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What Do I Do? How Long Do You Have?

By   /  August 12, 2013  /  Gary Emineth's Column  /  No Comments

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Whenever someone asks me what I do for a living, I swallow hard before answering. This reflex life response is a result of years spent fielding responses from others who expect an answer which gives them some idea of what I actually do.  My answer has more to do with who I am than what […]

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Am I missing something?

By   /  June 3, 2013  /  Gary Emineth's Column, In Print  /  2 Comments

Not long ago I got into a rather lengthy discussion about the Civic Center expansion project in Bismarck. After asking a few questions about the recent failure to gain the support of the people for the project (more than once), I listened very closely to make sure I had heard correctly.  It seems that regardless […]

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When is enough, enough?

By   /  March 4, 2013  /  Gary Emineth's Column, State Politics  /  No Comments

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   “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” - Ronald Reagan I’m an optimist.  The glass is always half-full, the weather always party sunny and tomorrow can solve most of today’s […]

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The Challenge of Staying Local, Independent, and Fearless

By   /  January 8, 2013  /  Gary Emineth's Column, Opinion, Top Stories  /  1 Comment

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Information comes to the attention of North Dakotans in many ways. Recently I became a stockholder in a Bismarck monthly newspaper, The Great Plains Examiner.  Published in newsprint and online, I see The Examiner as a link between the old world of paper and ink and the new world of digital technology. But in the […]

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