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Sunday, September 21, 2007 North Dakota Human Rights News
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Please Note: The NDHRC distributes a weekly PAUR report to inform our members and friends about news, events, and other human rights related information around the state. The opinions expressed within the articles are those of the authors and are not endorsed by the NDHRC.
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Know A Woman Who Should Run for Public Office? The Women's Campaign Forum has launched the She Should Run campaign, a comprehensive effort to gather nominations of 1,000 pro-choice women who should run for public office. WCF is committed to ensuring these women get the essential encouragement they need and to providing them access to key campaign education and resources. Do you know a woman who should run? Research shows women are much more likely to run if someone asks them to. Tell a woman she should run for office, share her story, and send her on her way toward becoming the civic leader she was always meant to be. For more information, visit http://www.sheshouldrun.org/page/content/nominatenotify/ AAUW encourages women to be active in and knowledgeable about the political process. She Should Run provides another resource towards that goal. To understand more about how you can influence the debate, visit the AAUW Voter Education Campaign.
AARP is offering a scholarship for women over 40 years of age. To learn about the scholarship see this website: http://www.aarpfoundationwlc.org/
AAPD Summer Internship Opportunity The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is now accepting applications for the 2008 Summer Internship Programs. Details and the application are available on the AAPD website, under Leadership Development, at: www.AAPD.com. Applications are due Friday, December 14, 2007.
The Arc of Bismarck is currently accepting applications for the next class of eight Partners In Policymaking sessions which will begin in October. With funding provided primarily through a grant from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, The Arc of Bismarck is able to provide this training completely free of charge to selected participants. If you would like more information or an application, visit our website at www.arcofbismarck.org/partners or e-mail joyce@apsimail.com or call 888-258-7949 or 701-258-7949.
ND Workers' Comepensation Review Ccommittee The ND Workers’ Compensation Review Committee invites injured employees with compensation-related issues to apply for review of their claims. The Committee cannot adjudicate claims, but is seeking information that may lead to changes in North Dakota’s workers’ compensation laws. Click here for additional information from George Keiser, Chairman, Workers’ Compensation Review Committee.
Click here for online
application forms.
Hundreds of thousands of “War is Not the Answer” yard/window signs have been distributed across the country. Concerned families are expressing their support for our troops and for peaceful resolutions to today’s international conflicts. Now there is real change going on in Congress. The process is very fluid. Yard signs everywhere will help to change the political environment in North Dakota toward peace. “War is Not the Answer” yard/window signs, with stakes, are immediately available in Bismarck-Mandan from Larry Spears (258-1899). Please make a contribution of $5.00, if you will, to Bismarck Quaker Meeting, 15160 Sundown Dr, Bismarck, ND 58503-9206.
PEPP: Voter Collaborative Recruitment Why do you care about who is running? Why should we have a voter collaborative? Why do you vote at all? We are looking for new folks to help with the voter collaborative. We are also seeking past collaborative members to join in the efforts for the Get Out The Vote campaigns and Candidate Forums for the 2007 Moorhead City Council and school board elections. We will also start to talk about 2008 and elections happening in June for Fargo and Cass county leading us into the November elections. Our first challenge together will be to craft a message that will move even the most apathetic person out there to at least think about getting to the polls. If you are interested, please call the PEPP office at 218-236-5434.
NDHRC & Professional Issues Conference present: Jennifer Baumgardner & damali ayo
** Online Registration Available Now! **
Mark your calendars today! NDHRC and the Professional Issues conference are collaborating on a conference, "The Human Rights Umbrella: Removing Barriers to Full Participation," scheduled for Fri.-Sat., Oct. 19 & 20. The conference will feature tracks focused on human rights, GLBT, disability, and New American issues. In those tracks, presenters will cover topics such as education, law, diversity issues, activism, health & human services, and spirituality.
Two keynote speakers! We’re proud to bring you two keynote speakers for this year’s conference. First is damali ayo, a conceptual and performance artist known for her work on contemporary race relations, who will address our Friday evening reception. Her work spans the media of painting, web art, performance, sculpture, audio and video. Jennifer Baumgardner, best-selling author and former Fargoan, will speak Saturday over lunch. The author of “Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics,” “Grassroots” and “Manifesta” will touch on a variety of human rights issues, including her work on sexuality, feminism and activism.
Watch for e-mail updates or click here for details (updated as information is available).
NDHRC Presents: Death Penalty Photo Exhibit NDHRC will be bringing a photography exhibit on the death penalty by Langley Creations Photography, created in partnership with Amnesty International USA, to cities in North Dakota in 2007 and 2008. The first exhibit will be at the North Dakota State University Memorial Union Gallery in Fargo, during our annual human rights conference in October, 2007. We’ll ask people knowledgeable about the death penalty to conduct presentations during the exhibits; Judge Ralph R. Erickson, the U.S. District Court Judge who presided over the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez will speak at NDSU in Fargo in October. * NDSU Memorial Union Gallery, Fargo: October 17-21; Judge Erickson will speak October 17 (time TBA)
NEW: Let’s Talk: About Sex! Sex is a taboo subject especially for young people. Fear and shame keep young people in the dark about protecting themselves from pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. It is time to get real, LET’S TALK: About Sex! Film “The Education of Shelby Knox” and open discussion 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 13 at The Green Market (623 NP Ave. Fargo). The event is Free and open to the public The Education of Shelby Knox is a coming of age story about a teenage girl who joins a campaign for comprehensive sex education in the high schools of Lubbock, Texas. As Shelby is swept into the fight, she begins to question her deeply conservative Southern Baptist upbringing; when the campaign broadens to include a fight for a gay-straight alliance, Shelby confronts her family and her pastor, in the end declaring herself a feminist and a liberal Christian. Sponsored by: The Committee on Health Care Accountability and Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD.
NEW: Organizing for Change sponsored by Freedom Resource Center Sept. 14, 2007 9:00-3:00 p.m. at the Kelly Inn in Fargo. Emerging leaders in the disability movement to organize for changing the world for all people with disabilities. For more information contact Freedom Resource Center at 701-478-0459 or toll free at 800-450-0459
NEW: Science, Religion & Lunch Seminar (SLRS) For our second meeting, David Dushane, longstanding SRLS enthusiast, continues his presentation of transgender issues, to be followed -- quite in the spirit of our seminar -- by Martin Wishnatsky on a totally different topic presented from a quite different view. Remember THE RULE: We will be pushing the 40 minute limit on talks a bit more to try to ensure those 20 precious minutes for discussion. I apologize for the gong.
11 September (Lake Agassiz Room, Memorial
Union, NDSU) DAVID DUSHANE. Transgender and the Nature/Nurture Dichotomy.
Part 2.
*Contacts:
Dennis Cooley
dennis.cooley@ndsu.edu (701) 231-7038 and Davis Cope davis_cope@msn.com
(701) 293-7188.
NEW: "It's Time to Rediscover Living": Free Women's Health Clinic & Educational Session, Bismarck Dr. Elizabeth Jones is offering a free women’s health clinic on September 18 at 7pm at the Doublewood Inn in Bismarck. Attend a FREE educational session on Women's Health & Pain Management -- learn about a proven, non-drug therapy. If you’re in pain and interested in learning about a proven, non-drug therapy, join others in your community and learn about your options. During this discussion we’ll address: Mechanics of pain – why it hurts; Common care – how drugs treat pain; Electrotherapy: an effective, non-drug path to pain relief; Finding the right combination to reduce medications; A non-drug treatment for incontinence Date: Tuesday, September 18th Time: 7:00PM - 8:30PM Location: Best Western Doublewood Inn, 1400 East Interchange Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501 Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Jones, PT - Jones Physical Therapy This comprehensive FREE educational session will provide you with information on pain management and an effective non-drug therapy – electrotherapy. Call or visit our website today to register for this FREE educational session. Seating is limited and pre-registration is requested Toll Free 866-999-4489 www.rediscoverliving.com
NEW: FM Funders Sponsor NPO Financial Training Day September 19 Area Nonprofit Funders are sponsoring an all day training session on nonprofit financial programs for Nonprofits on Wednesday, September 19 at Courtyard by Marriott,1080 28th Ave. S., Moorhead. The day will feature Kate Barr from the Nonprofits Assistance Fund in Minneapolis. Topics covered are Calculating True Program Costs, and Measuring Nonprofit Financial Health. Each workshop topic will be a half day presentation. The day will begin at 8:45 and end at 4:30 with a box lunch served during the noon hour. Cost for the day is $35.00. The training is sponsored by Bremer Bank, Dakota Medical Foundation, F-M Area Foundation, United Way of Cass Clay, and West Central Initiative Fund. Please mail registration and payment to Nonprofit Training, West Central Initiative, 1000 Western Ave. Fergus Falls, MN 56537. For further information contact sandy@wcif.org.
NEW: Report on Status of Homelessness in Fargo-Moorhead September 20 The Fargo Moorhead Coalition for Homeless Persons is hosting a report to the community on the status of homelessness in Fargo and Moorhead on Thursday, September 20 at 11:30-1:30 pm at the Radisson Hotel in Fargo. Greg Owen, Ph.D., consulting scientist and principle investigator of homelessness for the Wilder Research Center in St. Paul will present the results of the study titled Homeless adults and their children in Fargo, ND and Moorhead MN. The study is based on half-hour interviews with 400 “persons without permanent shelter”. The interviews were conducted by 155 community volunteers in October of 2006. The purpose of the report is to provide a current snapshot of people experiencing homelessness in Fargo-Moorhead. The information is intended as a resource for planners, policy-makers, service providers and others who are interested in addressing the problems associated with homelessness. Fee for attendance is $20.00 if received by Sept. 17 and $25 after that date. The program includes lunch, program and documents including a report on the state of the shelters in our community. Information and registration by calling Tanya at 218-233-9491 or tandres@claycohra.com
NEW: “Bright Bird: The Art of Corita Kent” Here in September/October Corita Kent was a nun who began her art career in the placid 1950s and who exploded onto the art scene in the turbulent culture of the 1960s. Her dramatic and colorful serigraphs captured the time through the use of quotations, advertising techniques and Beatles song lyrics. Her themes and artistic style continues to make her art vibrant in today’s world. The Corita Center in Los Angeles is making an enormous gift to our region by loaning their permanent collection for two months. On September 15, 7 p.m. there will be a Gallery Opening with Corita Center Curator Alexandra Carrera, Los Angles. He will present a gallery talk about Corita’s life and work at 8 p.m. with a reception catered by Green Market. Many other events and programs are associated with this display. All programs are free of charge and located at the Spirit Room Gallery, 111 Broadway, Fargo. This is a collaborative project of the Presentation Sisters, People Escaping Poverty Project, the Spirit Room Gallery, Theatre B, and project manager Jill M Johnson-Danielson. This project is made possible by grants from the Otto Bremer Foundation, the Lake Region Arts Council through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, and by the Lake Agassiz Arts Council. Please consult www.spiritroom.org or pepp.org for further information and times of presentations. All programs at the Spirit Room Gallery
NEW: Training in Measuring Program Outcomes Offered In September Classes in Measuring Program Outcomes will be offered this fall. These classes are intended for human service agency personnel who must develop their outcome evaluation abilities, and for students who want to gain exposure to outcome research and develop skills highly marketable in the human/social service arena. Responding to tremendous local, regional, and national pressures from public and private funders, F-M area and regional human service agencies now must systematically monitor their impact on clients and client systems. Programs must show empirically they are doing what they said they would do in their funding requests! This is making outcome assessment as fundamental to human service agency operations as grantwriting and program administration. This training is Co-Sponsored by The United Way of Cass Clay and Minnesota State University Moorhead Continuing Studies. Five Fridays and One Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., September 21, 28 & October 6, 12, 19, & 26, 2007. Location: Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN. For more information contact Kathleen Paulson, MSUM Continuing Studies at 218-477-5051 or paulsonk@mnstate.edu
NEW: Freedom Resource Center: Organizing for ChangeFreedom Resource Center is sponsoring a training workshop called "Organizing for Change,” scheduled for 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., September 14, 2007 at Kelly Inn (I-29 and Main, Fargo, ND). Cost is $10, and scholarships are available upon request. To register or for more information: (701) 478-0459 V/TTY / 1-800-450-0459 V/TTY / Ask for Val. Who should attend: Leaders, Self-Advocates, Parents, Allies, Professionals, and You! About the Presenters: Julie Ballinger, M.A. has worked in the disability movement for over 19 years. Julie currently works in the Independent Living Program at the University of Arkansas CURRENTS. Julie provides training and technical assistance concerning collaboration and leadership building within the IL community. Patricia Yeager , the former Executive Director of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, has been active in the Independent Living movement for more than 28 years, building local and statewide coalitions of persons with disabilities to work on public policy issues. She has put together systems change networks in Colorado and California. *Please request all disability-related accommodations at least 10 days prior to the event.
NEW: World Peace Day Celebration – September 21-22, 2007 A community-wide celebration of World Peace Day will take place Friday evening, September 21, and Saturday, September 22. World Peace Day was established by a United Nations resolution and inaugurated in 1982. Friday events begin with a Peace Procession, gathering at 5:30pm in the L. E. Berger School parking lot, 631 4th Ave East, West Fargo, and walking at 6:00pm to Faith Lutheran Church, 127 2nd Avenue East, where the other evening events take place. The keynote speaker at 7:00pm will be John Titus from Peaceful Tomorrows, an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th, who have united to turn grief into action for peace. Singer/Songwriter Peter Mayer will appear in concert at 8:15pm. To cover costs of Friday events, donations will be requested at the door: $15 adults; $10 students with current ID; children age 12 and under are free. World Peace Day events continue on Saturday, September 22, at Memorial Union on the North Dakota State University campus. Workshops, a talent fair, open microphone, student art, organizational displays, and other activities for all ages will take place from 9:00am-3:00pm. An interfaith prayer service will take place at 3:00pm. Free-will donations will be accepted for Saturday events. For more information on this event, call 701.232.2587 or e-mail peace_studies2006@yahoo.com.
NEW: F/M 2007/2008 COMMUNIVERSITY
Contact 218-299-3438 for course details and registration information. Sample
courses and facilitators:
The Arc of Bismarck presents a Community Education Forum Series: “The More We Know About …Education Law” Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library (515 North 5th Street), 6:30 - 8:30 PM Part 1 - Monday, September 10, 2007 (Meeting Room A) Participants can expect to receive factual & succinct information that includes an overview of education law, inclusive of changes due to the reauthorization along with information about student & parental rights, eligibility & assessment, due process. Part 2 - Monday, September 17, 2007 (Meeting Room B) Through a role-play demonstration, learn about the IEP process as well as how to be an effective team member and get pointers for advocacy. Both sessions are free and appropriate for the general public including parents, guardians, students, advocates, case managers, teachers & other professionals in education. Refreshments will be served. For more information call The Arc of Bismarck at 222-1854 or 258-7949.
FM Funders Sponsor NPO Financial Training Day September 19 Nonprofits should Save the Date of September 19. A Coalition of Area Nonprofit Funders is sponsoring an all day training session on financial programs for Nonprofits in the area on Wednesday, September 19. The day will feature Kate Barr from the Nonprofits Assistance Fund in Minneapolis. Topics covered are Calculating True Program Costs, and Measuring Nonprofit Financial Health. Each workshop topic will be a half day presentation. The day will begin at 8:45 and end at 4:30 with a box lunch served during the noon hour. Cost for the day is $35.00. Save the date now and look for more information in the near future.
PFLAG National Convention in Washington D.C. Registration is now open for the national convention. Register or learn more about PFLAG (Parents, Families, Friends of Lesbians & Gays) at www.pflag.org. From October 11-14, 2007 in Washington, D.C., PFLAG National will give you the support, education and advocacy training that you need to make your goals a reality. Simply put, whether you are just getting started or are a seasoned leader, there is no better way to gain valuable new perspectives and powerful tools than to join us this October. Join us for the 2007 PFLAG National Convention, presented by IBM, to be part of the family voices moving equality forward. Early Bird registration rates extended through June 30!
Minnkota Center GLBT Social/Discussion
Group
NAACP chapter in ND: A group out of Grand Forks has laid the groundwork for a North Dakota chapter of the NAACP. North Dakota is one of only two states in the United States without a chapter of the organization. Stay posted for notices of future meetings and events. Right now, the group needs members in order to get a charter from the national NAACP. The membership is $30.00, and checks can be made out to, and sent to: Northern Lights Chapter of NAACP, P.O. Box 12142, Grand Forks, ND 58208-2142. The Mission Statement of the NAACP: "...to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights for all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."
The Arc of Bismarck & The ND Protection & Advocacy Project staff are collaborating to offer training and support to groups or individuals wishing to participate in the legislative process. For more details or to schedule a workshop that includes information on how a bill becomes a law and how to draft and deliver legislative testimony, please use one of the contact points listed below to schedule an appointment. Please share this in your circles - Thank you! 701-258-7949. joyce@apsimail.com # arcbis@midconetwork.com # tlarsen@nd.gov
Nonprofits Assistance Fund Launches Blog
The Local chapter of the national campaign for the creation of a cabinet level Department of Peace is looking for a few good men and women volunteers, across the state, to team up to lobby for this bill. Please contact State Coordinator and District Team Leader Paddy McLaughlin to see how you might become involved with this powerful bill for peace. Meetings in Fargo at the Center, every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 8 p.m. Call 701-232-0694 for details. www.thepeacealliance.org Local Peace Circle takes place every Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. at The Center for Peace, 411 11th St. N., Fargo, ND. Please join us as we meditate on, prayer for and envision the conditions necessary for healing and peace on Earth. Contact Paddy McLaughlin, 701-232-0694
UND-NCAA LAWSUIT: Sioux legal bill
nears $1 million
Aug 20, 2007 - 04:03:25 CDT GRAND FORKS (AP) - Ralph Engelstad
Arena officials say they are seeking a diplomatic end to the University of
North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" nickname dispute, but American Indian leaders
say the arena's approach has lacked diplomacy.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/20/news/local/138005.txt
OUR OPINION: No more end runs on
UND nickname
UND NICKNAME: Group
rescinds support Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation's Veterans' Group board voted 3-2 Wednesday night to rescind their two-day-old support for UND's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo ... The board voted unanimously to support the nickname during a meeting Monday, but board members later were inundated with calls from Standing Rock veterans and other tribe members expressing opposition to the nickname, said Ed Black Cloud, the board's acting chairman. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=48600§ion=homepage
Tribe distances itself from
Dupris, reaffirms logo opposition In a letter sent Friday to University of North Dakota President Charles Kupchella, leaders of the Cheyenne River (S.D.) Sioux Tribe distanced themselves from enrolled member Sam Dupris and reaffirmed the tribe’s opposition to UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=176694§ion=news
COLUMNIST LLOYD OMDAHL : Time for UND to let ‘Fighting Sioux' logo goPublished Monday, August 27, 2007As they first declared in Babylon, “the handwriting is on the wall.” And when it comes to UND'S “Fighting Sioux” logo, the writing on the wall is so clear that there can be little doubt that circumstances dictate a transition to a new nickname. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=48291§ion=homepage
By Tony Spilde/Bismarck Tribune - Aug 23, 2007 - 08:57:28 CDT Those good pedagogues out at United Tribes Technical College would certainly agree that a mind is a terrible thing to waste ... As for the annual powwow, on the other hand, it would be a good thing if it was a waste ... Literally ... In Lakota, “waste” translates to “good.” http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/23/news/update/doc46cd9242044fb168996730.txt
NEWS: Race & National Origin
Putting to rest the myth of a ‘free ride'
By Virginia Granter, Bismarck Tribune - Aug 25, 2007 - 06:44:59 CDT He wanted his circular sculpture
representing the Earth to have this message: That all people of all cultures
have a place there. So, he made an opening on one end to allow any and all to
walk in and sit on the bench inside this "Earth." ... Sit. Not spray ... But
it was spray paint he found when he - David Black Cloud, 27, the sculpture's
designer and an art student at United Tribes Technical College - arrived in
Pioneer Park on Friday morning. He was with his art instructor, Wayne Pruse,
to do the last bit of finishing work it needed before the new sculpture's
Sept. 5 dedication.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/25/news/local/138293.txt
Aug 29, 2007 - 04:04:38 CDT FARGO (AP) - For the soft-spoken,
unassuming man he is, Akol Joseph Maker has invited a staggering amount of
personal scrutiny lately ... In July, Maker, 29, a refugee from southern
Sudan, let a Fargo filmmaking crew in on some family routines he normally
keeps private. They filmed him making goat soup and a polenta dish in his
Fargo apartment - a traditionally female role in his home country, which he
assumed here as caretaker of three younger siblings.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/29/news/state/138459.txt
Iowa court rules banning of Same-sex marriage unconstitutional What a great day for Iowa and for our communities! An Iowa court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny six same-sex couples in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit the right to marry ... Today’s decision brings to life the promise of equality in Iowa’s constitution for same-sex couples and their families. All people deserve to be treated fairly by their government and the decision makes that principle clear. Lambda Legal originally filed the marriage lawsuit in December 2005. Today’s decision comes after a hearing in May where both sides made arguments before the court ... Read the full text of the decision.
By Renee Stromme and Kathi Osteen, Bismarck - Aug 29, 2007 - 04:04:37 CDT Last Sunday marked the 87th
anniversary of the day that the U.S. Constitution was amended to grant women
the right to vote. American women now comprise more than half our nation's
voting age population, but the struggle to become full participants in the
political life of the country has yet to be fully realized.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/29/news/opinion/letters/doc46d4d8ed07d71321932131.txt By Amy Jacobson, Fargo - Aug 29, 2007 - 04:04:37 CDT One year ago, the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration approved over-the-counter status for emergency
contraception for women 18 and older. Emergency contraception is backup birth
control that can prevent pregnancy after sexual assault, contraceptive failure
or other unprotected intercourse ... It also is known as the "morning-after
pill" or emergency birth control.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/29/news/opinion/letters/138437.txt
Five-year health grant received to help disabled individuals By Andrea Johnson,
Staff Writer
ajohnson@minotdailynews.com
Aug 29, 2007 - 04:04:38 CDT FARGO (AP) - City commissioners
have decided not to accept any more monuments on the plaza near City Hall,
where a Ten Commandments monument has stood since 1961 ... "I'm just trying to
get us out of this controversy," said Commissioner Brad Wimmer, who proposed
the policy. It was approved on a 3-2 vote Monday.
http://www.in-forum.com/Opinion/articles/176259
Poolman departure opportunity to name a consumer advocateBy Don Morrison, Published Friday, September 07, 2007Most of us know about the worry in planning for – or experiencing – a health care need or emergency. We see insurance companies’ polished ads telling us we should trust them to come through for us when a health care emergency strikes. We pay exorbitant premiums in exchange for that rosy scenario. http://www.in-forum.com/Opinion/articles/177413
[Ed. note: Don Morrison is the Executive Director of NDpeople.org, an organizational member of NDHRC. This letter to the editor is an updated version of an opinion piece that has already been in the High Plains Reader, Valley City Times-Record, Jamestown Sun and Bismarck Tribune. Watch for it in your local paper and let NDpeople.org know if you see it.]
Poolman may see lucrative paydayBy Dale Wetzel, Associated Press Writer - Sep 03, 2007 - 04:04:16 CDT Former Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman, who resigned his job Saturday, already has lined up lucrative consulting work with at least one financial company, say people who are familiar with his plans. The package will include at least $300,000 in annual pay and use of a New York City apartment. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/09/03/news/topnews/138731.txt
Poolman's exit poses questionsAug 31, 2007 - 04:04:30 CDT Jim Poolman's resignation as state insurance commissioner to set himself up in business as a consultant to the insurance companies poses questions - not legal ones, by any means, but about unfulfilled expectations. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/31/news/opinion/editorials/138567.txt
Aug 18, 2007 - 04:03:52 CDT - Associated Press Secretary of State Al Jaeger says the supporters of a child custody initiative may begin gathering signatures ... The proposed North Dakota law would require divorcing couples to have joint legal and physical custody of their children if one of the parents asked for it, and neither was judged unfit or dangerous to the child. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/18/news/state/137921.txt
By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press Writer, Aug 24, 2007 - 04:05:22 CDT
The University of North
Dakota may have violated the free-speech rights of activists who were
circulating an initiative petition to change North Dakota's child custody
laws, a state appeals court ruled ... The North Dakota Court of Appeals order
Wednesday directs Northeast Central District Judge Debbie Kleven to consider a
sworn statement by Roland Riemers, of Emerado, in the context of a UND motion
for a summary judgment in its favor.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/24/news/state/138199.txt
Mathern planning bid for governor’s jobThe Forum, Published Friday, August 31, 2007State Sen. Tim Mathern, a Democrat from Fargo, announced today he has formed an exploratory group to help in the planning of a bid for his party’s nomination for the job of governor. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=176789§ion=News
Forum Editorial: Third term for Hoeven in the mix Published Thursday, September 06, 2007Speculation about whether North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven will seek a third term is more than just talk. He’s not flatly ruled out another four years, which he certainly would do if he were not interested. Rather, he’s fueled speculation by hinting another term is more than a possibility. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=177320§ion=Opinion
Sheri McMahon, Fargo letter: Forum’s Labor Day choices regrettablePublished Thursday, September 06, 2007Did The Forum make any attempt to research this organization before publishing its executive director’s article as a “Their Opinion” on Labor Day? Rick Berman is a long time corporate attorney with long ties to tobacco industry lobbying, Newt Gingrich’s ethically compromised activities while in Congress, and with a history of opposition to the Americans with Disabilities Act as a restaurant industry attorney and lobbyist. Berman also has a “relationship” with Wal-Mart, who shares his mission of “educating” workers about “union facts.” http://www.in-forum.com/Opinion/articles/177323
WSI trial decision delayedBy Crystal R. Reid, Bismarck Tribune - Aug 25, 2007 - 06:44:59 CDT A preliminary hearing to decide whether two Workforce Safety and Insurance executives will go to trial for felony charges ended with both prosecution and defense agreeing to submit briefs by Monday afternoon. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/25/news/topnews/138291.txt
Judge orders WSI trialBy Crystal R. Reid, Bismarck Tribune - Aug 30, 2007 - 04:05:06 CDT A South Central District Court judge determined there is enough evidence for two state agency executives to go on trial for felony charges. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/30/news/topnews/138515.txt [top]
WSI employees to enter pleas in October
KXMBTV Bismarck - Aug 31 2007 7:29PM
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North Dakota Human Rights Coalition P.O. Box 1961 Fargo, North Dakota 58107-1961 Phone: (701) 239-9323 Fax: (701) 478-4452 Email: humanrights@ndhrc.org
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