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I assume people self-enforcing something is too much to ask for in 2020? I will say, the handful of kids I personally know who have been sent home due to exposure have followed the quarantine rules. Kids being out of school to "stop the spread" and not following guidelines is a completely different matter.

If someone you live with with tests postive.....that quarantine. I never said they should be. You stated that a minimal percentage of elementary kids were part of the positive results. I asked what percentage of the tests they were and how many parents are testing their kids (guessing the answer to both is also miminal). Zero disagreement from me.

It can get you out of quarantine 7-10 days quicker.

I mean, it is no different than a common cold right? Expecting others to have zero concern for their own health (or their families) during a global pandemic is an interseting stance to take. And that is ignoring almost all teachers I know having a full desire to be in the classroom with their kids. It is almost like a cavalier attitude like this has played into how the US's response has went. I don't disagree with any of that. However, my assumption is that when positivity rates and community spread are down significantly, restrctions would change. Regardless of one's opinions on what should be done, I think it is a fair statement to say that overall, North Dakota currently has a community spread issue that needs to be figured out. But again, I'm fully supporting doing whatever it takes to keep kids in school. What percentage of those tested were elementary aged kids? Honest question as I'm not sure. I'm guessing most parents aren't testing their kids, especially if symptoms are non-existent or very minor. So if all these "nervous" people are driving up testing numbers, wouldn't that drive down the positivity rate? Yet ND is in the top 15 in positivity rate. If they had more restrctions on who could be tested like other states currently have, ND would probably be in the top 5 of positivity rates with numbers similar to South Dakota.

The kids: No, the vast majority aren't. But they can spread it. However a significant portion of the teachers and adminstration are. And even if they aren't, they can spread it as well. That's the cost/benefit the school board has to weigh and I don't envy their situation especially since it is clear that there is a community spread issue going on across the state (and that is using the positivity rate, not the number of positive tests). I'm glad they are weighing both sides and looking at local info before making their decisions. My hope is they only pull the plug if determined it is absolutely necessary due to spread being directly linked to the schools.

In Grand Forks, what was cobbled together with zero preparation last spring is a far cry from what goes on in a normal classroom. With proper preparation, planned distance learning can work, but for most students, it is nowhere near what they receive in the classroom. Not sure if you were directly stating that the quality of education kids were receiving virtually is any comparison to what they receive in the classroom, but I can assure you they aren't near the same outside of some very specific situations where both the student is bought into the distance learning and the instructor has had time to fully plan out the coursework and is able to work inividually with students. If either of those components are missing, it will be a failure. I've been very pleased GF schools have remained open and handled things appropriately to stay that way. Last night, the school board decided to go against their previous plan and leave the schools opens despite GF County being moved to red/severe, citing the minimal number of positives within the school district and the impact it would have on learning as reasoning. They will be re-evaluating late next week, hopefully numbers calm down a bit and kids can stay in school.

Some progress on the mixed-use project at the site of Memorial Stadium: https://knoxradio.com/news/local/gf-development-projects

You could say the same thing about access to powerful people...

I mean, seems pretty clear this isn't just a D or R issue: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/22/ivankas-trademark-requests-were-fast-tracked-in-china-after-trump-was-elected/

MBB and WBB both have had greys recently.

The picture is The Lights in West Fargo. The proposed idea would be where the TowneHouse is.

Not sure that's where I'd look to as it relates to following the rules as written....

There is some accuracy to their stance (at the time), however it continues to become more and more of a grey area. I believe in 2014/15 the O'Bannon vs. NCAA case put the scare in some people and my guess is they determined the benefit wasn't worth the potential cost. I would also argue that it isn't just a football thing. UND won't sell the "shirsey" of players until they graduate/leave school. They also don't sell hockey jersey's with any number, with the workaround people can put their own name/number on it, but even in that scenario, I believe they strictly enforce not putting any current players names on jerseys. That being said, its time to expand a bit and give people some more options. It is clear it isn't being enforced at this time.

It would be amusing if Biden responded by asking Trump if he's Individual 1 and we can come full circle on all politicians having shady dealings. To be fair, Fox News wouldn't run with the Biden story and the NY Post couldn't find people to put their name on it while Trump's comes from a federal indictment. Next two weeks are going to be a real barn burner.

I don't think there is anyone coming out of this situation a winner. Just those who lose less than others and you can pick your metric on what that is. There are plenty of things to pick and choose from. Yes, Sweden has a signficantly lower death rate than the US. However they also have a significantly higher death rate than neighboring countries (who are very similar culturally). Their economy fared about the same. So were their choices better or worse? They have stated their were things they would have done differently and are currently in the process of taking some of those more restrictive steps. So again, definitely no winners.

Sweden continues to rethink and adjust their strategy, which has led to signficantly more deaths (15-20x) than neighboring (similar) countries. I also believe their numbers would show their economic impact was very similar to countries who originally had stricter measures. The bigger difference is that citizens there seem to actually try to comply with recommendations. https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-shifts-away-no-lockdown-strategy-amid-growing-case-numbers-2020-10

But the only way it could be politicized negatively is if they weren't doing what they said or he knowingly went somewhere after testing positive. Would you agree that it is a pretty simple thing to properly address if they were telling the truth prior to his positive test?

They did and his doctor hid behind HIPAA despite releasing plenty of other more personal information. Regardless, Trump absolutely knows when his last test was before he tested positive and the refusal to release a simple piece of information, when they had previously continously released the exact information, speaks volume of how the situation was being handled in the White House. There are only two reasons they aren't releasing when his last negative test was before he tested postiive: 1)The weren't doing the daily testing protocols they claimed they were or 2)He tested positive before the debate and/or fundraiser and still went forward with the events.

Both are dodging questions. Trump still can't answer the simple question of when his last negative CoVid test was.

"We are at a level with jobs like we've never been before" I'm not putting all the blame for the record unemployment levels from a few months ago on Trump, but what a boneheaded thing to say. There is somewhere between 12 and 20 million people who would disagree with that statement (depending on which unemployment rate you want to look at).

Yikes, tough draw on the road games with ORU, SDSU and UNO. Also not a huge fan of bye week being the final weekend of the year but might work out depending on how/if the conference tournament is set up. Also, I imagine some feathers will be ruffled 70 miles to the south with them having to travel to Grand Forks.

Fair, it was a bit of hyperbole (mainly due to the content of what I responding to), but based on how he acts I honestly don't think it is that far off. Here's an example from yesterday of him complaining about disasters in Iowa getting coverage over his Nobel Peace Prize nomination:

And you are actually dumb enough to think Trump cares about anyone but himself? Everything he does is for the betterment of him personally. It's literally his modus operandi since, oh I don't know, forever. If it happens to benefit others, just an added bonus I guess. Both sides are delusional.

The impact/volatility will likely depend on how the Senate shakes out. If R's lose the WH but not the Senate, I wouldn't expect a large change. If the R's lose the WH and Senate, I could foresee some signfiicant negative volatility.

Fair, but the betting markets have Biden at -200 and Trump at +150. A bit of a wide holdback, but still intriguing nonetheless.