Country has serious challenges

By Nick Smith
Staff Writer
Published/Last Modified on Saturday, August 22, 2009 10:17 PM CDT


Area residents and business owners gathered for a side of politics with their breakfast Friday morning.

Over 100 people joined U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., to ask questions on health care, energy and other topics during a breakfast in the banquet room at Williston’s El Rancho.

Before the floor opened to questions, Dorgan spoke briefly on the challenges facing the country right now. He said there are a lot of serious domestic, economic and international concerns to address.

“We have always had challenges, some far worse than today, but we have always persevered,â€