It’s time for North Dakota voters to defeat the most extreme members of the Legislature. These Republicans shamefully support book bans, bash and discriminate against the LGBTQ community and require girls who have been raped to give birth to babies fathered by the rapists. Here are some of the extremists who should go, with more disturbing information about them.

Rep. Jim Kasper of District 46 in Fargo. Kasper had racist, sexist and anti-Islam posts on his Facebook page, apparently failed to report a $5,000 campaign contribution, falsely claimed critical race theory was being taught in North Dakota, tried to gut the Ethics Commission and term limits measures approved by state voters, tried to make it much tougher to vote early and read about masturbation on the House floor.

Kasper is running with extremist Republican Desiree Morton and against Democrats Todd Reisenauer and Will Thompson.

Reps. Ben Koppelman and Andrew Marschall, along with Sen. David Clemens. All three are from District 16 in West Fargo. Koppelman introduced one of the craziest bills of the last session. Namely, he wants to allow guns in bars. What could go wrong? He also opposes local control of elections.

Clemens also introduced an insane bill. Namely, he tried to ban all North Dakotans from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. His attacks against transgender people are cruel and ignorant.

Democrats running in District 16 are Julie West, Phil Weiss and Heather Tyulyandin.

Rep. Claire Cory, who is now running for the Senate from District 42 in Grand Forks. Cory has repeatedly spread false and dangerous information about COVID-19 and tried to abolish common sense preventative measures against the potentially deadly disease. She also wants to make it virtually impossible for voters to approve changes to the state constitution.

Cory was recently charged with drunk driving, as her blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. She didn’t want the public to know about this and pleaded guilty to reckless driving.

Her Democratic opponent is Rodney Gigstad.

Rep. Dan Ruby of District 38 in Minot. Ruby was chair of the loony and fringe Bastiat Caucus, but refused to identify other legislators in that caucus. He was one of three House members who voted against increasing retirement benefits for law enforcement officers.

In voting against child care assistance, Ruby said his answer to the child care crisis is for working people not to have kids. Ruby has 10 children.

Ruby is running with Republican Christina Wolff and against Democrat Lisa Hermosillo.

Sen. Mike Wobbema of District 24 in Valley City. Wobbema disgracefully turned his back on a prayer in the Senate chamber led by a Presbyterian pastor, who preached love and unity. He also said it’s not the state’s responsibility to feed hungry children from low-income families, and astonishingly questioned whether they really want to eat.

Wobbema’s opponent is Democrat Knut (Pete) Gjovik.

InForum columnist Jim Shaw is a former WDAY TV reporter and former KVRR TV news director.

The Southern Illinois Salukis (2-4) will host the North Dakota State Bison (5-1) in an MVFC rivalry game at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale this weekend. 

Southern Illinois has endured a bumpy ride on defense so far, allowing 35.2 points per game. It has, however, averaged 28 offensive PPG at home.

Salukis QB Hunter Simmons has been the driving force of the Southern Illinois offense this year, tallying 852 passing yards with three passing touchdowns and zero interceptions. Fellow QB DJ Williams has racked up just 555 passing yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions, and he has scrambled for 243 yards and four rushing TDs.

Keontez Lewis leads the Salukis’ receiving room with 30 catches, 552 yards, and two TDs. Vinson Davis III and Nah’shawn Hezekiah have added a combined 42 receptions, 568 yards, and two scores. 

For the Bison, QB Cam Miller has been explosive. The 6-foot-1 senior has accumulated 1,311 yards, 11 TDs and no interceptions while completing over 76 percent of his passes. He also has 229 ground yards and six rushing scores on the season.

The NDSU running back duo of CharMar Brown and Barika Kpeenu have combined for 150 carries, 695 ground yards, and seven rushing TDs. Bryce Lance leads the Bison wideouts with 30 catches, 355 yards and five TDs. 

This should be a fantastic MVFC duel. If you’re interested in watching, here’s everything you need to know in order to watch the Southern Illinois vs. North Dakota State. 

Where to watch Southern Illinois vs. North Dakota State: TV channel, live stream

• TV channel: N/A
• Live stream: ESPN+

The Southern Illinois vs. North Dakota State game will not air on a national TV channel. It can, however, be streamed on ESPN+.

Southern Illinois vs. North Dakota State start time

• Date: Saturday, Oct. 12
• Time: 3:00 p.m. ET | 2 p.m. CT

Southern Illinois and North Dakota State will kick things off at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 12. The game will be played at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. 

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Pro-life students, administrators and religious leaders marched to the state Capitol Friday afternoon for the annual March for Life.

Catholic bishops and speakers shared their views on the pro-life movement and a recent decision that put the state’s abortion ban on hold after a judge found it unconstitutional.

“We want to encounter them with love so that they know where we’re coming from, and so that we can just show the respect that every single life deserves,” said Emma Thorp, with the North Dakota Pro-Life Committee.

Students from St. Mary’s, Dickinson Trinity, Fargo Shanley and other schools around the state participated in the event.

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