Palin to campaign with Minn.'s Bachmann
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to lend a campaign hand to Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann in her congressional re-election effort.
Area Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign surpasses goal by almost $100,000
The Salvation Army’s 2009 Red Kettle campaign raised a record $744,715 in the Fargo-Moorhead area, the organization announced this morning. The organization’s goal this year was $650,000. The 2008 campaign raised what had been a record $657,270.
Stunning win for GOP in Massachusetts
Republican captures Kennedy's Senate seat, putting health care reform in doubt
BOSTON – In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office.
U.S. skating pairs would make for an interesting soap opera
Spokane, Wash. - Forget those bios the U.S. Olympic Committee pumps out before the games. What the two U.S. pairs teams need is something like Soap Opera Digest so fans can get up to speed on who’s dating who, who’s done what, and who is plotting revenge on an archenemy soon to be revealed as a long-lost sibling.
Sethi sets retirement date
Clay County administrator may use his training as architect
Longtime Clay County Administrator Vijay Sethi announced Tuesday that he will retire in December.
Pasties made perfect: Twist on traditional dish a nice treat in wintertime
The sign read “Pasties For Sale.” It was 1988 and I was in Ely, Minn. My husband was a sports writer at that time, and we were there for the state American Legion baseball tournament.
Major storm headed our way
GRAND FORKS – The National Weather Service says a major winter storm is becoming more likely Friday night through Sunday for eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.
RELATED CONTENTPowerful aftershock strikes Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the country's capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake.
Catching the big game?
Are you hosting a viewing party for Sunday’s NFC playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints? Or, better yet, are you making the trip to the Big Easy for the game?
RELATED CONTENTIgnition locks centerpiece of Pawlenty's DWI proposal
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed expanding the use of breath-activated ignition locks Tuesday as a way to deter convicted drunk drivers from taking the wheel in Minnesota after consuming alcohol.
RELATED CONTENTStalled teacher contract negotiations cost Frazee-Vergas School District
Teachers and district negotiators in Minnesota’s Frazee-Vergas schools came breathtakingly close to striking a deal on new teacher contracts.
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The Minnesota Vikings had a mediocre offense piloted by sub-par quarterbacks from 2006-2008. The team’s signal-callers combined for 44 touchdowns and 51 interceptions over that span.
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Fargo Star is back and The Forum's annual singing competition is looking for another Red River Valley vocalist to crown as the area's latest singing star.
Anyone who enjoys singing can enter Fargo Star. Here's how you do it...
Actor donates Golden Globe to Minnesota cat abuse case
BISMARCK – Retired Hollywood actor Ken Wahl on Tuesday said he has offered to donate the Golden Globe award he won in 1990 to a growing reward for information to find and convict whoever glued a cat to state Highway 60 in southwestern Minnesota.
RELATED CONTENTAutism center faces financial difficulties
The North Dakota Autism Center has a funding gap of $40,000 after its first full year of operation.
F-M lost in frost
The statue of 19th-century Norwegian writer and poet Henrik Wergeland stands near a grove of frost-covered trees Tuesday in Fargo’s Island Park. High humidity, falling temperatures and calm winds have allowed the hoarfrost to accumulate to unusual levels. Hoarfrost gets the first part of its name from hoar, a gray-white color often associated with things that age.
Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
Formal Consignment opens in Fargo
A new formal, wedding and business wear consignment store is open in Fargo.
RELATED CONTENTBerg in running for GOP endorsement
Rick Berg entered the Republican endorsement contest for the U.S. House race Tuesday, making it a three-way competition for the party’s nod to oppose Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy.
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Second in command ready for top job
Dalrymple says he’s prepared to take over if Hoeven wins Senate seat.
BISMARCK – Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who has been Republican Gov. John Hoeven’s running mate since the pair were elected a decade ago, believes he’s ready to assume the top job if Hoeven is elected to the U.S. Senate this fall.
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