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How Developers Can Help Relieve The Property Tax Pain

By   /  August 5, 2013  /  Bismarck News, Expertise, In Print, Opinion  /  No Comments

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How Developers Can Help Relieve The Property Tax Pain ~by Chad Wachter~ It’s no secret that property taxes are the one issue that gets everyone fired up. While the legislature tries to address the issue, there are things local government can do to help itself. The City of Bismarck is dealing with unprecedented real estate […]

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WINE AND SUNSHINE: “Beer is made by men, wine by God.”

By   /  June 11, 2013  /  Maurice Cook  /  1 Comment

Wine tastings should be fun not intimidating.  A friend joined a wine club.  The club selects two wines per month to taste and evaluate.  One of the two red wines of the month was a Merlot (Mare-low).  It was described as “Overall a vintage that will show balance and elegance with crisp natural acidity and […]

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So your view is considered, you must know the process

By   /  May 10, 2013  /  Wayne Papke  /  No Comments

As someone who has been involved with Mandan’s local government process for nearly twenty years, I get asked two questions more than others.   The first is: Why don’t you run for office?  My answer is that unless and until I can devote the time and energy that being an elected official requires, I’m going […]

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WHAT IS A “REASONABLE” RETIREMENT SAVINGS RATE?

By   /  May 10, 2013  /  Expertise, Wayne Papke  /  No Comments

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WHAT IS A “REASONABLE” RETIREMENT SAVINGS RATE? The answer to that question varies per person. ~Presented by Wayne Papke, Financial Advisor~ How much salary should you defer into a retirement plan? Ultimately, the answer is “however much your budget allows you to contribute”. The big-picture question, however, is whether you need to contribute more to […]

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WINE AND SUNSHINE

By   /  May 9, 2013  /  Maurice Cook  /  No Comments

~“Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.” -Benjamin Franklin~         It is said that ignorance of the law is no excuse, but ignorance of wine is not a criminal offense.  It just means we don’t know.  I like what Lewis Carroll said about Alice.  He said, “Alice was […]

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Is Social Media Right For Your Business?

By   /  May 9, 2013  /  Garrett Moon  /  No Comments

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Facebook the most visited site on the Internet. In fact, four of the top fifteen websites in 2012 were social media sites. When you consider that five of the sites on that list were specific to countries outside of the U.S., you realize the scales are tipped towards social media. Social media is not the […]

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The Eleventh Commandment: “Thou Shalt Not Underestimate Mother Nature”

By   /  May 9, 2013  /  Curt Jundt  /  No Comments

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Man is inarguably God’s greatest creation (sidebar note: for those who don’t believe in creationism, can we politely agree to disagree here?). Man’s ability to discover, grow and utilize the principles of science and mathematics to enhance every aspect of life has been in-play at an ever-increasing rate for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. […]

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What Does the Dow’s Record High Really Mean?

By   /  April 2, 2013  /  Wayne Papke  /  No Comments

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Does it signal anything more than bullish sentiment?   Provided by Wayne Papke, Financial Advisor, Financial Planning Specialist   Next stop, 15,000? As the Dow Jones Industrial Average settled at a new all-time high of 14,253.77 on March 5, the psychological lift on Wall Street was undeniable – the market was finally back to where […]

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WINE AND SUNSHINE ~by Maurice Cook~ “Wine is sunlight, held together by water.” Galileo Galilee

By   /  April 2, 2013  /  Maurice Cook  /  3 Comments

Maurice Cook Wine Columnist 2 Dec 27 2012

Does the size and shape of a wine glass make any difference in how the wine smells and tastes?  Yes!  For example, Champagne should not be poured into the traditional wide mouth sherbet glasses. Why?  Because bubbles are the signature of sparkling wine and if you pour it into a wide mouthed glass most of […]

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Today’s Petroleum System – Millions of Years in the Making

By   /  April 1, 2013  /  Curt Jundt, Expertise  /  No Comments

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Millions of years before Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble scurried around the Stone Age town of Bedrock in their home-made “foot-mobile”, was a planet earth of almost unimaginable grandeur.  Large creatures roaming a vast landscape of endless waterways, dense forestation with oceans in between filled with dense aquatic plant and animal life.  This is what […]

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