Flickertail blogs N.D. caucuses

In-Forum.com, the Web site of North Dakota's The Forum newspaper, has been blogging away as the caucuses approach in a Weblog called "Flickertail."

"Flickertail, if you’re wondering, is named after the Richardson’s ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii, once a ubiquitous rodent on the North Dakota plains. The animal's nickname, Flickertail, comes from – you guessed it – the way this little critter flicks its tail before it runs into a burrow. A bill to make Flickertail the official emblem of the state was defeated in the 1953 Legislature. Read more about the political debate this inspired here. According to Internet zoological sources “Richardson's ground squirrel’s vocabulary consists of a variety of squeals, chirps, chirrs, whistles and teeth clatters.” We hope to be a bit more articulate in this blog. But like the Flickertail, we’ll regularly hibernate. Posts won’t be made on weekends and we’ll lapse into hibernation on slow news days."

The blog notes, "Forum reporter Patrick Springer has the plum assignment of camping out at the site of the Fargo Democratic caucus for the duration Tuesday. Look for his live commentary in the late afternoon and through the evening."

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