After 35 years in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope is still delivering wonder. To mark the milestone, NASA released four breathtaking new images—ranging from the rugged surface of Mars to distant star-forming regions and a neighboring galaxy ablaze with light. Hubble’s enduring mission reminds...
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There are no plans to forcibly remove protesters; there are no plans to block supplies into the camps. And it is unclear what — if anything — will change after the Corp imposed December 5 deadline passes. Get the story from NPR News. [...]
Read & Share sourced from: NPRFargo’s flood protection plan is officially headed to court. Opponents of the plan have asked a judge to stop the project because it lacks permits from agencies on the Minnesota side of the border. Commentary: In Minot, we should count ourselves lucky the plan that’s been proposed is basin-wide. That fact is the probable reason [...]
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The idea of free speech, what it means, and where we can use it is constantly being redefined in the new world where technological tools are reshaping everything about our culture. And in that light, Motherboard has the story on a leaked European trade proposal that would privatize censorship and potentially leave it in the [...]
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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. [...]
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With news that OPEC has an agreement with member countries and Russia to reduce output, the conversation in North Dakota will shift to how did we come through this down cycle in the industry? And a couple reporters from Reuters have the start of the answer. It may turn out that the OPEC attempt to [...]
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When it comes to conversations about hunting and fishing, it’s pretty easy to understand when someone relates they caught a 5-pound walleye or bagged a limit of mallards. For me, those references bring to mind a stream of different fish and fowl I’ve seen, caught or shot for a comparative point of reference. But when [...]
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Brad Dokken with the Grand Forks Herald digs into the full story on one of our canine neighbors. The Coyote was not always a predominant species on the prairie, but farm policy in the 1980s created habitat they like and the population responded accordingly. [...]
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Get your vehicles off the streets, especially the ones that are designated as snow emergency routes. The full news release from the City of Minot follows below The City of Minot has declared a snow removal emergency for city snow routes. This declaration prohibits all vehicles from parking on streets marked as “Emergency Snow Routes” [...]
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Grand Forks is going to consider allowing app-driven ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft into town, but first they’re going to gather data from the citizens — and specifically UND students — to see if they can determine how people are getting around town. Check out the full article to see how the City [...]
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The glut in world oil supply, which in turn led to the price of oil plummeting since mid-2014, may be behind us. OPEC, a cartel of loosely organized countries with a direct interest in maintaining higher oil prices has a tentative agreement that includes Russia to curb production. Speculation on oil futures responded quickly to [...]
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Food and drink spending is proving to be a boon for the Canadian economy, and in our neighboring province of Manitoba, spending and growth is particularly strong. In the month of September, Manitobans spent $167 million on dining and drinking out, that was up 2.2% from the year previous. Commentary: it’s a story relevant to [...]
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Congressman Cramer will sit on the Republican Steering Committee. The full news release from his office follows below, but the position will allow our North Dakota Congressman to have a larger voice in shaping the legislative agenda. — Official News Release, Congressman Cramer — Congressman Kevin Cramer was elevated to an influential committee in the [...]
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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 blends the traditional foods of Minnesota and North Dakota with a new set [...]
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With the death of Carribean dictator and a contentious ideologically-based election still close in our consciousness, this commentary from the Grand Forks Herald is worth a read. It’s a reminder of the higher ideals and opportunities this country represents and why so many among us defend it vigorously. [...]
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The State of North Dakota is taking steps to protect itself from cyber threats. A report issued by an interim cybersecurity task force has outlined ten recommendations for the state. of most note is the need for the state to act in whole to protect data rather than having individual agencies working to guard their [...]
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Two Fargo teachers have decided to dig in deeper with their instruction on the Holocaust. Through a program with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and a local lecture series, Ashlee Cournia and Jacob Kienzle — both middle school teachers — have got specialized training in how to teach the difficult subject. The goal: make sure we do [...]
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