Clear as Mud Red wave? Nope. Blue wall? Nope. Some thoughts on the midterm elections. It is hard to read the tea leaves on the 2022 election. Certainly, we are…
Bette GrandeMay 1, 2025
Public Pension Plans Are the Wrong Place for Public Policy Experiments
First Published in RedState Public pension plans across the country continue to face challenges, more and more promises are made…
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Some sobering news for taxpayers If you are a taxpayer in North Dakota, if you have children and grandchildren who are taxpayers in North Dakota (or will be), please allow…
Bette GrandeMay 1, 2025
A Look Ahead Trying to predict what will happen in 2023, especially given the last three years, is a fool’s game. But as we sit here in the depths of…
Bette GrandeMay 1, 2025
First Published in American Thinker In state legislatures throughout the country, lawmakers are introducing bills to protect the rights of their constituents concerning freedom of speech and freedom of association. Bank…
Bette GrandeFebruary 23, 2025
School choice by the numbers School choice and K-12 education are hot topics in the news lately and the knee-jerk reaction from “left-wingers” is nothing new. It may be hard…
Bette GrandeMay 1, 2023
Public education at a crossroad The challenges facing school districts and teachers cannot be ignored. News reports and columns in this paper and elsewhere over the past several months signal…
Bette GrandeMay 1, 2023
Education freedom is sweeping the nation First published in The Forum of Fargo - Moorhead April 1, 2023 Education freedom is sweeping the nation. States like Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida,…
Bette GrandeApril 24, 2023
Revival or bust Columnist Bette Grande writes about COVID, elections and other things Americans disagree on today. Opinion by Bette Grande September 02, 2023 – First published at Inforum.com It is…
Bette GrandeApril 24, 2023