Jim Shaw On The Record
Jim Shaw On The Record
Playlist by Jim Shaw On The RecordListen to Jim Shaw voice his weekly column at kfgo.com. Jim Shaw is a veteran journalist, broadcaster, and educator based in Fargo, ND.Follow the podcast:
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Shamefully abandoning Ukrainians overseas and in Fargo-Moorhead
May 14, 2026: While the foolish war in Iran continues to generate the headlines, the brutal war in Ukraine seems to sadly have become forgotten. It shouldn’t be. It’s the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II. It has been more than four agonizing years since Russia viciously invad…
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A frightening attack against free speech, and “The Boss” is still fabulous
May 7, 2026: I enjoy Jimmy Kimmel. He’s funny and speaks truth to power during these chaotic times. Other people don’t like him. They find him offensive and don’t think he’s funny. That’s fine. Then don’t watch him. Either way, Kimmel is just utilizing his First Amendment rights. One of our preci…
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Praising the bishops, and a flawed Fargo election
April 30, 2026: Great to see two local Catholic bishops defend Pope Leo and criticize Donald Trump. Their comments were spot on. In recent weeks with the unnecessary war against Iran dragging on, the Pope called for peace. He said we should “pray for peace” and said, “it’s time for peace.” Pope L…
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Horrors at the border and beyond
April 23, 2026: While the Trump Administration has successfully slashed illegal immigration, it has also shamefully cracked down on legal immigration. Virtually no new refugees are allowed here now. There’s a deliberate backlog in handling millions of citizenship applications. More than 200 immigr…
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Donald Trump’s frightening effort to ban mail-in voting, and other thoughts
April 16, 2026: Remember the days when voting was easy, and we accepted the results of the elections? Well, Donald Trump wants to end those days.... (Jim Shaw is a veteran newsman and journalist based in Fargo, ND. Read his weekly column at kfgo.com and listen Thursday afternoons.)
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I’m Back and I Have a Lot to Talk About
April 9, 2026 - As I was saying before I was interrupted…The war in Iran is illegal, unnecessary, and a huge blunder... (Jim Shaw is a veteran newsman and journalist based in Fargo, ND. Read his weekly column at kfgo.com and listen Thursday afternoons.)
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