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True north: is a state's name giving it a bad rap?(North Dakota)
North Dakotans who favor changing the state's name tend to be realists. They readily concede that many evocative and desirable alternatives (Florida, Tahiti, Martinique) are unavailable, while certain other options (Southern Manitoba, Lower Saskatchewan) are not advisable. The name-change advocates make no attempt to be boldly original; they want to call their home Dakota, period -- minus the directional modifier that was appended in 1889, when Dakota Territory (adapted from the name of the Dakota tribe, which means "alliance of friends") was divided, and North Dakota and South Dakota simultaneously joined the Union. During the deliberations that preceded statehood, ...
- UND Bureau of Governmental Affairs Poll: Most North Dakotans favor public vote...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire February 26, 2004 700+ words
...2004-University Of North Dakota: UND Bureau of Governmental...Affairs Poll: Most North Dakotans favor public vote on...increases; A majority of North Dakota residents support a...at the University of North Dakota indicate that when...
- UND Bureau Of Governmental Affairs poll: Majority Of North Dakotans favor...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire February 24, 2004 700+ words
...2004-University Of North Dakota: UND Bureau Of Governmental...poll: Majority Of North Dakotans favor public vote on...increases; A majority of North Dakota residents support a...at the University of North Dakota indicate that when...
- REP. POMEROY HEARS FROM HUNDREDS OF NORTH DAKOTANS FROM OVER 80 TOWNS ON HEALTH...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 27, 2009 700+ words
...bringing the views of North Dakotans back to Congress next...nearly 80 questions from North Dakotans from all corners of...east as Christine. North Dakota farmers, workers...been seen nationally, North Dakotans are varied in their...
- Class Action Bill Ensures Fair Settlements for North Dakotans.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 16, 2003 700+ words
...will help ensure that residents of North Dakota will get fair settlements, unlike...lawsuits. In a recent poll, 74% of North Dakotans said they believe lawyers benefit...be decided by a federal judge in North Dakota. Under the current system, lawyers...
- More North Dakotans report income of $1M or more
- News wire article from: AP Online JAMES MacPHERSON November 4, 2009 700+ words
More North Dakota residents reported incomes...jump in the number of North Dakotans with income of more than...were filed in 2006. North Dakota's strong economy and...Data Center director and North Dakota demographer. The Census...
- National Donate Life Month Provides Hope to North Dakotans in Need of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 5, 2004 700+ words
...donation activities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota...Month would encourage North Dakotans to act, either by...tissue donation in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota...donation activities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota...
- Name Game Creates Identity Crisis for Some North Dakotans.(Knight...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Taylor, Ryan M. February 18, 2000 700+ words
...that isn't much different from North Dakota geography. People always have...It's in Adams County. Some North Dakota towns did happen to luck out...all. Despite the confusion, North Dakotans with years of practice generally...
- North Dakotans at least care.(SPORTS)(Dennis Anderson)
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) June 25, 2004 700+ words
...Byline: Dennis Anderson; Staff Writer North Dakota, a state that still has wild lands...loses it, the reason might be that some North Dakota hunters see Hoeven as too soft on nonresident...about 15,000 of whom have visited North Dakota during recent autumns in search of ducks...
