As daylight fades and winter stretches on, the Nordic countries offer lessons in how to stay grounded when the season feels long. Experts across Norway, Sweden, and Finland say the key is structure—protecting sleep rhythms, staying connected socially, and keeping movement part[...]
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Trump says he’ll block states from regulating AI
President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an executive order that would block states from setting their own rules for artificial intelligence—a move aimed at creating a single national standard. Supporters argue that AI companies can’t compete globally if they must[...]
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ND insurance commissioner rescinds real estate investment rule
North Dakotans may soon find it easier to invest in certain real estate offerings. The state Insurance Department has rolled back a 2018 rule that required investors in non-traded REITs to hold a net worth ten times greater than their investment amount—a[...]
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On This Day | Activist Local Media Continued
Just now we are spending time and money in an attempt to redistrict Ward county . . . 60% of the people in the county have 20% of the representation on the county board [...]Read More... from On This Day | Activist[...]
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On This Day | DDT Kills Everything
Sad note from a Neighboring paper, "DDT Kills other insects which have similar brooding places." [...]Read More... from On This Day | DDT Kills Everything
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On This Day | Activist Local Media and Government By the People
There is no group effort behind the circulation of these petitions that are now being signed. The Independent feels that it is among its duties as a servant of the public, when others do [...]Read More... from On This Day | Activist[...]
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On This Day | Liquor License News Continues
Minot aldermen Monday night denied the application of William Pfaffengut for licenses to sell beer and operate a dance hall. Twice the aldermen have taken Pfaffengut’s liquor license away from him and they are [...]Read More... from On This Day | Liquor[...]
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Sinking speedboats with a supercarrier: the lopsided cost of Operation Southern Spear
The United States is waging an unusually one-sided campaign in the Caribbean, and the numbers are staggering. Operation Southern Spear has sunk boats tied to drug-smuggling networks, but at a cost that dwarfs the value of the targets themselves. Billions in naval[...]
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Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
A new report argues Canada is overlooking some of its closest economic opportunities—and they’re not across the Pacific, but just to the south. The Canadian Council for the Americas is urging Ottawa to complement its infrastructure agenda by building deeper partnerships in[...]
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ND senators support HHS rule change
North Dakota’s two U.S. senators are applauding a federal shift affecting nursing homes. The Biden administration’s staffing mandate—requiring facilities to meet minimum daily care-hour thresholds and maintain a registered nurse onsite at all times—has now been repealed. Supporters of the change argue[...]
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New School Performance Information Available, North Dakota Schools Show Meaningful Gains in Choice Ready, Graduation Rates
State School Superintendent Levi Bachmeier on Friday said updated school accountability reports and results from North Dakota’s new statewide student assessment are available for North Dakotans to review on the state’s Insights website. A federal law, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, requires state[...]
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Port: This will be a pivotal election for North Dakota
Rob Port with InForum reads the tea leaves in this political commentary, and what he sees is an important election. It won’t feature high-profile races for governor or U.S. Senate, but beneath that quiet surface may be a major turning point. With[...]
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On This Day | City Business Results in Throwing “Dead Cats”
He said Minot is doing the right thing by putting in a complete plant and Layne hopes to bid on selling Minot part of the machinery therefor and continue to drill wells for the [...]Read More... from On This Day | City[...]
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On This Day | Caught in the Wringer On Coffee Refills
NO LONGER WILL THE AFTERNOON and mid-morning coffee drinkers in Mayville get that second cup of coffee for free. From now on the second cup will cost a nickel and Earl Pixley of the [...]Read More... from On This Day | Caught[...]
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On This Day | Who Do You Trust?
Where the government controls the news the stories get quite far apart in their figures . . . the Russians say one man got killed in that German mine disaster . . . the [...]Read More... from On This Day | Who[...]
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On This Day | In 1949 Theaters
"Riders in the Sky", "Trail of the Yukon", "Gun Law Justice" [...]Read More... from On This Day | In 1949 Theaters