Even as the use of traditional cigarettes and most other tobacco products dipped or stayed the same from 2013 to 2014, the use of e-cigarettes climbed among students in high school and middle school. [...]Read More... from Use Of E-Cigarettes Triples Among[...]
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No Confidence Meeting At UND Gets Ugly
A Thursday night meeting by the UND student government got heated as the student senate heard from administrators, students, and others as they considered a vote of no confidence in UND President Robert Kelly. [...]Read More... from No Confidence Meeting At UND[...]
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Former University System Lawyer Alleges Problematic Behavior
Rob Port at Say Anything Blog has the story on a former university system employee who has chosen to go public with some disturbing allegations. Follow the link below for the full story. [...]Read More... from Former University System Lawyer Alleges Problematic[...]
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Second Arrest Made in Bottineau County Double Homicide
A second man was arrested in connection with the March homicides, but for significantly lesser charges of providing false information. Details from KMOT News. [...]Read More... from Second Arrest Made in Bottineau County Double Homicide
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Dunn County Residents Fail to Regain Approval Rights of Landfills
A proposed ordinance reinstating some neighboring landowner provisions in the establishment of a landfill failed to gain approval. Full details from the Bismarck Tribune. [...]Read More... from Dunn County Residents Fail to Regain Approval Rights of Landfills
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Fighting Sioux Nickname Supporters Still Fighting
A group organized on Facebook going by name ‘The Sioux Were Silenced‘ has received strong support in its early days. You can get a more complete story on the group in this article from the Grand Forks Herald or check out their video[...]
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American Teachers, More Demoralized Than Ever
It looks like there is evidence that centralized control in education is starting to suck the fun out being a teacher. Many are leaving the profession, and fewer are enrolling in teaching programs. This is thought provoking commentary. [...]Read More... from American[...]
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Netflix is Now Bigger than CBS
The online streaming service is now more valuable CBS Corp. It’s an interesting step in a changing media landscape. Also in the article, an overview of how few media companies truly exist anymore with the shift towards acquisitions and huge media conglomerates.[...]
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Saskatchewan Government Contiues Support for Boundary Dam Carbon Capturing
The coal-fueled power plant outside of Estevan is on the cutting edge of carbon capture research and a recent decision by the U.S. Dept. of Energy to discontinue research on a similar plant in Illinois won’t dissuade SaskPower from continuing research aimed[...]
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New Blood Test Can Predict Breast Cancer
The technology is coming out of Denmark and it’s said to have an 80% accuracy rate, better than the 75% accuracy rate of mammograms. And the best part, the test has proven to be reliable indicator up to 5 years prior to[...]
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Minot Rent Prices Returning to Normal
The slow-down in the oil industry is not all doom and gloom. One of the benefits starting to take shape, particularly in Minot, is a return to more historically normal rents. [...]Read More... from Minot Rent Prices Returning to Normal
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Whooping Cranes Recovering Slowly, but Still Endangered With Numbers of Just 350
The spring snow goose season opened in mid-February and honestly leading up to it the open winter and unseasonably warm weather had hunters and biologist alike thinking, “..this just might be the year birds are here before March…” As luck and meteorologists[...]
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West Fargo Plans $7.8 million Rec center
The 44,000 square foot facility will include basketball courts, volleyball courts, public gathering space, offices, and more for $7.8 million. Commentary: The per square foot price is exactly in-line with what’s been proposed by Park District in the MARC concept. [...]Read More...[...]
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North Dakota Bill Lowers Charges for Drug Paraphernalia
The bill lowers paraphernalia related charges for first-time offenders to a Class A misdemeanor. Repeat offenders would be subject to felony charges. [...]Read More... from North Dakota Bill Lowers Charges for Drug Paraphernalia
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Public Service Commision Budget Drops Rail Safety Program
The $972,000 program would have added three full-time positions in the Public Service Commissions budget focused on railroad inspections and safety. Full story on the debate from the Bismarck Tribune. [...]Read More... from Public Service Commision Budget Drops Rail Safety Program
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Inside the Super-Fast Boat that’s Mapping the Oceans’ Garbage Vortexes
Race for Water is a non-profit organization that has set out to map the ocean’s ‘trash vortexes’ — large swirling ocean currents filled with slowly degrading plastic. Get the story on their boat, and the problem they’re trying to solve from the Verge.[...]