Minnesota is taking a stand where it counts: the mental health of its youngest residents. A new bipartisan law will require social media platforms to carry mental health warning labels by July 2026—a move aimed at confronting the growing crisis linked to[...]
What started as a bright, hopeful mural at the North Dakota School for the Blind has turned into a surprisingly complex civic debate. Painted without full city approval, the artwork now faces removal for violating a zoning rule about murals facing residential[...]
June 28 is National Insurance Awareness Day. It’s a great reminder for all of us to take a few minutes to review our insurance policies. Whether it’s auto, home, health, or life insurance, now is the time to ask yourself: Do I[...]
Most of the time, government work only makes headlines when something breaks. But every now and then, a quiet success deserves attention. North Dakota’s Sober Ride program is one of those wins—a simple, practical effort that helps people get home safely after[...]
When Rep. Don Bacon (Republican, Nebraska) voted for a federal spending bill that slashed support for Nebraska Public Media, he said he had assurances the funding would be restored. That may be wishful thinking. In a time when truth is already under[...]
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Here you are, watching baby robins prepare for flight outside your window, tending your garden, walking by a creek—living what feels like a deeply rooted life. Yet you’re part of something much larger: the great human story of movement and belonging. In[...]
The North Dakota Republican Party has formally rebuked its own governor—but won’t say who supported it. Two resolutions censuring Gov. Kelly Armstrong passed without a recorded vote, despite requests for transparency. Critics inside the party are now asking: if you believe in[...]
When cities are designed around cars, people become afterthoughts. Dr. Patricia Tice wants to flip that script. In this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, she brings nearly 30 years of experience in transportation engineering to a simple but powerful idea: human connection[...]
Garrison Dam is often hailed as a symbol of American ingenuity—an engineering feat that tamed the Missouri River and created Lake Sakakawea. But that story isn’t complete without the one beneath the waterline: the forced displacement of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara[...]
Virtually everyone with a conscience was saddened by the shooting of two Minnesota state legislators and their spouses. Assassination attempts on politicians, sadly, are part of our nation’s fabric. During my lifetime, there have been unsuccessful assassination attempts on President Truman, President[...]
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The North Dakota Republican Party just censured their own wildly popular governor—twice—while giving a free pass to lawmakers who’ve made anti-Semitic posts and hurled homophobic slurs at police officers. Let that sink in for a moment. Gov. Kelly Armstrong, who earned nearly[...]
If you want to understand the Great Plains, start with the weather. That’s the argument a Tom Isern is bringing to St. Paul this week, where he’ll present research on how climate change—long before it was politicized—shaped everything from ranching to farming[...]
America is more divided than ever, not just along party lines but by an economic fault line. On one side, tech hubs like Silicon Valley — home to Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Tesla — are amassing vast amounts of wealth. On the[...]
It felt like summer finally arrived in Chicago—sunshine, patios, lakefront strolls. But look a little closer, and something’s off. The haze isn’t just humidity; it’s smoke, drifting down from wildfires still burning across Canada. This week, Chicago briefly claimed the worst air[...]
As Los Angeles erupts in protest and the Trump administration sends in the National Guard without state consent, Rob Port is reflecting on a quieter kind of leadership. During the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests, then-Governor Jack Dalrymple faced similar pressure to[...]
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While testing the radio in his new car, columnist Rob Port landed on Minot’s KFLK 88.1—and into a troubling broadcast from Rep. Jeff Hoverson and Joel Hylden. On their show Two Men and a Bible, the two men lamented women’s clothing in[...]