News: There’s been little doubt as to where market pressures that caused the drop in oil prices are coming from — OPEC. Commentary: We’re guessing the intangible quality that is American ingenuity was left out of Saudi’s calculations when they planned their[...]
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Farm Groups Oppose One-Cent Sales Tax for Rec Center
Ward County Farm Bureau and Ward County Farmers Union have spoken out against the proposed 1 cent sales tax and the new funding method for the Park District. [...]Read More... from Farm Groups Oppose One-Cent Sales Tax for Rec Center
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Commentary: Former Senator Kent Conrad’s New Job
Former Senator Kent Conrad has taken a job lobbying for Molina Healthcare, and there’s at least one person wondering if that job might related to a prior vote on a controversial bill that wasn’t very popular in North Dakota. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Poll: Fund Parks with Property Tax or Sales Tax?
The Minot Daily News is asking, and you can participate without being a paid subscriber. Follow the ‘Source’ link below. [...]Read More... from Poll: Fund Parks with Property Tax or Sales Tax?
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Editorial: YMCA’s MARC Language is Anything but Polite
If you caught Minot Daily News last Sunday and happened to read the letters, you may have noticed one from Y.M.C.A. Executive Director Roger Mazurek titled ‘YMCA politely declines at this time’. In the letter, he makes official the Y’s intention not[...]
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Video Commentary: What’s Wrong With The Media?
If you’ve gone through our welcome presentation, you know that a big part of what The Minot Voice is all about is improving the information we all consume on a daily basis. The idea is that if feed our brains a lean diet[...]
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Commentary: It’s Time For Larry Skogen To Stop Making Excuses
If you follow Say Anything Blog at all, you know that one of Rob Port’s personal passions is reform within the state’s University System. And his consistent calls for change have brought attention to issue… if only officials within the system admitted[...]
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The Science of Psilocybic Mushrooms
An argument could be made that the war on drugs has not been the U.S. government’s best investment, and that is likely due in part to cultural resistance to the criminalization of a few drugs that no business being lumped into the[...]
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The MARC: The Minot Voice Says ‘Yes’
Six weeks from today, you’ll have the opportunity cast your vote on the MARC — The Minot Aquatics & Recreation Center. The typical modus operandi for a news organization is to cover the details of the story up to the election, and[...]
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The MARC: What do You Want to Know?
We’re a little over six weeks away from casting a deciding vote on the future of indoor recreation in Minot and our goal over that period will be to transform you into the most informed voter on a single topic that has[...]
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Why Students Shouldn’t Limit Themselves in Their Summer Job Search
Nice commentary from a student who came to North Dakota for a summer of less-than-glamorous work in the oil field and got more out of than he thought. It’s worth a read, especially for kids who need some perspective on the real[...]
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Google Could Start Shuttling People in Self Driving Cars This Year
News: Google may let the public start using their self-driving cars in small trials as early this year. Commentary: This technology is closer than you realize. Know someone who makes a living as a driver? Tell them they should start game-planning their[...]
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North Dakota House Takes Lawyers, Auditors Away From The University System
If a recently passed House bill clears the Senate, lawyers and auditors for the State’s University system will no longer be hired and paid in-house, but rather by independent state agencies. Get the details and commentary from Rob Port and Say Anything[...]
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Rural Aviation: Flights are Heavily Subsidized
It turns out the U.S. government is spending a lot of money to keep air service active in places like Devils Lake and Jamestown. Rob Port at Say Anything Blog has the details on how full the flights are and some personal[...]
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Beyond Transparency, A Transformative Philosophy
Transparent, open government is a keystone principle of The Minot Voice and flinging the doors open is a great way to build trust and encourage engagement. You’ll see us harp on it a lot, and in Minot we need to move beyond[...]
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Let’s Reluctantly Vote ‘yes’ on Tuesday
Tuesday’s election is a hard choice. Of all the issues facing Minot and Ward County, spending $37 million on a jail feels like a case of misplaced priorities. Not long ago, we said no to a second high school. In two months,[...]