Injured Workers of ND Advocates

Posted By admin on March 8, 2010

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Here is another “Prairie Roses” from the Fargo Forum:

–Forum editorial: Heitkamp wins roses for candor–

“PRAIRIE ROSES: To former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp for her candid and civil announcement that she will not seek the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party’s nomination to run for the U.S. Senate against Gov. John Hoeven.”

If you actually go back and read many of the so called “Prairie Roses”, or as I call it “Kissing the Governor’s Ass” articles, you will know beyond any doubt that the Fargo Forum is not a news rag, but a propaganda puppet of the Republican Party.

I suppose you’re thinking “oh one article and you’re saying that the Fargo Forum is favoring one side over the other, I doubt that!” However I would like you to sit down and mark how many articles you have read in the past year about how votes by the Republicans have damaged injured workers rights. Or how many times the AG has actually punished a state agency for breaking the “Closed Door Meeting Laws”. Or how Governor Hoeven has taken no real action since taking over WSI. Has anyone read an article yet other then on this site of why Rick Berg’s Goldmark Property Management has received numerous “Safety Gifts Grants”. (I have to mention that northdecoder.com has written about this issue too!)

The reality is the Fargo Forum isn’t alone in how they have only done a one sided story, the Bismarck Tribune has been doing the same actions for years also. The reality of it all is too that both of these papers have a major control over the printed newspapers throughout this state.

The day any of these papers, or the TV, or radio stations controlled by the Fargo Forum hire actual investigative reporters, and actual managing editor, and print actually more then the news magnets side of the story, then and only then might I consider actually purchasing a paper subscription. However I have to look at it this way I am saving money by not purchasing such poor quality news!

WILL NORTH DAKOTA REALLY EVER HAVE A REAL NEWSPAPER???

 Don’t hold your breath!!

Category: WSI | 7 Comments »
Tags: Bismarck Tribune, Fargo Forum, North Dakota, Press, WSI

Posted By admin on February 24, 2010

A voice for injured N.D. workers: NDIWSG commits to Bill of Rights adoption

Full article in the West Fargo Pioneer

Sylvan Loegering is on a mission to right what he feels is a huge wrong in the North Dakota’s workers compensation system, currently known as Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) – laws that are negatively impacting workers injured on the job and their subsequent recuperation and care.

A longtime West Fargo resident, retired from careers in teaching and sales, Loegering has been leading the charge for the North Dakota Injured Workers Support Group (NDIWSG) since April of 2008, prompted by the on-the-job injury of his son, Todd, in 2004.

Now my guess is the Fargo Forum, and the Bismarck Tribune have refused to print this as it would go against their back door agreement with Hoeven to not print anything negative about WSI. So much for a mainstream media actually printing this article, atleast West Fargo can read up on this issue.

You can view NDISG website by clicking here.

Category: WSI | 1 Comment »
Tags: Brian Klipfel, Gov. Hoeven, Injured workers, Rights, WSI

Posted By admin on February 16, 2010

Today in some major News agencies such as Yahoo, and smaller less important half truth papers such as the Bismarck Tribune, The Bank of North Dakota (As in state owned bank) is getting a lot of attention from other states. This is where most of the money collected by ND state agencies goes to in the form of deposits, or money to invest in questionable investments.

WSI as you might remember has had over a Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00 Plus) invested, and has lost millions, or maybe simply misplaced the money. It could be WSI backdoor investments in a system they like to call “Safety Gifts Grants”. This is where an ex-WSI employee fills out forms for lets say Goldmark Properties (Owned by Rick Berg) for some free money from WSI. Then WSI approves the Gift Grant, and hands out tens of thousands of dollars to their buddies business with no more questions. Why do you ask no more questions, well that is because WSI does NOT reveal this “Grant” program to anyone, all information is for WSI’s executives eyes only. Not even the ND State Auditor’s office can see who gets what Grants, and how much, or how many times they get a Grant.

How convenient a state with Billions of dollars, no public records of where every dime is, or who gets the big handouts. 

Yes this is a model of a state run financial system every state should look at. How to hoard billions of dollars, throw money around in questionable investments, hand out Millions of dollars in “Safety Gifts Grants”, and not have to answer to any state agency.

To me it sounds more like the Federal Government should step in and take a serious look at how ND, and WSI came up with Billions of dollars, and where every penny is handed out to, and for what “real” reason!

Category: WSI | No Comments »
Tags: North Dakota Investment, Rick Berg, safety grants, Socialist Bank, The Bank of North Dakota, WSI

Posted By admin on February 13, 2010

So far, we have Rick Berg, John David “J.D.” Donaghe, DuWayne Hendrickson, Kevin Cramer, and Paul Schaffner vying for the same U.S. House Seat. After personally talking to a few of them, and reading up information on the others I have found little depth, or real goals to any of these politicians. They all have the same strategy it seems to win the seat without a real purpose of why they are running for the House seat. Maybe it might be more relevant what their agenda is “if” one of them actually takes office. Then just watch what industries the candidate favors this might give some clue as to who supported them the most during the election, and possible after the election.

This rather brings me back to WSI Board Members and their long-term commitment to staying on a board; traveling hundreds of miles a year for meetings all for a “Hundred Dollars”…yes…$100.00 a meeting. What is really in it for these people to want to take a House seat, or a Board seat? It sure is not the pay that they receive from the government. There has to be more of an incentive such as favors, possible a promise of a multi-million dollar book deal, then in some cases it has been bribes. Although in one WSI Board Members case, it was “22”, Board meetings he held in one year that he profited from, along with “double dipping” on his travel expenses. Do you think that anything became of Bob Indivik’s “double dipping” or charging for “Board Meetings” that other members did not attend? Nope, not a thing…he walked away with the cash, thumbed his nose at North Dakotans, and laughed. Why is this you ask? Because our AG (Attorney General) finds nothing wrong with “White Collar Crime”! Even after going on an all expenses paid Vacation trip to study how Italy deals with “Organized Crime”. I suppose “Organized Crime” to him is “free speech” blogging websites like this!

Thank goodness in all this mess WSI has still found it in their heart to hand out Safety Gifts Grants to some of theses people.

I suppose there is nothing wrong with the way many of these candidates voted on issues that denied benefits for the seriously injured workers. On the other hand, Mr. Berg’s own family members had sued him over land. Then there is the one that wiped out tens of thousands of dollars from WSI, and the County Shop he worked for, while pocketing cash from both for the same expense. Is that not considered “Double Dipping?” Yes there is no corruption in North Dakota…Just ask the Chamber of Commerce, WSI, Hoeven, the AG’s office, or anyone collecting money for supporting Bills that hurt voters of North Dakota, and at the same time profit WSI’s investment funds on Wall Street!

Category: WSI, political | 8 Comments »
Tags: Bob Indvik, Chamber of Commerce, North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota elections, Rick Berg, WSI

Posted By admin on February 4, 2010

It is turning out to be an interesting few years of studying WSI, laws passed in favor of WSI, and lawmakers whom supported the Bills that became laws. At the same time it was interesting to see some of these same people/lawmakers profit off the same agency that they favored.

Safety Gifts Grants have been handed out over the past years courtesy of WSI. Board members had been receiving re-imbursements for such things as twenty two board meetings, cell phone bills, and even fuel that was paid for by WSI and a county. (For the same fuel.) Trips had been paid for by WSI without explanation as to the purpose of the trip, or proof of any educational expansion the trip supplied. (I could actually probably call some of these actions “double dipping”. Well they could be called this in probably 49 other states; however North Dakota and WSI have their own standards, and laws. Which they have proven over, and over by holding illegal meetings with no punishment handed down for such illegal acts. (Thank God they have the AG in their back pocket too!)

Which brings me to another question…By any chance has anyone figured out what Mr. AG learned by a state paid vacation to Italy to study “Organized Crime”? Might it be to understand how to get around being labeled as an “Organization” that does “Crimes” only legal in North Dakota?

Well all these actions have attracted attention, and while being spread out over time these actions have been combined and questioned at different websites such as this one, and http://www.northdecoder.com/. These actions have also attracted the attention of others that are above the state of North Dakota, as at this time I can not mention who, but there is an eye on WSI, and North Dakota. It might be tomorrow, it might be a week, a month, a year, or even more, but the illegal acts perpetrated by people in this state could have to answer for their actions.

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Posted By admin on January 31, 2010

Yeah I want him talking like this in DC!!! Ha…Ha….Ha..

I will have to find a recording I have of him making fun of Doug Riley showing up at his door to sell something, and Ricks reaction to the situation.

Category: WSI | 1 Comment »
Tags: North Dakota, Rick Berg

Posted By admin on January 27, 2010

Recently the Editor of the Northdecoder.com had received a notice from Google.com about a subpoena that a private law firm had filed to snoop into Chad’s personal life, and personal business. By contacting a third party the state of North Dakota has shown their attack strategy.

However the state has not only been watching his website, they have also been watching this one. The state logs onto this website almost daily, however today they tied into this website via the Northdecoder.com. Here is the proof below. I have blocked out parts of the other IP Addresses other then the states.

Gee makes you wonder what the state of North Dakota is up to half the time, and your tax dollars hard at work worrying about blog websites.

The 165.234.90.1 number is ND state  (Click on images to view larger image)

 The state IP goes directly from the Northdecoder.com via link to this site. I wonder who really is paranoid if they feel the need to spend tax dollars to surf blogs!

you can research IP’s at www.ip-adress.com

FYI: The state IP is also included on emails so this number is no secret.

Category: WSI | 5 Comments »
Tags: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota, northdecoder.com, WSI

Posted By admin on January 20, 2010

When this website started I kept telling people that I really did not want to be in the middle of politics. I did not want to side with either a Democrat or a Republican, or for that matter an Independent.

I wanted this site to focus on injured workers, their plights, and the laws that needed to be changed to help them. Also I wanted to be able to question actions that WSI employees have taken, along with those of the subcontractors WSI hired.

After meeting different state lawmakers, Democrat and Republican I can honestly say that neither Party has very much to brag about, or done a thing to honestly help reverse the harsh treatment of injured workers. All I have seen by either Party is pointing the finger at each other as to why laws are not changed. Even handing the control back to the Governor did nothing more then give another place for injured workers to have to play phone tag with.

I sat and listened to Rick Berg give a “12 Point Wish List” he drew up that had about as much weight to is as a chicken feather. Shortly after he left I heard a Democrat stand up and call Berg’s list Bullshit, then take no action to submit his own ideas to improve WSI. However after Berg got done with his speech I did get a recording of him verbally “shitting his pants” when asked if a Mr. Riley called upon him to buy something…that Berg would have bought it out of fear! Tells me how easy he can “Flip Flop” on an issue.

Lets face it Politics and WSI are as much of each other as is Gambling and Organized Crime! So for now politics, WSI, and injured workers will be tied together in this website.

Category: WSI, political | 7 Comments »
Tags: Apolitical, Gov. John Hoeven, North Dakota, politics, Rick Berg, WSI

Posted By admin on January 13, 2010

Hoeven has decided to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dorgan. Lucky for Hoeven Senator Dorgan has decided to not run for office which gives Hoeven enough excuse to come out from under the Governors desk long enough to announce his intentions. I wonder did Hoeven hide under the desk long enough to hope that Dorgan would not run again, or was the timing just a peer coincidence?

 <–Suggested Poster For Hoeven!!

Well we should expect more of the same out of Hoeven IF he is elected to Dorgan’s seat, which is more of nothing! Then again there might be bigger ribbons to cut for grand openings in the Washington D.C. area! Anyone have a pair of two foot scissors to loan Hoeven in the slim chance he is elected.

Category: WSI, political | 2 Comments »
Tags: Hoeven, North Dakota Senate Race, US Senate seat, WSI

Posted By admin on January 12, 2010

For those of you who do not know, or might have forgotten about Mr. Courtney he was a pharmacist in Kansas City Missouri that had diluted tens of thousands of prescriptions for one reason…GREED! There were thousands of patients that were taking chemotherapy drugs that he had diluted possibly sentencing these patients to an early death.

WSI has been on the same lines as Mr. Courtney in the fact that this agency has worked to dilute treatment, deny proper and timely medical treatment, and worked to deny future treatment of injured workers. By denying, delaying, and ignoring injured workers requests for treatment by their doctors WSI may be signing each of these injured workers a death sentence. Although this is data that WSI says they do not keep track of, nor do they intend to do so as it could be an admission of guilt.

As in the case of pharmacist Robert Courtney the same issues apply to WSI in the fact that by denying the rightful treatment in a timely fashion not only would, or could have the injured workers possible had a more productive life, but also had fewer medical issues associated with the original injury. In the case of WSI they only treat the original injury any developments caused by the injury such as high blood pressure, or organ failure due to medical treatment is not WSI’s responsibility. This burden goes to the injured worker, and must be paid for out of their meager benefits, or Social Security Disability.

The fact is WSI, and Mr. Courtney did not, and will not have a conscience about how they might affect a person in need of medical treatment. They do not have a conscience as to who else this might affect in the life of a person in need of medical treatment such as a spouse, children, parents, or grandchildren, and friends.

The one difference is that Mr. Courtney is in prison for his abuses of patience, WSI on the other hand has no fear of criminal responsibility as they have made sure the laws in North Dakota protect them, and not the injured workers!

It is time for responsibility to be changed, it is time for the laws to be changed, and it is time for those whom have abused injured workers to be brought to justice! Lawmakers, a Governor, WSI Director, and the list should go all the way down to even sub-contractors of WSI to be charged with abuse of a disabled person, and if investigated right possible negligent homicide! These people might be protected by state laws; however there are FEDERAL laws that supersede state laws!

Category: WSI | 1 Comment »
Tags: Governor Hoeven, Injured workers, North Dakota, North Dakota Laws, Robert Courtney, WSI