Critical Thought

Episode 53: Wednesday 02-08-2023

February 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 23 mins

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Mayor Brandon Bochenski (2/6/23) and Dana Sande (2/8/23) join the program and we discuss the city council last night voting to scrap the controversial Fufeng project to Grand Forks.

Episode 52: Thursday 02-02-2023

February 2nd, 2023  |  27 mins 12 secs

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U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer joins Critical Thought to discuss the Air Force letter that was critical of the Fufeng project in Grand Forks.

Cramer says the reason Andrew Hunter – the assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics – penned the draft is testimony to the future of the GFAFB. “The most important person in the Air Force for Grand Forks right now is exactly that person because acquisition and technology screams Grand Forks Air Force Base.”

Episode 51: Wednesday 02-01-2023

February 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 56 mins

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The U-S Air Force has come out against the proposed Fufeng corn milling plant in Grand Forks for security reasons.

A letter to North Dakota U-S Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer from the office of the assistant secretary of the Air Force said in part… that while the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) concluded that it had no jurisdiction, the Air Force believes the project presents “a significant threat to national security with both near- and long-term risks of significant impacts to our operations in the area.”

Mayor Brandon Bochenski joins Critical Thought to discuss the news, and as always your calls and your thoughts guide the discussion!

Episode 22: Thursday 12-01-2022

December 2nd, 2022  |  54 mins 24 secs

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Kevin Cramer joins and we talk Fufeng! It turns out that 30% of people who don't want to buy an EV say there's a lack of information available. As a solution GM turned an old Target building into a support center to help people understand electric cars.