Grandpa Smith, by which name he is known thruout the community, is very much interested in the news of the day and nothing gives him more pleasure than his daily papers which he reads [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | Pulling Threads
What we want is a higher price for cows and a lower price for meat and then we will have the butchers where the farmers are now. Might be good politics ... there aren't [...]Read More... from On This Day | Pulling[...]
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Port: This is your fault
We like to think of politics as something happening to us, a spectacle we watch from the sidelines. But the truth is harder to swallow: the people in office are a reflection of the people who put them there—or didn’t bother to[...]
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Proposed measure seeks changes to North Dakota legislators’ salaries, public records and lobbying
A proposed constitutional measure in North Dakota aims to shake up legislative transparency, ethics, and accountability. If approved, it would make all communications between legislators about public business open records, prevent lawmakers from receiving state employee benefits, and delay pay raises until[...]
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State’s mineral resources director says industry in transition
Nathan Anderson, the newly appointed director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, recently returned to his hometown of Minot to discuss the state’s energy outlook at a quarterly meeting of the American Petroleum Institute’s Bakken Chapter. With a wealth of[...]
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Maggie (And Why You Can’t Talk to Your Kids)
In the 19th century, Americans often dropped song references into conversation, expecting shared understanding. For the settlers of the Great Plains, phrases like “When you and I were young, Maggie” echoed the nostalgia of their lives. Francis Edward Abernathy’s work reveals that[...]
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Why Americans need well-informed national security decisions – not politicized intelligence analysis
The strength of U.S. intelligence lies in its ability to provide leaders with clear, unbiased assessments—but recent history suggests that’s easier said than done. An investigation found that during Trump’s first term, intelligence reports were politicized, with officials withholding or reshaping information[...]
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Prairie Fare: Current egg prices scramble omelet costs
“What is the surcharge on eggs?” I asked our server as she poured us cups of coffee. I was perusing the somewhat apologetic sign on the restaurant table. The increase in egg prices had caused them to charge customers a little extra[...]
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Listen: How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences
Plastics are everywhere, and that’s part of the problem. While 400 million tons of plastic are manufactured each year, 57 million tons end up as pollution. Attempts to create a binding treaty on plastic pollution recently stalled, as major oil producers resist[...]
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Will the world fall in love with nuclear power once more?
For decades, nuclear power has been stuck in the shadow of its past—haunted by accidents, burdened by regulation, and the butt of pop culture jokes. But as the world scrambles to cut carbon emissions, nuclear is inching back into the conversation. Environmental[...]
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On This Day | Sunday, February 9th
On this day in 1825, the United States House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as the sixth President of the United States after no candidate received a majority in the Electoral College, marking a significant moment in American political history. On[...]
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On This Day | Dealing Grass Across the Globe
From far away Africa cam a letter on Feb. 4 to the Valker Christensen Co. Minot seed dealers, for information concerning crested wheat grass seed. ... A.M. Christensen says that during all the years [...]Read More... from On This Day | Dealing[...]
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On This Day | Caw Caw Caw
It is so easy for you to justify your beliefs and actions you ought to know the other fellow well be able to support his. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Caw Caw Caw
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On This Day | Selfishness and Egotism
As the kings of early days could see nothing as important as themselves, so are there people today in every town who can see no good in their neighbors or any worthwhile undertaking. Their [...]Read More... from On This Day | Selfishness[...]
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On This Day | Yikes!
Following a snow from the northwest thruout Tuesday that tied up traffic on most of the highways, the mercury dropped to 36 degrees below zero at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning and continued to fall, [...]Read More... from On This Day | Yikes!
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Montana Lawmakers ponder bills aimed a narrowing ag property tax loopholes
Montana lawmakers are evaluating two bills designed to tighten property tax benefits meant for agricultural landowners. House Bill 27 seeks to require owners of large properties to provide proof of farm income to qualify for agricultural status, while Senate Bill 4 proposes[...]