<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Breaking News &#187; Bismarck</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/t/bismarck/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n</link>
	<description>News and incisive Views 24/7/365</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>ND continues to lead 3-state region in federal oil, gas leases; fiscal 2009 sets record</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-continues-to-lead-3-state-region-in-federal-oil-gas-leases-fiscal-2009-sets-record-246999/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-continues-to-lead-3-state-region-in-federal-oil-gas-leases-fiscal-2009-sets-record-246999/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-continues-to-lead-3-state-region-in-federal-oil-gas-leases-fiscal-2009-sets-record-246999/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND leads 3-state region in oil, gas leases

BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana set a record in fiscal 2009, with parcels in western North Dakota&#8217;s booming oil patch accounting for the overwhelming bulk of interest, the Bureau of Land Management said Monday.
Oil and gas lease sales in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-continues-to-lead-3-state-region-in-federal-oil-gas-leases-fiscal-2009-sets-record-246999/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : ND continues to lead 3-state region in federal oil, gas leases; fiscal 2009 sets record</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-continues-to-lead-3-state-region-in-federal-oil-gas-leases-fiscal-2009-sets-record-246999/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota regulators balk at wind turbine locations, say 6 towers are too close to homes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-balk-at-wind-turbine-locations-say-6-towers-are-too-close-to-homes-242989/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-balk-at-wind-turbine-locations-say-6-towers-are-too-close-to-homes-242989/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-balk-at-wind-turbine-locations-say-6-towers-are-too-close-to-homes-242989/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND regulators balk at wind tower locations

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota regulators, leery of a wind developer&#8217;s request to locate six turbines less than a quarter-mile from rural homes, have scheduled a hearing for arguments about why they should grant it.
The state Public Service Commission in April approved a site plan for Just Wind LLC&#8217;s ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-balk-at-wind-turbine-locations-say-6-towers-are-too-close-to-homes-242989/">North Dakota regulators balk at wind turbine locations, say 6 towers are too close to homes</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-balk-at-wind-turbine-locations-say-6-towers-are-too-close-to-homes-242989/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota Retail Association expects holiday sales to be up, bucking national trend</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-retail-association-expects-holiday-sales-to-be-up-bucking-national-trend-236625/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-retail-association-expects-holiday-sales-to-be-up-bucking-national-trend-236625/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Occasions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-retail-association-expects-holiday-sales-to-be-up-bucking-national-trend-236625/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND retail group expects holiday sales to rise

BISMARCK, N.D. — The head of the North Dakota Retail Association says he expects holiday sales in the state this year to be up 1 to 2 percent over last year, compared with a predicted 1 percent drop nationally.
Mike Rud says North Dakota has not been hit as .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-retail-association-expects-holiday-sales-to-be-up-bucking-national-trend-236625/">North Dakota Retail Association expects holiday sales to be up, bucking national trend</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-retail-association-expects-holiday-sales-to-be-up-bucking-national-trend-236625/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota regulators approve settlement of Otter Tail electric rate case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-approve-settlement-of-otter-tail-electric-rate-case-235944/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-approve-settlement-of-otter-tail-electric-rate-case-235944/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-approve-settlement-of-otter-tail-electric-rate-case-235944/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Otter Tail electric rate case settled in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. — Otter Tail Power Co.&#8217;s North Dakota customers will be paying slightly lower rates under a settlement of an electric rate case.
The utility&#8217;s 57,000 North Dakota electric customers also will be getting a small refund, with interest, for overpaying their electric bills during the past year.
An .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-approve-settlement-of-otter-tail-electric-rate-case-235944/">North Dakota regulators approve settlement of Otter Tail electric rate case</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-approve-settlement-of-otter-tail-electric-rate-case-235944/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota&#8217;s land department director departing after about 8 years at post</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-land-department-director-departing-after-about-8-years-at-post-234692/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-land-department-director-departing-after-about-8-years-at-post-234692/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-land-department-director-departing-after-about-8-years-at-post-234692/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
North Dakota&#8217;s land department director departing

BISMARCK, N.D. — The administrator of the North Dakota Land Department is leaving.
Gary Preszler has been the agency&#8217;s commissioner since 2001. Before that, Preszler was North Dakota&#8217;s top banking regulator for more than 15 years.
In a letter, Preszler says he wants to retire by Feb. 15. He says he&#8217;ll serve .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-land-department-director-departing-after-about-8-years-at-post-234692/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: North Dakota&#8217;s land department director departing after about 8 years at post</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-land-department-director-departing-after-about-8-years-at-post-234692/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wilton Wind Energy Center in North Dakota doubles in size to 66 turbines, 99 megawatts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wilton-wind-energy-center-in-north-dakota-doubles-in-size-to-66-turbines-99-megawatts-233621/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wilton-wind-energy-center-in-north-dakota-doubles-in-size-to-66-turbines-99-megawatts-233621/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Electric Power Generation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wilton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/wilton-wind-energy-center-in-north-dakota-doubles-in-size-to-66-turbines-99-megawatts-233621/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Wilton wind farm in North Dakota doubles in size

WILTON, N.D. — The Wilton Wind Energy Center north of Bismarck, N.D., has doubled in size.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative says the last of 33 additional wind turbines began operating in late October, bringing the total number of turbines to 66 and the generating capacity of the wind .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wilton-wind-energy-center-in-north-dakota-doubles-in-size-to-66-turbines-99-megawatts-233621/">Source article &nbsp;: Wilton Wind Energy Center in North Dakota doubles in size to 66 turbines, 99 megawatts</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wilton-wind-energy-center-in-north-dakota-doubles-in-size-to-66-turbines-99-megawatts-233621/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dakotas may see record sunflower yields despite late, wet harvest; boost supply for US, Canada</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dakotas-may-see-record-sunflower-yields-despite-late-wet-harvest-boost-supply-for-us-canada-230340/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dakotas-may-see-record-sunflower-yields-despite-late-wet-harvest-boost-supply-for-us-canada-230340/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food Manufacturing and Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/dakotas-may-see-record-sunflower-yields-despite-late-wet-harvest-boost-supply-for-us-canada-230340/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Dakotas might see record sunflower yields
BISMARCK, N.D. — Sunflower crops could set records in the nation&#8217;s top two producing states this year, helping to blunt a drop in nationwide production and ensure a healthy supply for processors in the United States and Canada.

The good year for growers in North Dakota and South Dakota in turn .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dakotas-may-see-record-sunflower-yields-despite-late-wet-harvest-boost-supply-for-us-canada-230340/" title="Dakotas may see record sunflower yields despite late, wet harvest; boost supply for US, Canada">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dakotas-may-see-record-sunflower-yields-despite-late-wet-harvest-boost-supply-for-us-canada-230340/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>N. Dakota flaring less natural gas as pipelines, plants come on line; but can it keep up?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-dakota-flaring-less-natural-gas-as-pipelines-plants-come-on-line-but-can-it-keep-up-230071/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-dakota-flaring-less-natural-gas-as-pipelines-plants-come-on-line-but-can-it-keep-up-230071/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eco-friendly Practices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-dakota-flaring-less-natural-gas-as-pipelines-plants-come-on-line-but-can-it-keep-up-230071/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
North Dakota flaring less natural gas _ for now

BISMARCK, N.D. — The burning glow over North Dakota&#8217;s oil patch is slowly dimming as companies work to capture and sell natural gas instead of flaring it.
Though the flares atop the oil fields have lessened in recent months, it&#8217;s still tough to stomach for those in North ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-dakota-flaring-less-natural-gas-as-pipelines-plants-come-on-line-but-can-it-keep-up-230071/">N. Dakota flaring less natural gas as pipelines, plants come on line; but can it keep up?</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/n-dakota-flaring-less-natural-gas-as-pipelines-plants-come-on-line-but-can-it-keep-up-230071/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Chief ND engineer gets green light to contract for $15.3 million Devils Lake outlet upgrade</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chief-nd-engineer-gets-green-light-to-contract-for-153-million-devils-lake-outlet-upgrade-228563/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chief-nd-engineer-gets-green-light-to-contract-for-153-million-devils-lake-outlet-upgrade-228563/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/chief-nd-engineer-gets-green-light-to-contract-for-153-million-devils-lake-outlet-upgrade-228563/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND state engineer given outlet contract power

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota&#8217;s state Water Commission is moving forward with plans for a $15.3 million upgrade to the system of canals and pipes that drains Devils Lake floodwaters into the Sheyenne River.
Downstream opponents, meanwhile, are stepping up their opposition.
The Water Commission, chaired by Gov. John Hoeven, voted ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chief-nd-engineer-gets-green-light-to-contract-for-153-million-devils-lake-outlet-upgrade-228563/">Chief ND engineer gets green light to contract for $15.3 million Devils Lake outlet upgrade</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chief-nd-engineer-gets-green-light-to-contract-for-153-million-devils-lake-outlet-upgrade-228563/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota regulators drop coal mining complaint on 2-1 vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-drop-coal-mining-complaint-on-2-1-vote-227352/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-drop-coal-mining-complaint-on-2-1-vote-227352/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-drop-coal-mining-complaint-on-2-1-vote-227352/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
North Dakota regulators toss coal mining complaint

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota regulators voted Thursday to drop a complaint against Falkirk Mining Co. for illegally removing topsoil to build a road in an area where the company plans to begin digging coal.
State Public Service Commission inspectors had recommended a $350 fine against Falkirk for the incident. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-drop-coal-mining-complaint-on-2-1-vote-227352/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: North Dakota regulators drop coal mining complaint on 2-1 vote</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-regulators-drop-coal-mining-complaint-on-2-1-vote-227352/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US crop production estimates may ease fears about rainy harvest season cutting into production</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-crop-production-estimates-may-ease-fears-about-rainy-harvest-season-cutting-into-production-225482/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-crop-production-estimates-may-ease-fears-about-rainy-harvest-season-cutting-into-production-225482/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food Manufacturing and Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-crop-production-estimates-may-ease-fears-about-rainy-harvest-season-cutting-into-production-225482/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
US crop estimates may ease fears about wet harvest

BISMARCK, N.D. — Newly released estimates for U.S. wheat, corn and soybean crops may put to rest fears that a wet harvest season in many parts of the country could cut into production.
Late-season rains had delayed harvest of small grains in many areas, raising concerns about whether  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-crop-production-estimates-may-ease-fears-about-rainy-harvest-season-cutting-into-production-225482/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-crop-production-estimates-may-ease-fears-about-rainy-harvest-season-cutting-into-production-225482/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Judge temporarily blocks higher ed officials from changing UND&#8217;s Fighting Sioux nickname</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-temporarily-blocks-higher-ed-officials-from-changing-unds-fighting-sioux-nickname-225254/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-temporarily-blocks-higher-ed-officials-from-changing-unds-fighting-sioux-nickname-225254/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-temporarily-blocks-higher-ed-officials-from-changing-unds-fighting-sioux-nickname-225254/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Judge blocks UND from changing nickname
BISMARCK, N.D. — A judge has temporarily blocked higher education officials from changing the University of North Dakota&#8217;s Fighting Sioux nickname.

The president of North Dakota&#8217;s Board of Higher Education, Richie Smith, said Tuesday that the order could delay the university&#8217;s efforts to join the Summit League and re-establish its football ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-temporarily-blocks-higher-ed-officials-from-changing-unds-fighting-sioux-nickname-225254/" title="Judge temporarily blocks higher ed officials from changing UND&#8217;s Fighting Sioux nickname">>>></a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-temporarily-blocks-higher-ed-officials-from-changing-unds-fighting-sioux-nickname-225254/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>US small grains production estimates change little in new Agriculture Department report</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-small-grains-production-estimates-change-little-in-new-agriculture-department-report-225076/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-small-grains-production-estimates-change-little-in-new-agriculture-department-report-225076/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-small-grains-production-estimates-change-little-in-new-agriculture-department-report-225076/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
US small grains estimates virtually unchanged

BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Agriculture Department has revised its estimates for production of small grains such as wheat and barley but the changes are small.
Estimated U.S. spring wheat production is down less than 1 percent from the Sept. 30 estimate and durum wheat production is down 1 percent. Total .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-small-grains-production-estimates-change-little-in-new-agriculture-department-report-225076/">US small grains production estimates change little in new Agriculture Department report</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-small-grains-production-estimates-change-little-in-new-agriculture-department-report-225076/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oilman Harold Hamm: North Dakota&#8217;s oil reserves could be double federal estimates</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oilman-harold-hamm-north-dakotas-oil-reserves-could-be-double-federal-estimates-223564/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oilman-harold-hamm-north-dakotas-oil-reserves-could-be-double-federal-estimates-223564/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/oilman-harold-hamm-north-dakotas-oil-reserves-could-be-double-federal-estimates-223564/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Oilman says ND reserves could be double estimates

BISMARCK, N.D. — Billionaire oilman Harold Hamm believes North Dakota&#8217;s oil reserves are double the federal government&#8217;s estimates.
Hamm was the keynote speaker Monday at an energy conference in Bismarck. He said the U.S. Geological Survey&#8217;s estimate of 4.2 billion barrels of oil in the Bakken shale formation could .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oilman-harold-hamm-north-dakotas-oil-reserves-could-be-double-federal-estimates-223564/">Source &nbsp;: Oilman Harold Hamm: North Dakota&#8217;s oil reserves could be double federal estimates</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oilman-harold-hamm-north-dakotas-oil-reserves-could-be-double-federal-estimates-223564/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Soaring ND oil production to get another boost as shipping capacity rises</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/soaring-nd-oil-production-to-get-another-boost-as-shipping-capacity-rises-223269/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/soaring-nd-oil-production-to-get-another-boost-as-shipping-capacity-rises-223269/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/soaring-nd-oil-production-to-get-another-boost-as-shipping-capacity-rises-223269/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Soaring ND oil production to get another boost

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota&#8217;s already burgeoning oil production could soar another 50 percent next year as the state&#8217;s capacity to export crude catches up with its ability to pump it, state regulators and industry officials say.
If oil prices stay above $60 a barrel and contemplated oil transportation ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soaring-nd-oil-production-to-get-another-boost-as-shipping-capacity-rises-223269/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Soaring ND oil production to get another boost as shipping capacity rises</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/soaring-nd-oil-production-to-get-another-boost-as-shipping-capacity-rises-223269/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND state land oil lease auction brings record $71.6M</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-state-land-oil-lease-auction-brings-record-716m-220415/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-state-land-oil-lease-auction-brings-record-716m-220415/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-state-land-oil-lease-auction-brings-record-716m-220415/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND oil lease auction brings record $71.6M
BISMARCK, N.D. — An auction of oil drilling rights on North Dakota state land has fetched $71.6 million, a record haul that will go mostly to benefit public schools.

Oil producers and lease brokers paid an average of $1,214 an acre for almost 59,000 acres of land in 12 counties .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-state-land-oil-lease-auction-brings-record-716m-220415/">ND state land oil lease auction brings record $71.6M</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-state-land-oil-lease-auction-brings-record-716m-220415/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota utility&#8217;s CEO says climate change among most critical issues facing cooperatives</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-utilitys-ceo-says-climate-change-among-most-critical-issues-facing-cooperatives-219152/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-utilitys-ceo-says-climate-change-among-most-critical-issues-facing-cooperatives-219152/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-utilitys-ceo-says-climate-change-among-most-critical-issues-facing-cooperatives-219152/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
CEO: Utilities must join climate-change debate

BISMARCK, N.D. — The chief executive of a North Dakota-based electric power cooperative says utilities must be engaged in the climate-change debate and use their unified voice.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative CEO Ron Harper says utilities can help develop a comprehensive plan that addresses climate change, encourages technology development and gives .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-utilitys-ceo-says-climate-change-among-most-critical-issues-facing-cooperatives-219152/">North Dakota utility&#8217;s CEO says climate change among most critical issues facing cooperatives</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-utilitys-ceo-says-climate-change-among-most-critical-issues-facing-cooperatives-219152/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Growing oil industry has more North Dakotans reporting income of $1 million or more</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/growing-oil-industry-has-more-north-dakotans-reporting-income-of-1-million-or-more-217791/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/growing-oil-industry-has-more-north-dakotans-reporting-income-of-1-million-or-more-217791/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Performance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Taxes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/growing-oil-industry-has-more-north-dakotans-reporting-income-of-1-million-or-more-217791/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
More North Dakotans report income of $1M or more

BISMARCK, N.D. — More North Dakota residents reported incomes of $1 million or more last year thanks to the state&#8217;s booming oil patch.
The number of people reporting income of $1 million or more increased by 18.5 percent last year, according to the state Tax Department. More than .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/growing-oil-industry-has-more-north-dakotans-reporting-income-of-1-million-or-more-217791/">Growing oil industry has more North Dakotans reporting income of $1 million or more</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/growing-oil-industry-has-more-north-dakotans-reporting-income-of-1-million-or-more-217791/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND exec: Health insurance changes would jack up costs, force buying of more benefits</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-exec-health-insurance-changes-would-jack-up-costs-force-buying-of-more-benefits-216518/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-exec-health-insurance-changes-would-jack-up-costs-force-buying-of-more-benefits-216518/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-exec-health-insurance-changes-would-jack-up-costs-force-buying-of-more-benefits-216518/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND exec: Health changes would boost costs
BISMARCK, N.D. — The president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota says health care reform measures in Congress would accelerate increases in insurance costs.

Paul von Ebers told the Legislature&#8217;s interim Industry, Business and Labor Committee that the proposals require companies to offer more benefits than North Dakota ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-exec-health-insurance-changes-would-jack-up-costs-force-buying-of-more-benefits-216518/">ND exec: Health insurance changes would jack up costs, force buying of more benefits</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-exec-health-insurance-changes-would-jack-up-costs-force-buying-of-more-benefits-216518/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota&#8217;s Rep. Pomeroy: Give pension funds more time to recover value from market crash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-rep-pomeroy-give-pension-funds-more-time-to-recover-value-from-market-crash-215227/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-rep-pomeroy-give-pension-funds-more-time-to-recover-value-from-market-crash-215227/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Markets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Pensions And Social Security]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pomeroy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-rep-pomeroy-give-pension-funds-more-time-to-recover-value-from-market-crash-215227/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND&#8217;s Pomeroy: Pension fund rules need overhaul

BISMARCK, N.D. — U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy says the nation&#8217;s pension funds need more time to recover their value from last year&#8217;s market crash.
The North Dakota Democratic congressman says current federal law requires pension funds to have larger cash balances than they need to make their payments to retired .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-rep-pomeroy-give-pension-funds-more-time-to-recover-value-from-market-crash-215227/">Source article &nbsp;: North Dakota&#8217;s Rep. Pomeroy: Give pension funds more time to recover value from market crash</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakotas-rep-pomeroy-give-pension-funds-more-time-to-recover-value-from-market-crash-215227/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota AG says law kept hospital merger review brief; may seek to expand authority</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-ag-says-law-kept-hospital-merger-review-brief-may-seek-to-expand-authority-215123/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-ag-says-law-kept-hospital-merger-review-brief-may-seek-to-expand-authority-215123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-ag-says-law-kept-hospital-merger-review-brief-may-seek-to-expand-authority-215123/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND AG says law kept hospital merger review brief

BISMARCK, N.D. — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota law limited his review of a merger of two large health care companies.
Stenehjem says he may ask the Legislature to expand his authority.
The proposed merger of Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., and MeritCare Health System of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-ag-says-law-kept-hospital-merger-review-brief-may-seek-to-expand-authority-215123/">Source article &nbsp;: North Dakota AG says law kept hospital merger review brief; may seek to expand authority</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-ag-says-law-kept-hospital-merger-review-brief-may-seek-to-expand-authority-215123/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>APNewsBreak: Military says Minot Air Force Base commander relieved due to &#8216;loss of confidence&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-military-says-minot-air-force-base-commander-relieved-due-to-loss-of-confidence-213049/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-military-says-minot-air-force-base-commander-relieved-due-to-loss-of-confidence-213049/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Armed Forces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military Facilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-military-says-minot-air-force-base-commander-relieved-due-to-loss-of-confidence-213049/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
APNewsBreak: ND Air Force base commander fired

BISMARCK, N.D. — The military says the commander at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota has been relieved of his command.
The Air Force told The Associated Press on Friday it lost confidence in Col. Joel Westa&#8217;s ability to command the base.
The military says Westa was unable to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-military-says-minot-air-force-base-commander-relieved-due-to-loss-of-confidence-213049/">Read the original article &nbsp;: APNewsBreak: Military says Minot Air Force Base commander relieved due to &#8216;loss of confidence&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-military-says-minot-air-force-base-commander-relieved-due-to-loss-of-confidence-213049/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Western Area Power Administration buying more wind power, looking at long-term demo project</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-area-power-administration-buying-more-wind-power-looking-at-long-term-demo-project-212796/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-area-power-administration-buying-more-wind-power-looking-at-long-term-demo-project-212796/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Utilities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-area-power-administration-buying-more-wind-power-looking-at-long-term-demo-project-212796/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Electricity-marketing agency buys more wind power

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal agency that markets electricity generated by water projects such as Missouri River dams is increasing short-term partnerships with wind farms in the Dakotas and might someday become an even bigger potential buyer for wind developers in the two states.
The Western Area Power Administration has been ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-area-power-administration-buying-more-wind-power-looking-at-long-term-demo-project-212796/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Western Area Power Administration buying more wind power, looking at long-term demo project</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-area-power-administration-buying-more-wind-power-looking-at-long-term-demo-project-212796/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND lawmakers exploring &#8216;homestead&#8217; property tax credit for all homeowners</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-lawmakers-exploring-homestead-property-tax-credit-for-all-homeowners-212642/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-lawmakers-exploring-homestead-property-tax-credit-for-all-homeowners-212642/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Demographic Groups]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Taxes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Seniors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-lawmakers-exploring-homestead-property-tax-credit-for-all-homeowners-212642/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND lawmakers exploring property tax credits

BISMARCK, N.D. — State lawmakers are exploring whether to give most North Dakota homeowners the benefit of a property tax credit normally reserved for seniors and people with disabilities.
One potential goal is to limit homeowners&#8217; property tax bills to 1.5 percent of the market value of their homes, Sen. Dwight ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-lawmakers-exploring-homestead-property-tax-credit-for-all-homeowners-212642/">Read : ND lawmakers exploring &#8216;homestead&#8217; property tax credit for all homeowners</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-lawmakers-exploring-homestead-property-tax-credit-for-all-homeowners-212642/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Energy Department says ND is now 4th biggest crude-producing state, surpassing Louisiana</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-department-says-nd-is-now-4th-biggest-crude-producing-state-surpassing-louisiana-210074/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-department-says-nd-is-now-4th-biggest-crude-producing-state-surpassing-louisiana-210074/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-department-says-nd-is-now-4th-biggest-crude-producing-state-surpassing-louisiana-210074/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Report: ND is now 4th biggest oil-producing state

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota has surpassed Louisiana as the fourth-largest oil-producing state in the nation, the U.S. Energy Department says.
The agency&#8217;s Energy Information Administration said North Dakota produced 6.38 million barrels of crude in May, edging Louisiana, which had 6.34 million barrels for the month. Oklahoma was .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-department-says-nd-is-now-4th-biggest-crude-producing-state-surpassing-louisiana-210074/">Energy Department says ND is now 4th biggest crude-producing state, surpassing Louisiana</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-department-says-nd-is-now-4th-biggest-crude-producing-state-surpassing-louisiana-210074/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND researchers: Most Upper Midwest hard red spring wheat, durum wheat is top grade</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-researchers-most-upper-midwest-hard-red-spring-wheat-durum-wheat-is-top-grade-209624/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-researchers-most-upper-midwest-hard-red-spring-wheat-durum-wheat-is-top-grade-209624/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food Manufacturing and Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Flowering Plants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-researchers-most-upper-midwest-hard-red-spring-wheat-durum-wheat-is-top-grade-209624/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND researchers: Upper Midwest wheat of good grade

BISMARCK, N.D. — Nearly all of the hard red spring wheat grown in the Upper Midwest made top grade this year, while about three-fourths of the durum crop was top grade — a big improvement over last year, according to North Dakota State University researchers.
However, concerns raised earlier .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-researchers-most-upper-midwest-hard-red-spring-wheat-durum-wheat-is-top-grade-209624/">ND researchers: Most Upper Midwest hard red spring wheat, durum wheat is top grade</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-researchers-most-upper-midwest-hard-red-spring-wheat-durum-wheat-is-top-grade-209624/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Proposed Otter Tail Power&#8217;s electric rate settlement includes refund to North Dakota customers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-otter-tail-powers-electric-rate-settlement-includes-refund-to-north-dakota-customers-207547/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-otter-tail-powers-electric-rate-settlement-includes-refund-to-north-dakota-customers-207547/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Civil Service]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-otter-tail-powers-electric-rate-settlement-includes-refund-to-north-dakota-customers-207547/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
ND electric settlement includes customer refund

BISMARCK, N.D. — A proposed settlement of an Otter Tail Power electric rate case includes almost $865,000 in refunds to North Dakota customers, who have been paying higher electric charges since January.
The state Public Service Commission may approve the settlement Wednesday, although Commissioner Tony Clark said action could be delayed ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-otter-tail-powers-electric-rate-settlement-includes-refund-to-north-dakota-customers-207547/">Proposed Otter Tail Power&#8217;s electric rate settlement includes refund to North Dakota customers</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-otter-tail-powers-electric-rate-settlement-includes-refund-to-north-dakota-customers-207547/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Dakota, South Dakota getting $24 million for heating aid through end of year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-south-dakota-getting-24-million-for-heating-aid-through-end-of-year-205251/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-south-dakota-getting-24-million-for-heating-aid-through-end-of-year-205251/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weather Conditions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-south-dakota-getting-24-million-for-heating-aid-through-end-of-year-205251/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota and South Dakota are getting a total of more than $24 million in federal money to help needy families pay their heating bills through the rest of the calendar year as both states&#8217; energy assistance programs appear in good shape as winter prepares to set in.

The U.S. Department of Health .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-south-dakota-getting-24-million-for-heating-aid-through-end-of-year-205251/">Source &nbsp;: North Dakota, South Dakota getting $24 million for heating aid through end of year</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/north-dakota-south-dakota-getting-24-million-for-heating-aid-through-end-of-year-205251/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New cost ceilings, audit planned for North Dakota State, North Dakota presidents&#8217; homes.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-cost-ceilings-audit-planned-for-north-dakota-state-north-dakota-presidents-homes-205037/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-cost-ceilings-audit-planned-for-north-dakota-state-north-dakota-presidents-homes-205037/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business And Professional Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-cost-ceilings-audit-planned-for-north-dakota-state-north-dakota-presidents-homes-205037/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota state auditors will be going over cost overruns in the construction of new homes for the presidents of North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.

The state Board of Higher Education voted Friday to approve the audit.
Both homes were expected to cost no more than $900,000. The NDSU .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-cost-ceilings-audit-planned-for-north-dakota-state-north-dakota-presidents-homes-205037/">New cost ceilings, audit planned for North Dakota State, North Dakota presidents&#8217; homes.</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-cost-ceilings-audit-planned-for-north-dakota-state-north-dakota-presidents-homes-205037/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND aerospace school suspends flights for 1 day after landing, take-off mishaps</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-aerospace-school-suspends-flights-for-1-day-after-landing-take-off-mishaps-204244/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-aerospace-school-suspends-flights-for-1-day-after-landing-take-off-mishaps-204244/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-aerospace-school-suspends-flights-for-1-day-after-landing-take-off-mishaps-204244/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — The University of North Dakota&#8217;s aerospace school has suspended training flights for one day after a series of landing and take-off mishaps at the Grand Forks airport.

University flight operations director Al Palmer said the latest incident involved a plane that landed Thursday morning without its landing gear down. No one was hurt.
Six .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-aerospace-school-suspends-flights-for-1-day-after-landing-take-off-mishaps-204244/">ND aerospace school suspends flights for 1 day after landing, take-off mishaps</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-aerospace-school-suspends-flights-for-1-day-after-landing-take-off-mishaps-204244/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Senator: US Forest Service to implement new grazing administration agreements in western ND</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-us-forest-service-to-implement-new-grazing-administration-agreements-in-western-nd-202182/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-us-forest-service-to-implement-new-grazing-administration-agreements-in-western-nd-202182/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-us-forest-service-to-implement-new-grazing-administration-agreements-in-western-nd-202182/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Forest Service will implement new 10-year grazing administration plans on western North Dakota&#8217;s federal grasslands even if the two major rancher associations decline to sign the deals, one of the state&#8217;s senators said.

The rancher associations administer grazing on the grasslands on behalf of the Forest Service, issuing permits, collecting fees  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-us-forest-service-to-implement-new-grazing-administration-agreements-in-western-nd-202182/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-us-forest-service-to-implement-new-grazing-administration-agreements-in-western-nd-202182/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND resumes record monthly oil production, on pace for record year despite predicted slump</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-resumes-record-monthly-oil-production-on-pace-for-record-year-despite-predicted-slump-201500/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-resumes-record-monthly-oil-production-on-pace-for-record-year-despite-predicted-slump-201500/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-resumes-record-monthly-oil-production-on-pace-for-record-year-despite-predicted-slump-201500/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is again setting monthly oil production records and may be on pace to set a record for the year, state and industry officials said Tuesday.

It&#8217;s a turnaround from just a few months ago, when slipping crude prices and a slumping U.S. economy led officials to believe last year&#8217;s record production ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-resumes-record-monthly-oil-production-on-pace-for-record-year-despite-predicted-slump-201500/" title="ND resumes record monthly oil production, on pace for record year despite predicted slump">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-resumes-record-monthly-oil-production-on-pace-for-record-year-despite-predicted-slump-201500/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Official: ND&#8217;s dominant insurer takes &#8216;positive step&#8217; with pledge to cut questionable expenses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-nds-dominant-insurer-takes-positive-step-with-pledge-to-cut-questionable-expenses-197487/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-nds-dominant-insurer-takes-positive-step-with-pledge-to-cut-questionable-expenses-197487/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-nds-dominant-insurer-takes-positive-step-with-pledge-to-cut-questionable-expenses-197487/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota&#8217;s promise to cut questionable expenses will help rebuild policyholders&#8217; trust in the company, the state insurance commissioner said Thursday.

Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state&#8217;s dominant insurer, came under scrutiny earlier this year after a weeklong Caribbean trip. Insurance examiners subsequently found that the company used ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-nds-dominant-insurer-takes-positive-step-with-pledge-to-cut-questionable-expenses-197487/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Official: ND&#8217;s dominant insurer takes &#8216;positive step&#8217; with pledge to cut questionable expenses</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-nds-dominant-insurer-takes-positive-step-with-pledge-to-cut-questionable-expenses-197487/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Police say man reported someone broke into his home, dumped chlorine in fish tank and stole cat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-man-reported-someone-broke-into-his-home-dumped-chlorine-in-fish-tank-and-stole-cat-197319/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-man-reported-someone-broke-into-his-home-dumped-chlorine-in-fish-tank-and-stole-cat-197319/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Theft]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-man-reported-someone-broke-into-his-home-dumped-chlorine-in-fish-tank-and-stole-cat-197319/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Police said a man reported a strange burglary in which the property involved had four legs and fins. Police Lt. Randy Ziegler said the man reported that whoever broke into his home dumped chlorine in his fish tank, killing the fish, and made off with his cat.

The man is not sure if .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-man-reported-someone-broke-into-his-home-dumped-chlorine-in-fish-tank-and-stole-cat-197319/">Police say man reported someone broke into his home, dumped chlorine in fish tank and stole cat</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-man-reported-someone-broke-into-his-home-dumped-chlorine-in-fish-tank-and-stole-cat-197319/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>APNewsBreak: Minot Air Force Base missile commander relieved of duties to &#8216;loss of confidence&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-minot-air-force-base-missile-commander-relieved-of-duties-to-loss-of-confidence-196346/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-minot-air-force-base-missile-commander-relieved-of-duties-to-loss-of-confidence-196346/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Armed Forces]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military Facilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Weapons]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weapons Of Mass Destruction]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-minot-air-force-base-missile-commander-relieved-of-duties-to-loss-of-confidence-196346/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — The missile wing commander at North Dakota&#8217;s Minot Air Force Base was relieved of his command Wednesday after a series of missteps at the unit, including two crashes of vehicles carrying missile parts in just more than a year.

Col. Christopher Ayres&#8217; was not ousted for any misconduct or wrongdoing, but the Air .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-minot-air-force-base-missile-commander-relieved-of-duties-to-loss-of-confidence-196346/" title="APNewsBreak: Minot Air Force Base missile commander relieved of duties to &#8216;loss of confidence&#8217;">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-minot-air-force-base-missile-commander-relieved-of-duties-to-loss-of-confidence-196346/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Protesting farmers arrested while trying to plant hemp at DEA headquarters in Va.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesting-farmers-arrested-while-trying-to-plant-hemp-at-dea-headquarters-in-va-194981/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesting-farmers-arrested-while-trying-to-plant-hemp-at-dea-headquarters-in-va-194981/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Political and Civil Unrest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arlington]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arrests]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drug-related Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[International Trade]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Protests And Demonstrations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesting-farmers-arrested-while-trying-to-plant-hemp-at-dea-headquarters-in-va-194981/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — A 51-year-old grandfather who grows garbanzo beans and other crops in northwestern North Dakota was among the protesters arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration offices.

Wayne Hauge and five other people were arrested Tuesday for trespassing and part of a group of about 20 protesting ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesting-farmers-arrested-while-trying-to-plant-hemp-at-dea-headquarters-in-va-194981/">Protesting farmers arrested while trying to plant hemp at DEA headquarters in Va.</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesting-farmers-arrested-while-trying-to-plant-hemp-at-dea-headquarters-in-va-194981/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND officials: Valve on pipe used to drain swollen lake behind damaged dam was only half open</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-officials-valve-on-pipe-used-to-drain-swollen-lake-behind-damaged-dam-was-only-half-open-194187/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-officials-valve-on-pipe-used-to-drain-swollen-lake-behind-damaged-dam-was-only-half-open-194187/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weather Conditions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-officials-valve-on-pipe-used-to-drain-swollen-lake-behind-damaged-dam-was-only-half-open-194187/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — A swollen lake behind a damaged dam that threatens a small southeastern North Dakota town dropped only a couple of inches over the summer because a valve on the pipe used to drain it was only partially open, a state official said Monday.

Todd Sando, an assistant engineer for the North Dakota Water ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-officials-valve-on-pipe-used-to-drain-swollen-lake-behind-damaged-dam-was-only-half-open-194187/">Read : ND officials: Valve on pipe used to drain swollen lake behind damaged dam was only half open</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-officials-valve-on-pipe-used-to-drain-swollen-lake-behind-damaged-dam-was-only-half-open-194187/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Military says bug distracted ND driver who lost control of semitrailer carrying missile parts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-says-bug-distracted-nd-driver-who-lost-control-of-semitrailer-carrying-missile-parts-192226/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-says-bug-distracted-nd-driver-who-lost-control-of-semitrailer-carrying-missile-parts-192226/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accidents and Disasters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Accidents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Military Facilities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-says-bug-distracted-nd-driver-who-lost-control-of-semitrailer-carrying-missile-parts-192226/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — A truck driver who lost control of a semitrailer carrying missile parts from North Dakota&#8217;s Minot Air Force Base was distracted by a &#8220;large insect&#8221; that flew in a window and landed on the driver&#8217;s back, the military said in a report released Friday.

The Air Force said the truck from the base&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-says-bug-distracted-nd-driver-who-lost-control-of-semitrailer-carrying-missile-parts-192226/">Read : Military says bug distracted ND driver who lost control of semitrailer carrying missile parts</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-says-bug-distracted-nd-driver-who-lost-control-of-semitrailer-carrying-missile-parts-192226/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bobcat to shift some work to former floppy disk factory in southeast North Dakota</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-to-shift-some-work-to-former-floppy-disk-factory-in-southeast-north-dakota-192166/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-to-shift-some-work-to-former-floppy-disk-factory-in-southeast-north-dakota-192166/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-to-shift-some-work-to-former-floppy-disk-factory-in-southeast-north-dakota-192166/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Bobcat Co. plans to move 60 jobs to Wahpeton, where it has leased a building at a failed floppy diskette plant to manufacture hydraulic valves and cylinders for small loaders and light construction equipment, a company spokeswoman said Friday.

Bobcat announced plans last month to close its Bismarck manufacturing plant by the end ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-to-shift-some-work-to-former-floppy-disk-factory-in-southeast-north-dakota-192166/">Original article on  : Bobcat to shift some work to former floppy disk factory in southeast North Dakota</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-to-shift-some-work-to-former-floppy-disk-factory-in-southeast-north-dakota-192166/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Farmers forced to sell bin-bursting red spring wheat crop at discount because of low quality</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-forced-to-sell-bin-bursting-red-spring-wheat-crop-at-discount-because-of-low-quality-191357/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-forced-to-sell-bin-bursting-red-spring-wheat-crop-at-discount-because-of-low-quality-191357/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food Manufacturing and Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-forced-to-sell-bin-bursting-red-spring-wheat-crop-at-discount-because-of-low-quality-191357/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Producers of hard red spring wheat in the upper Midwest have reaped one of the biggest harvests in history, but the bin-busting crop isn&#8217;t of high enough quality to pay the bills for many farmers.

The same cool weather that produced the bumper crop reduced the level of protein in the grain used .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-forced-to-sell-bin-bursting-red-spring-wheat-crop-at-discount-because-of-low-quality-191357/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Farmers forced to sell bin-bursting red spring wheat crop at discount because of low quality</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-forced-to-sell-bin-bursting-red-spring-wheat-crop-at-discount-because-of-low-quality-191357/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Officials at odds over historic designation for Badlands site where Roosevelt once ranched</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-at-odds-over-historic-designation-for-badlands-site-where-roosevelt-once-ranched-173257/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-at-odds-over-historic-designation-for-badlands-site-where-roosevelt-once-ranched-173257/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cultural Preservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cultures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leisure Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Resource Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Outdoor Recreation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recreation And Leisure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-at-odds-over-historic-designation-for-badlands-site-where-roosevelt-once-ranched-173257/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal and state officials are at odds over listing about 12,000 acres of scenic North Dakota Badlands on the National Register of Historic Places to recognize an area that inspired Theodore Roosevelt.

The U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service are pushing for the designation to highlight the significance of the region, where ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-at-odds-over-historic-designation-for-badlands-site-where-roosevelt-once-ranched-173257/">Read more : Officials at odds over historic designation for Badlands site where Roosevelt once ranched</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-at-odds-over-historic-designation-for-badlands-site-where-roosevelt-once-ranched-173257/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rare Badlands dinosaur skeleton makes trip to Japan _ a mammoth task</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-badlands-dinosaur-skeleton-makes-trip-to-japan-_-a-mammoth-task-166337/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-badlands-dinosaur-skeleton-makes-trip-to-japan-_-a-mammoth-task-166337/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Science and Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dinosaurs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[East Asia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paleontology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-badlands-dinosaur-skeleton-makes-trip-to-japan-_-a-mammoth-task-166337/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Dakota the duckbilled dinosaur is a hit in Japan after making its biggest trip ever.

The 67-million-year-old Edmontosaurus with fossilized skin, found in North Dakota&#8217;s Badlands a decade ago, has been on display in Chiba, Japan, since July. But getting the 5-ton mummified specimen there has been a mammoth task.
Dakota has done little .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-badlands-dinosaur-skeleton-makes-trip-to-japan-_-a-mammoth-task-166337/">Original source &nbsp;: Rare Badlands dinosaur skeleton makes trip to Japan _ a mammoth task</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-badlands-dinosaur-skeleton-makes-trip-to-japan-_-a-mammoth-task-166337/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND Public Service Commission moves to speed up insolvency case involving VeraSun ethanol plant</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-public-service-commission-moves-to-speed-up-insolvency-case-involving-verasun-ethanol-plant-163134/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-public-service-commission-moves-to-speed-up-insolvency-case-involving-verasun-ethanol-plant-163134/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Performance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Food Manufacturing and Agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Civil Service]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-public-service-commission-moves-to-speed-up-insolvency-case-involving-verasun-ethanol-plant-163134/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota&#8217;s Public Service Commission plans to seek permission to go ahead with a state insolvency case against an ethanol factory that is under bankruptcy protection from its creditors.

The commission, which licenses and regulates grain elevators, wants a federal bankruptcy judge to allow it to be appointed trustee of VeraSun Energy Corp.&#8217;s ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-public-service-commission-moves-to-speed-up-insolvency-case-involving-verasun-ethanol-plant-163134/">ND Public Service Commission moves to speed up insolvency case involving VeraSun ethanol plant</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-public-service-commission-moves-to-speed-up-insolvency-case-involving-verasun-ethanol-plant-163134/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ND audit: Blue Cross used insurance premiums for $15 million in bonuses, $35,000 party</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-audit-blue-cross-used-insurance-premiums-for-15-million-in-bonuses-35000-party-163132/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-audit-blue-cross-used-insurance-premiums-for-15-million-in-bonuses-35000-party-163132/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fargo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-audit-blue-cross-used-insurance-premiums-for-15-million-in-bonuses-35000-party-163132/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota used premium payments to fund $15 million in employee bonuses, cover $35,000 for a retirement party and pay for other questionable expenses, according to a state audit released Tuesday.

Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm said he ordered the company to make changes after insurance examiners found inappropriate .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-audit-blue-cross-used-insurance-premiums-for-15-million-in-bonuses-35000-party-163132/">ND audit: Blue Cross used insurance premiums for $15 million in bonuses, $35,000 party</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-audit-blue-cross-used-insurance-premiums-for-15-million-in-bonuses-35000-party-163132/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Indian farmers discrimination lawsuit still unsettled after a decade</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-farmers-discrimination-lawsuit-still-unsettled-after-a-decade-162216/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-farmers-discrimination-lawsuit-still-unsettled-after-a-decade-162216/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cabinets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights and Civil Liberties]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Welfare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hobbies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Home And Garden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recreation And Leisure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-farmers-discrimination-lawsuit-still-unsettled-after-a-decade-162216/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Fort Berthold Reservation rancher Pete Fredericks says he still hasn&#8217;t recovered from a brutal winter nearly 30 years ago that wiped out half his black Angus herd. White ranchers in the region fared better because they got financial help from the federal government, he says.

&#8220;The 1982 winter was the worst thing that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-farmers-discrimination-lawsuit-still-unsettled-after-a-decade-162216/">Read : Indian farmers discrimination lawsuit still unsettled after a decade</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-farmers-discrimination-lawsuit-still-unsettled-after-a-decade-162216/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bobcat Co. to close Bismarck, transfer jobs to southeastern North Dakota</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-co-to-close-bismarck-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157439/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-co-to-close-bismarck-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157439/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personnel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-co-to-close-bismarck-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157439/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Bobcat Co., which makes small loaders and light construction equipment, announced Wednesday its Bismarck plant will be closed permanently and the bulk of the 475 jobs shifted to its plant in Gwinner in southeastern North Dakota. Union officials say laid-off workers in Gwinner will have first shot at the positions.

Rich Goldsbury, president .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-co-to-close-bismarck-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157439/">Bobcat Co. to close Bismarck, transfer jobs to southeastern North Dakota</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bobcat-co-to-close-bismarck-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157439/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>AP NewsBreak: Bobcat to close Bismarck plant, transfer jobs to southeastern North Dakota</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-bobcat-to-close-bismarck-plant-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157414/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-bobcat-to-close-bismarck-plant-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157414/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Products and Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-bobcat-to-close-bismarck-plant-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157414/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Bobcat Co., which makes loaders and light construction equipment, plans to close its Bismarck plant and shift the bulk of the 475 jobs there to its plant in Gwinner, in southeastern North Dakota.

Bobcat Americas President Rich Goldsbury told The Associated Press the move is due to a weak global economy and sluggish  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-bobcat-to-close-bismarck-plant-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157414/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-bobcat-to-close-bismarck-plant-transfer-jobs-to-southeastern-north-dakota-157414/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Police find drunk man at grocery store eating avocados, cake, plums and pistachios</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-drunk-man-at-grocery-store-eating-avocados-cake-plums-and-pistachios-149756/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-drunk-man-at-grocery-store-eating-avocados-cake-plums-and-pistachios-149756/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arrests]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-drunk-man-at-grocery-store-eating-avocados-cake-plums-and-pistachios-149756/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — Police said a man was arrested at a grocery store after workers found him at a table in the deli, eating avocados, cake and other items. Bismarck Police Lt. Randy Ziegler said the 38-year-old man was intoxicated and had a hearty spread, including cake, cookies and plums, in the deli area of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-drunk-man-at-grocery-store-eating-avocados-cake-plums-and-pistachios-149756/">Original article &nbsp;: Police find drunk man at grocery store eating avocados, cake, plums and pistachios</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-find-drunk-man-at-grocery-store-eating-avocados-cake-plums-and-pistachios-149756/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>70-year-old convicted murderer who was ND&#8217;s longest-serving inmate adjusting to parolee&#8217;s life</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/70-year-old-convicted-murderer-who-was-nds-longest-serving-inmate-adjusting-to-parolees-life-147676/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/70-year-old-convicted-murderer-who-was-nds-longest-serving-inmate-adjusting-to-parolees-life-147676/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Correctional Systems]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Violent Crime]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/70-year-old-convicted-murderer-who-was-nds-longest-serving-inmate-adjusting-to-parolees-life-147676/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — During the 40 years convicted murderer James LeRoy Iverson watched from his prison cell window, he saw a field transform from a nesting ground for geese to a Wal-Mart Supercenter site.

A week after being paroled as North Dakota&#8217;s longest-serving inmate, the 70-year-old got his first look inside the Bismarck store.
&#8220;I&#8217;d never been .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/70-year-old-convicted-murderer-who-was-nds-longest-serving-inmate-adjusting-to-parolees-life-147676/" title="70-year-old convicted murderer who was ND&#8217;s longest-serving inmate adjusting to parolee&#8217;s life">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/70-year-old-convicted-murderer-who-was-nds-longest-serving-inmate-adjusting-to-parolees-life-147676/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>American Indian activist Leonard Peltier once again denied parole</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-indian-activist-leonard-peltier-once-again-denied-parole-146345/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-indian-activist-leonard-peltier-once-again-denied-parole-146345/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bismarck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-indian-activist-leonard-peltier-once-again-denied-parole-146345/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — American Indian activist Leonard Peltier, imprisoned since 1977 for the deaths of two FBI agents, has been denied parole after authorities decided that releasing him would diminish the seriousness of his crime, a federal prosecutor said Friday.

Peltier, who claims the FBI framed him, will not be eligible for parole again until July ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-indian-activist-leonard-peltier-once-again-denied-parole-146345/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : American Indian activist Leonard Peltier once again denied parole</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-indian-activist-leonard-peltier-once-again-denied-parole-146345/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

