In which I embarrass my cousin
Editor’s Notes: A message from Editor-in-chief Emily C. Skaftun Join the conversation! Emily C. Skaftun The Norwegian American Since 2013, my cousin, Drew*, has been the star of Syttende Mai. That’s the first year...
Category: Opinion
Norway post-oil: Look to Sweden?
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Shane Murray Oslo, Norway The late Norwegian professor Frank Aarebrot used to say, “Norway typically copies Swedish policy after...
130 years down; 90 to go?
Editors’ Notes: A message from Editor-in-chief Emily C. Skaftun & Assistant Editor Lori Ann Reinhall Dear readers, At the time of the publication of this issue, our newspaper will have been publishing for 130...
17th of May greetings from Norwegian Ambassador Kåre R. Aas
Ambassador Kåre R. Aas The Norwegian Embassy Washington, D.C. Dear readers of The Norwegian American, May 17, Norway’s Constitution Day, is upon us again. It’s a day Norwegians look forward to every year. Throughout...
Two ways of looking at an unpopular name change
On the EDGE: An opinion on current issues in Norway and the United States – Join the conversation! M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway On March 13, NSB, the Norwegian State Railway train operating company,...
Norway-USA in contrast: Income taxation
On the EDGE: An opinion column about issues in Norway and the United States — Join the conversation! M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Norwegian and American personal income taxes are both alike and different....
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
Editor’s Notes: Join the conversation! Emily C. Skaftun Editor-in-chief, The Norwegian American At Christmastime, my old favorite neighborhood brewery and pub shut down forever. It was a “public house” in the truest sense, a...
The slippery (ski) slopes of climate change
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States—Join the conversation! Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Climate change, we are boldly informed by many scientists and journalists, brings catastrophe....
Does Norway need affirmative action for immigrants?
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Shane Murray Oslo, Norway There are nations that have immigration woven into the fabric of their...
Norway should promote menstrual cups
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States – join the conversation! Ibbie He Ås, Norway The average woman uses about 12,000 to 15,000 single-use sanitary products...
