In many states, the roll out of new standardized tests has been anything but smooth. In North Dakota, we’re keeping our options open, but get the rundown on the issue from a national picture in this Associated Press coverage. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Growing Together: Area Spruce Trees Ravaged by New Disease
In the Eastern North Dakota, there is a disease ravaging the spruce trees indicated by a thinning of the tree’s needles. Get the skinny on the diagnosis and treatment in this article from the Fargo Forum because if it’s in the East,[...]
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Meet the People Out to Stop Humanity from Destroying Itself
They work in relative obscurity at a few academic institutions in the U.S. and U.K., and there are not many of them, but the work they do is kind of important — keep the human race from destroying itself. [...]Read More... from[...]
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The Solar Road in the Netherlands is Working Even Better Than Expected
Roads made of solar panels? Yup. And in the first wide-scale test of the idea it’s proving to be more than a hairbrained scheme. Get the story on the first solar roadway from Science Alert. [...]Read More... from The Solar Road in[...]
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Liberia Declared Free of Ebola but Officials Warn Against Complacency
It’s been months since the media frenzy feasted on the Ebola story and U.S. scare, but meanwhile the diligent fight to stop the spread of the virus has continued in Africa. Liberia now has the upper hand, the fight continues in Guinea[...]
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Sandpiper Pipeline on Hold as Minnesota P.S.C. Reviews Findings
Approval of Enbridge’s Sandpiper pipeline, a proposed natural gas and oil pipeline through Northern Minnesota, is stuck in bureaucracy. Minnesota’s Public Service Commission needs to weigh in on the issue, but, it won’t be on their agenda for months. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Alarming: American Mothers Die in Childbirth at Twice the Rate they did in 2000
On the heels of Mother’s Day, here’s some reading you shouldn’t ignore that probably needs a megaphone. Worldwide, moms are surviving childbirth more than ever, but in the U.S., the survival rate is trending the wrong direction. [...]Read More... from Alarming: American Mothers[...]
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Brown Bear Hunting in Alaska: Outsmarted by Giants
Want an intimate look at what it takes to stalk brown bears on Alaska’s Kodiak Island? Even if the answer is no, this is worth reading. The photography and writing will give you a window into the experience of a lifetime. image:[...]
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City of Minot: Downtown Infrastructure Project to Start Monday
Getting from the North to the South side of Minot is going to get a bit more complicated for the next few months, especially if you live on the East side of Broadway. The downtown infrastructure project will start setting up Monday,[...]
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Produced Water Pipeline Spill Reported Near Mandaree
The pipeline spill is believed to have released ~220,000 gallons (~7,000 barrels) of produced water into a field. No direct impacts to waterways or water sources have been observed. More from The Dickinson Press. [...]Read More... from Produced Water Pipeline Spill Reported[...]
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Cedar Rapids: The 2008 Flood Made Us Stronger
Cedar Rapids experienced a massive flood in June of 2008, and though the flood was different in many ways, the community is on a similar recovery arc as Minot; we’re just a few years behind (or should be). That’s what makes this[...]
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Minneapolis: Midtown Greenway Spurs Urban Development
Want to attract development, encourage healthy lifestyles, create vibrant communities? Policy and development choices at the municipal level have the potential to contribute to quality of life in ways we typically haven’t considered in Minot. Here’s an example. [...]Read More... from Minneapolis:[...]
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Seattle Restaurants Scramble To Pay A Higher Minimum Wage
Seattle is in the middle of a grand experiment, and one that comes with considerable risk. Over the next several years, the city will phase in a $15 minimum wage. And in the early going, it’s putting a lot of pressure on small[...]
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Commentary: An Open Letter to ND University System Chancellor
In his weekly column for The Minot Daily News, Rob Port offers a little advice for the state’s new University System Chancellor. It’s well written and covers a lot of the backstory for the next two articles you’ll encounter in The Minot[...]
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Say Anything: UND Was Giving Away Tuition For Sports Game Attendance?
On the heels of a tuition rate increase across the board at state universities, we have a story from Rob Port at Say Anything Blog about UND granting tuition waivers for student’s who attended an athletic event. Uhmmm? [...]Read More... from Say[...]
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Higher Ed Board Committee Recommends Tuition Rate Hikes at All ND Universities
Last month legislators approved a bill that would cap raising tuition at the state’s universities by 2.5% annually, and the State Board of Higher Education finance committee voted to raise tuition at most universities by that much. [...]Read More... from Higher Ed[...]