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North Dakota
The oil boom: Making a living off the workers
by
Todd Melby
Nov 21, 2012
In any mining boom, some people are there to work in it, others are there to supply them. Need a knife in Williston, N.D.? Talk to Bobcat John.
A North Dakota oil worker: 'I miss my family'
by
Todd Melby
Nov 20, 2012
The oil boom in North Dakota created tens of thousands of jobs with good wages -- in the middle of nowhere. So for workers across the U.S., the boom is an opportunity to get back on their feet, pay off debts, save some money, at a cost -- leaving their families behind.
'Fight Night' in an oil-boom town
by
Todd Melby
Nov 19, 2012
North Dakota's oil boom has drawn thousands of workers to the state, overwhelming small towns. Rents are sky high. Workers live in barracks called mancamps. And there's not much to do besides work. One promoter brought martial arts fighting to town -- the Williston Basin Blowout.
Coen brothers return to Fargo
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 24, 2012
Some Fargo residents didn't love the Coen Brothers' famous film. So will they embrace a TV adaptation 16 years later?
North Dakota Senate race tightens
Sep 25, 2012
Republican favorite in U.S. Senate race hit with nonprofit, Democratic Party ads.
Attack ads fly on the prairie
Aug 17, 2012
Crossroads GPS hits North Dakota's Heitkamp with the second round of ads in as many weeks
For public good, not for profit.
North Dakota could eliminate property tax
Jun 12, 2012
If voters today choose to wipe out the property tax in the state, it would be a first for the nation and would be nearly $1 billion taken from the budget.
Could drilling for oil become too costly?
by
Scott Tong
May 31, 2012
With the price of oil below $90 a barrel, some are beginning to wonder at what point does it become unprofitable to drill.
Dark side of an oil boom
by
Ann Carrns
Mar 21, 2012
There's an oil boom going on in western North Dakota. The region is sitting on billions of gallons of oil. The city at the heart of it -- Williston -- is stretched beyond capacity.