Friday, February 29, 2008

By the Power of Grayskull



A somewhat odd reference to Bismarck at Cracked.com concerning Skeletor and teleportation.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Model


Today is the birthday of Grand Forks' Nicole Linkletter, winner of America's Next Top Model. She's 22.
Between her, the governor's daughter and that other one from the TV show, North Dakota has its share of models.
That is, three of them.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

China = North Dakota


... for some reason having to do with railroads and interstates. According to this report on public radio's Marketplace. And Fargo is like Urumqi.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Homes


The New York Times looks at the parts of America where the housing market has not fallen victim to an insane mob mentality of price inflation and collapse, including Bismarck and Grand Forks. A UND professor gets a quote, too.

Monday, February 04, 2008

All Election, All the Time


UK newspaper, the Telegraph, goes to Bismarck to cover Obama's efforts in a very red state. It also takes time to mention the Coen Brothers, 40 below and our least-visited status. Still, it's nice to have candidates pay attention.