Martin C. “Red” Fredricks IV is a husband, father of three, proud Fargoan (N.D.), small business owner, reader, writer and progressive. He's also the founder of the IV Words Blog (ivwords.com) Finally, he's a ginger; ergo the “Red.” Living blue in a deep red state is tough, but somehow, day by day, he gets by.
Senator John Hoeven, R-N.D., has allegedly been involved in insider trading, and yet he’s trying to tell us that he’s done nothing wrong.
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Dear Governor: I’m writing today to respectfully ask for two things: Please ignore suggestions from the federal government – specifically President Donald Trump – that may come in the near future to
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Senator John Hoeven, R-N.D., has allegedly been involved in insider trading, and yet he’s trying to tell us that he’s done nothing wrong. According to a story first reported on CNBC, Hoeven purchased
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That’s just not good enough, Kev. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., has once again embarrassed the citizens of the state he is supposed to represent. Yesterday Cramer tweeted about Speaker of the House
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