Today in History, 1995: North Dakota doomed to depopulation, New York Times article says

On this day in 1995, a New York Times Magazine article sparked discussion about North Dakota s population decline and questioned the state s future as rural areas lost residents. Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day: Is anybody out there? Times claims N.D. doomed to depopulation By Tom Pantera The Forum The New York Times wants to know if North Dakota is really necessary. The Reopening of the Frontier, an article posing that question, appeared in Sunday s New York Times Magazine. Jon Margolis, a former Chicago Tribune political correspondent who now lives in Vermont, interviewed small-town residents, North Dakota State University professors and Gov. Ed Schafer. The piece that ran Sunday examined the depopulation of the Great Plains, concentrating largely on North Dakota. Margolis traveled to tiny Hamberg, 20 miles south of Maddock, and Bordulac in Foster County. His conclusion is that the Great Plains states are losing