Following last week’s monthly Souris River Joint Board meeting, I grabbed Ryan Ackerman, Project Administrator for the SRJB, for an update on a few aspects of Minot’s long-term flood protection efforts. It’s a six-minute interview, but this information is direct from the[...]
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Misinformation on social media: Can technology save us?
Information is both the currency and lubricant that moves the world forward. But as we find ourselves in the Information Age’s period of juvenile delinquency, the challenge in filtering out the bad information and raising the good information to the top is[...]
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: Minot couple provide new life for Philippines boy
A great story that aligns with the spirit of the season. Bob Lind with the Fargo Forum has the story of a Minot family that opened their home to a young man who needed a change of luck. [...]Read More... from : Minot[...]
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Old recipes, new flavors: Cookbook author, food blogger blends diverse cultures
What do you get if you take a woman with a big city upbringing, a diverse ethnic background, and a love for food and you put her on a farm in Northern Minnesota? The answer: a food blogger and a cookbook that[...]
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MSU and Lake Region partner to offer Sign Language degree
The Minot Daily has the full story, here’s the quote from news release issued by the schools: “There is a national shortage of qualified ASL interpreters,” said Holly Pedersen, Department of Special Education chair, in the press release. “Our program allows greater[...]
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Devils Lake Maintains Pit Bull Ban
The Devils Lake City Commission voted to keep a 1987 ordinance banning pit bulls within city limits in place, but for opponents of the law, the efforts to have it removed will continue. Devils Lake is the latest North Dakota community to[...]
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Commentary: Why Does Fargo Keep Giving Tax Dollars Away?
Tony Gehrig is a Fargo City Commissioner who wonders out loud if the Fargo City Commission is using its economic development incentives properly. Though this relates directly to Fargo, the lesson could be applied to any community trying to entice businesses —[...]
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Mandan: Housing funding moves junior high apartment project forward
A partnership between a non-profit and the Mandan City Commission has provided a pathway to saving a historic school building and converting it into low-income housing. LeAnn Eckroth with the Bismarck Tribune has the story on repurposing a bit of Mandan history.[...]
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Is MN buffer law broad-stroke overreach or common-sense benefit?
A new law in Minnesota requires permanent vegetation strips to protect lakes and streams from farm field runoff. And reaction to the law? It’s a mixed bag. Some farmers will are embracing it and will be entering lost acreage into CRP programs,[...]
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Local Minot artists open artist cooperative gallery
A group of Minot artists is combining efforts to open a cooperative gallery in the Artspace building. Their mission: to create great art for the community and a great community for artists. Artists and patrons are welcome to become members, a ribbon[...]
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Editorial: Lessons learned from Grand Forks’ sales-tax vote
In the Eastern part of the state, there were sales tax initiatives on the ballot in both Fargo and Grand Forks. One of them earned voter approval, one didn’t. In this editorial, the Grand Forks Herald staff step back and look at[...]
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Outside Perspective: Residents flood city council in support of Portneuf River Vision Study
Here in Minot, we’re having our own discussion about to do with the Souris River. Should we wall ourselves off from it forever, or should we try and recapture some aspects of it as a natural resource? This article out of Idaho[...]
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In Minot: Optimistic start for Dakota fairs annual convention
Representatives from State, regional, and county fairs in North and South Dakota as well as vendors, entertainers, and others were in Minot this weekend talking shop, new ideas, and making plans for next summer’s events. The event was held in Minot for[...]
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Grand Forks: $154 million water plant item heads to City Council Monday
The Grand Forks City Council is set to make a big decision on a bigger water infrastructure project. A new water treatment plant is expected to cost more than a $150 million; local leaders are expecting a 50-50 cost share with the[...]
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Deaths linked to fentanyl rise as curbing illicit supply proves tough
The last few days in our news feed have had stories of an opioid use on the rise in Canada. And now on this side of the border, MPR is on the story locally. The scariest drug in the new synthetic world[...]
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Judge denies request to stop petition for McKenzie County sheriff’s removal
The next move in the fight between the Sheriff and members of the McKenzie County Commission is in the hands of the County Commission after a judge ruled he didn’t have the legal authority to intervene in the manner requested by the[...]