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Associated Press: Workload of ND drone pilots under scrutiny
Oct 11, 2010
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A North Dakota Air National Guard unit whose airmen once roared over the city in fighter jets and walked the streets in uniform is now the invisible force. But the group needs visible support, a congressman says.
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., told witnesses at a Senate field hearing in Grand Forks las...
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Williston Herald: Infrastructure Bill Brought Forward
Oct 2, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., introduced a bill to Congress Thursday that if passed could help address western North Dakota infrastructure needs.
The bill, H.R. 6246, the Rural Energy Communities Development Act, would provide loans to rural communities for improving infrastructure.
Another ...
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Delegation Announces $1.6 Million in Federal Grants for Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
Sep 24, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $1.6 million in federal funding to support the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) in North Dakota.
Fort Berthold Community College in...
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Minot Daily News: Vietnam War hero awarded Medal of Honor
Sep 22, 2010
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Steve Wilson remembers his father, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger, used to go on temporary duty but he never knew where he went.
His father did not return one of those times. He was killed in action in Laos while rescuing fellow comrades from North Vietnamese.
After a 42-year-wait,...
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Grand Forks Herald: Years later, bravery on a Laos mountain is honored
Sep 21, 2010
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For decades, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. “Dick”
Etchberger’s courage under fire was kept as secret as the mission that
placed him on a remote Laotian mountain, high above the clouds, in March
1968.
Now, his bravery that day can be written in stone.
President
Barack Obama today post...
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WDAZ: Pomeroy, members of UK Parliament visit UND class
Sep 17, 2010
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Students in an international politics class at the University of North Dakota had an exciting class today learning from politicians from across the pond.
Congressman Earl Pomeroy along with two members of parliament from the UK came to the University to talk global politics, and students were excit...
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Grand Forks Herald: Ag secretary speaks at UND’s Human Nutrition Research Center
Sep 14, 2010
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack paid a visit to Grand Forks, speaking Monday at UND with a panel of researchers from his department’s North Dakota labs, the Red River Valley’s two universities and farmers from around the state.
“Nothing beats an opportunity to meet people who are passiona...
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KFYR: War Hero Receives Medal of Honor After 40 Years
Sep 8, 2010
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The actions that resulted in Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously lasted only seconds.
But getting the award took more than 40 years, because the administration at the time didn`t want to admit that troops were involved in Laos...
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CNN: Air Force hero's actions in Laos finally recognized after 42 years
Sep 3, 2010
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President Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades at a then-secret base in Laos in 1968, the White House announced Friday.
After Etchberger saved his ...
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Grand Forks Herald: Task force discusses Devils Lake flooding issues
Sep 3, 2010
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Relocating part of the city of Minnewaukan, N.D., moving more water downstream without not sacrificing water quality, and finding additional means to store water upstream are key points that likely will be part of a White House interagency working group’s action plan for Devils Lake, which will be r...
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