Judge: Search warrants are good
By Heather Melson
New Century Press/Griggs County Courier
Judge Thomas E. Merrick ruled Tuesday against a motion to throw out evidence in Daniel

By: Soo Asheim
New Century Press
In 2010, Americans spent $307.4 billion on prescription drugs, according to a recent report from consulting firm IMS Health. This is an enormous portion of the U.S. economy to be spending on prescription medications, many of which are ineffective at best and woefully dangerous at worst.
According to Reuters, the decline in spending was due, at least in part, to a greater number of patients using generic medications. Visits to doctors also declined in 2010, as did the number of patients seeking new treatment for chronic illnesses. Because of a slow economy,

By Heather Melson
New Century Press/Griggs County Courier
Judge Thomas E. Merrick ruled Tuesday against a motion to throw out evidence in Daniel

By Ley Bouchard
Tucked into the consciousness of the American public is a nasty word: slaughter. Words like harvesting and processing are used to veil the deed. The end result is

By Gerry Gilmour
New Century Press
Vernon Keel grew up in Turtle Lake, N.D., a few miles from the farmstead known

during Sunday’s Minnesota-Chicago game
The winner of a $10,000 scholarship to the University of North Dakota from the Minnesota Vikings will be announced Sunday during the final game of the Vikings’ season and

Gerry Gilmour
New Century Press
North Dakota State University student athletes studying football under Craig Bohl the year face not only the Eagles but mid-term finals.