16 2009.
  • Fighting the Good Fight - posted on March 31 2009.
  • Our Opinion / North Dakotans say no to federal stimulus money. - posted on March 19 2009.
  • Our Opinion/ Look for the full page Best Bets ballot in this week's Reader - Breaking News - posted on March 05 2009.
  • Editorial: John Strand - posted on February 28 2009.
  • Every Sperm is Sacred - posted on February 20 2009.
  • A Humble Valentine's - posted on February 13 2009.
  • The Inevitable - posted on February 05 2009.
  • A Ray of Hope on a Cold Day - posted on February 02 2009.
  • A New Dawn for America - posted on January 22 2009.
  • Back to the Future - posted on January 16 2009.
  • Memories and New Beginnings - posted on December 26 2008.
  • Corrupt Data - posted on December 18 2008.
  • A License to Steal - posted on November 26 2008.
  • Human Trafficking in America - posted on November 20 2008.
  • Turning Point: Words Do Little Justice - posted on November 06 2008.
  • HPR Election Guide - posted on October 29 2008.
  • Expanding a Tradition - posted on October 23 2008.
  • The Reader Reinvents Itself - posted on October 08 2008.
  • Punching Above Our Weight - posted on October 02 2008.
  • So Long and Thanks for All the Oil - posted on September 24 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

  • An Island of Sanity - posted on December 10 2009.
  • Shades of Gray - posted on November 21 2009.
  • The Direction of the Conversation - posted on October 29 2009.
  • Rising Death Toll on ND Highways - posted on September 16 2009.
  • Three Strikes for Bipartisanship - posted on September 02 2009.
  • Putting Toothpaste Back in the Tube - posted on April 15 2009.
  • Passing Wind - posted on December 16 2008.
  • Kevin Cramer's Lignite No-Nos - posted on October 15 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.

• The Gadflys

  • Brothers in Terror: Mohamad and Joe - posted on March 03 2010.
  • Old Chesty Wouldn’t Have Put up With This Crap - posted on February 24 2010.
  • The Clydesdale Who Would Have Made a Great First Sergeant - posted on February 17 2010.
  • A Modest Proposal for Preventing Congressmen From Being a Burden on Citizens - posted on February 10 2010.
  • Arizona: Land of Foreclosures, Profligate Peccaries, and Empty Parks - posted on February 03 2010.
  • Left-Finned Fish and Right-Eyed Chickens - posted on January 28 2010.
  • It Looks Like Life Support for 2010 - posted on December 29 2009.
  • “The Polar Bears are Breeding Like Bunnies!” - posted on December 16 2009.
  • Chaucer Had It Right - posted on December 09 2009.
  • From New York Horse Apples to Rovers on Mars - posted on December 02 2009.
  • Are Catholic and Protestant Bishops Inheriting the Wind? - posted on November 24 2009.
  • The Strange Battle of Ego and Humility -- American Exceptionalism - posted on November 22 2009.
  • Saddle Sores and Second-Hand Smoke - posted on November 11 2009.
  • Bible Bigots, Stadium Gods, And Vatican Vampires - posted on November 04 2009.
  • Commentary on the Best-Selling, Least-Read Book in the History of the World - posted on October 28 2009.
  • No Bull–The Noble Nobel Peace Prize Belongs to Obama - posted on October 21 2009.
  • Where’s a Good Pirate When You Need One? - posted on October 13 2009.
  • Lake Limbaughbeckegon: Where Everyone Is Above - posted on September 30 2009.
  • If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren’t Millions of Americans Happy? - posted on September 22 2009.
  • Cherry Wood and the Golden Gopher Jockstrap - posted on September 16 2009.
  • NRA Gunfighters At The Wacko Corral - posted on September 12 2009.
  • Of Dirty Underwear and 12-Gauge Shotguns - posted on September 02 2009.
  • The Fiddler on the Roof is Now Using a Synthesizer - posted on August 26 2009.
  • Health Care Town Halls - posted on August 19 2009.
  • What Do Republicans Mean? - posted on August 11 2009.
  • The American Taliban: at Work Against Women, Science, and Reason - posted on August 04 2009.
  • In the Country of the Blind, the One-eyed Man Is Looking Under Skirts - posted on July 29 2009.
  • To Obama: Tell the Republicans to Go to The Eighth Circle - posted on July 21 2009.
  • Prisoners Of Capitalism And Isolation - posted on July 16 2009.
  • Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina, I’m Just Trying To Walk The Line - posted on July 09 2009.
  • Operations For Goats Of All Ages - posted on July 02 2009.
  • Patent Leather Shoes and the Sins of the Flesh - posted on June 18 2009.
  • Judges in Moral Combat - posted on June 11 2009.
  • “You Have Wristwatches – We Have Time” - posted on June 04 2009.
  • Is The Eye Of The Needle That Tiny? - posted on May 28 2009.
  • How About Some Gossip, Innuendo, and Snide Remarks? - posted on May 21 2009.
  • Those Who Don't Know Their History Are Doomed - posted on May 14 2009.
  • There's A Whole Bunch Of New Stuff Under The Sun - posted on May 07 2009.
  • Actors In That Mad Game The World So Loves To Play - posted on April 30 2009.
  • The Decline And Fall Of Two Worldwide Empires - posted on April 23 2009.
  • The Parting Of The Red River And All Its Tributaries - posted on April 16 2009.
  • Professor Higgins, Popes, And Mullahs - posted on April 15 2009.
  • The Evidence Says George W. Bush is a War Criminal - posted on March 28 2009.
  • Well, Maybe I am a Drunk Monkey's Uncle - posted on March 19 2009.
  • "Science Flies You To The Moon. Religion Flies You Into Buildings" - posted on March 12 2009.
  • Not With A Bang But A Whimper - posted on March 01 2009.
  • The Decline And Collapse Of The American Dream - posted on February 20 2009.
  • Let's Leave All Politicians Behind - posted on February 13 2009.
  • How Long Is A Billion Seconds? - posted on February 05 2009.
  • The Best Job in 1920? U.S Postal Service, The Worst Job in 2009? President of the United States - posted on February 02 2009.
  • "Heckuva Job" Bush: Bankrupt In Word, Thought, And Deed - posted on January 22 2009.
  • Of Romans And Yankees - posted on January 16 2009.
  • The Iraq And Afghanistan Wars: Or, Life Is Good For Osama - posted on December 26 2008.
  • Biblical Obfuscation And The Tower Of Babel Through The Ages - posted on December 18 2008.
  • Stuck on a Wall Street Wilderness Road - posted on November 25 2008.
  • "So Odysseus Got the Cyclops Drunk and Stuck a Heated Stake Into His One Eye..." - posted on November 19 2008.
  • Gold Gloves and Gold Seats - posted on November 08 2008.
  • The Tiger Woods Of American Politics - posted on October 28 2008.
  • The Story Of The Calf And Dog - posted on October 22 2008.
  • Sarah Palin: A George Bush With Boobs - posted on October 14 2008.
  • If You Want To Play Politics, Pay Taxes - posted on October 12 2008.
  • 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 Wisdom of Nelson Mandela...and the (Mostly) Peaceful Blessings of Sports - posted on February 16 2010.
  • Sympathy for Haiti Overdue by 200+ Years - posted on February 09 2010.
  • Privatizing War: Hamid Karzai Meets Nguyen Van Thieu - posted on November 22 2009.
  • Walls of Concrete Come Down in Germany; Walls of Ignorance Remain - posted on November 10 2009.
  • Presidential Debates: Third Parties Silenced - posted on November 03 2009.
  • Don’t Cry for Me, Richie Daley - posted on October 13 2009.
  • Socialist Football and Passing Wind...Energy - posted on October 06 2009.
  • Hitler's Mustache and Obama's Grit - posted on September 29 2009.
  • Statement After Parole Denial - posted on September 14 2009.
  • With My Mind on My Money and My Money on My Mind - posted on September 12 2009.
  • Joe McCarthy in Drag; Republicans in Denial - posted on September 01 2009.
  • A Brief History of Public Options - posted on August 31 2009.
  • Rallying for Health Care Reform - posted on August 24 2009.
  • On Women's Rights - posted on August 18 2009.
  • On Fetal Rights - posted on August 17 2009.
  • The “Semi-White” Pat Buchanan and his “Teacher in Chief” - posted on July 28 2009.
  • Chivalry Takes a Beating in Bismarck - posted on July 09 2009.
  • The United States of China - posted on June 25 2009.
  • Kapitalism: Its Nature and Logic - posted on June 18 2009.
  • Profile Onto Others… (As You Would Have Them Profile Onto You) - posted on May 28 2009.
  • Swine Flu: The Other White Fear - posted on May 07 2009.
  • Carrie Prejean: Pretty on the Outside... - posted on April 23 2009.
  • The Four Faces of Infamy: - posted on March 12 2009.
  • Southwest Airlines Ad-Venture - posted on March 05 2009.
  • Who's the Terrorist? - posted on November 03 2008.
  • The Price of Things - posted on August 31 2008.
  • 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.