Eminently quotable: ‘I simply walk around in awe’
"But we understand this is a typical first assumption."
- North Dakota Mineral Resources Director Nathan Anderson, stating that his department does not have any information that natural gas flaring in the oil patch caused any of the recent devastating wildfires.
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"He hasn't been somebody I've ever met in my district before, but, of course, he hasn't lived in my district before."
- District 30 Republican incumbent Sen. Diane Larson, on her Democratic-NPL opponent, Matthew Zimny, who moved into the district over the summer.
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"I have been blessed to be surrounded by incredible Scheels associates over the years - people who perform at an ultra-high level in all aspects of our business. In the early years I had wonderful mentors, and as our company grew, a team of leaders and partners in our ESOP (employee stock ownership plan), who helped lead us to where we are today. Today, I simply walk around in awe of what they do."
- Steve D. Scheel, who expanded the Fargo-based sporting goods store Scheels to national prominence and will receive the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, North Dakota's highest citizen honor.
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"Although it adds more steps, I think the process will move smoother."
- Rebecca Binstock, executive director of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, which is planning to propose legislation during next year's session that would overhaul how it investigates potential ethics violations.
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"I haven't felt threatened here in the past. This episode does not change my perception of Crosby as a city, but it has changed my perception of some of the beautiful people that reside around here."
_Marzell Trussell, the only Black member of the Crosby City Council, after receiving anonymous text messages containing a racial slur and a threat of an "old school hanging." Trussell and his family moved from Milwaukee about 12 years ago.
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"We are united around the fact that we must be able to work together. We must be able to have civil conversations, not name calling and disparagement."
- Lyn Dockter-Pinnick, who facilitates the monthly virtual meetings of the BadAss Grandmas for Democracy, a nonpartisan, grassroots group that aims to get people more involved in promoting good governance.
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"The quality of waterfowl hunting in North Dakota is largely determined by weather conditions and migration patterns. North Dakota saw meager duck production in most regions of the state this year and somewhat low numbers of ducks in the state during late summer. This will lead to spotty hunting opportunities that will vary at small, local scales."
- Mike Szymanski, migratory game bird management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department, on duck hunting prospects in North Dakota this fall.
