I brought up these old issues - just to prove a point: that controversy in hunting always continues just the names change.
I love hunting as much as the next person. There is more to life than hunting.
I agree rural ND needs Fargo. (Hospitals, shopping, and NDSU just to name a few).
To that point ND relies and interacts heavily with Minnesota and the rest of the United States. Most of the grain harvested in ND is shipped through ports in Duluth (Great Lakes) or Minneapolis (MS river).
Many ND people with difficult cancers have had their lives saved at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. The farm kids that are burned or have limbs cut off are most often airlifted to Twin City hospitals to be saved and cared for.
The Twin Cities employs a huge number of college graduates from ND, keeping them relatively close to home. I still believe that many of these people are the NRs that return to ND each fall.
It would be nice if some of these people could return to ND and start up companies that employ ND people. Good jobs is what ND needs for economic survival.
North Dakota people typically cheer for the Twin, Vikes, T-Wolves, and Wild. Teams that are often kept in MN through public subsidy.
When I lived in ND we would head to the Twin Cities for pro games. What if people living outside the Twin Cities paid a huge extra tax for any game attended. The Vikes are sold out and many people from ND attend games. Should we limit the number of NR attending Viking games. I am sure there are people in the Twin Cities who would like to be at the games, but can not because tickets are held by others.
Then again maybe this is a bad example the Vikes may not be worth watching for a few years.
On a larger scale, I am not sure if ND spends more federal money than it receives or if they send in too much. Roads, powerlines, grain subsidies, etc... all benefit the quality of life in ND.
Its a big world out there and it is always changing. Compromise is the key.