3 The un-state?

• Position: STATELINE - North Dakota - Brief article

Give an 82-year-old former teacher and history buff time on his hands, and what does he discover? North Dakota isn't really a state. Well, kind of. But don't panic, voters have the opportunity to correct the error next year. Back in 1995, John Rolcsynski was eating dinner while reading the state constitution when he noticed the writers in 1889 forgot to include the word "executive" to the list of those who must take an oath of office, putting it at odds with Article VI of the U.S. Constitution. No one really was interested in his concerns...