2017-05-17

Law enforcement agencies across the state worked 446 overtime hours for North Dakota’s distracted driving enforcement period, U Drive. U Text. U Pay., this April. A total of 390 citations were attributed to the added patrols. Of the total citations, 190 were issued for distracted driving, 58 for other traffic citations (i.e. disobeying traffic signals, equipment violations), 40 for speeding, […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently signaled to the nation’s hospitals that it was getting serious – and tough – about patient safety and the quality of care hospitals provide. The government’s rating system – five stars for the best hospitals and one star for the worst – sends a message that patients have a right to […]

The rise and fall of acreage enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program is well documented. The CRP got its start in the mid-1980s as a program designed primarily to reduce nationwide crop production in an effort to turn around low commodity prices, and also to reduce soil erosion as crop fields were planted back to grass. […]

The next time your child puts temporary tattoos up and down their arms or gets tar on themselves, put a little olive oil on a soft cloth. All you have to do is gently rub the spot and the adhesive should come right now — no harsh solvent necessary. Even with so many products on the market, baking soda, a […]

In the past couple of months, many media outlets in North Dakota, especially in the eastern part of the state, published or broadcast stories related to the 20th anniversary of the 1997 Red River flood. With all those historical accounts taking place, it seemed more appropriate to wait a few weeks before relating my own experience. As a North Dakota […]