Kent, Huck and the Nuge

Outdoor Life magazine made a list of 25 people it says have done the most for hunting and fishing interests. Conrad is one of them and the only politician listed besides Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Naturally, Ted Nugent is up there, too.

I didn't know Conrad hunted.

NIMBY, or This Ethanol Stuff May Be Harder than We Thought

A New York Times article about how new ethanol plants are meeting opposition in some communities and, due to a glut on the market, scaling back in others, like Grafton.

In Farm Belt, Ethanol Plants Hit Resistance (Grafton mention on the second page.)

Fascinating

AP: North Dakota ranks ninth in personalized license plates.

Olio

There's been not much posting here lately. A brief round-up of what we've been missing:

Ozzy: Mad at Fargo sheriff for using a chance to party with the Oz as bait to catch suspected criminals.

Fox reports (you decide): Political correctness threatens UND mascot.

Sen. Kent: Conrad has been all over the news talking about the new $289 billion farm bill. Here he is in the Wall Street Journal.