Valentine’s Day, I think, has great timing. The colorful displays of candy, cards and of course, cut flowers provide much-needed color for our eyes. It is the cut flowers that really catch my eye and it’s hard to resist bringing some home.[...]
Elected officials across the country are facing an impossible financial reality. Promises made decades ago are coming due, and there isn't enough cash on hand to address them all. Debt seems like the only way out of today’s problem, but everyone knows[...]
Montana is taking another step to preserve its Indigenous languages. A bill passed in the Senate this week strengthens a decade-old program by giving tribes more control over language revitalization efforts. Instead of working through school districts, tribes will have direct agency[...]
BISMARCK, N.D. – Scout Energy Management LLC notified the North Dakota of Environmental Quality on Wednesday, Feb. 5, of a crude oil release that occurred five miles northwest of Maxbass. Initial estimates from Scout indicate 300 barrels (12,600 gallons) of crude oil[...]
BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced that applications are now being accepted from licensed North Dakota early childcare education centers for garden kits through the North United States Department of Agriculture Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Award. “The North[...]
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In Grand Forks, the University of North Dakota is seeking legislative support for a significant investment in its medical school, proposing a $55 million bill to construct a new 95,000-square-foot facility. This redevelopment aims to bring together various health disciplines, fostering collaboration[...]
Understanding the intricacies of energy efficiency can be a complex task, particularly when discussing Jevons Paradox. This concept illustrates a counterintuitive reality: as technology improves and resource efficiency increases, consumption of that resource often rises instead of falls. It raises important questions[...]
Ever notice how your southern friends bundle up in what you'd call "light jacket weather"? A North Dakota native's winter visit to North Carolina reveals just how relative our experience of cold can be – and offers a humorous look at how[...]
A year into his leadership at American Pop Corn Co., Steve Huisenga has overseen the journey of billions of kernels from Iowa fields to grocery shelves and movie theaters under the Jolly Time brand. As the first non-Smith to lead the 110-year-old[...]
West Fargo’s school district is facing a critical decision. With student numbers surging and space running short, voters will soon decide on a bond referendum that could shape classrooms for the next decade. A $99.6 million plan—expanding schools, adding security upgrades, and[...]
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You might not expect a visit to the art museum to enhance legal arguments, but Patrick Barry's "Art and Advocacy" course does just that. This unique class intertwines the art of storytelling with the craft of persuasion, drawing intriguing parallels between curating[...]
On this day in 1924, the first execution by gas chamber in the United States took place in Nevada, marking a new method of capital punishment intended to be more humane than previous methods.On this day in 1960, the first eight brass[...]
The fastest trains now take 76 hours from coast to coast. This new type of train can probably cover that distance in 38 hours, or less, as roadbeds are improved. -- February 8, 1934 | The Ward County Independent Why We Chose[...]
By a vote of 10 to 3 the Minot city council Monday night decided to devote additional study to the proposal that the city apply to the public works administration for a loan of $1,523,000 whereby construction of a natural gas pipeline[...]
Released by kidnappers last night from an unknown location, after being imprisoned for 23 days by kidnappers who were paid an undetermined sum, Edward G. Bremer, 37-year-old St. Paul banker, returned to his home last night, after being thrown out on a[...]
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Scandinavian roots -- check. Traditional instruments -- check. Goofy outfits -- check. BBQ accordion player -- check. A stuffed cat theremin -- check. A bumbling sausage thief -- yes, check. Epic stoicism amidst it all -- obviously. Put it all together, and[...]