Clearspring Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba may be a long drive from Minot, but the spirit behind its Children’s Business Fair strikes close to home. The event drew 45 young vendors this year, each testing out the basics of entrepreneurship with handmade crafts,[...]
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The Emerging Evidence On AI Tutoring That’s Hard to Ignore
A debate once confined to philosophy seminars is now landing squarely in the classroom: if learning follows the same physical laws as everything else, what happens when machines begin to master it? A growing body of research — including a striking Harvard[...]
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Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance remote worker recruitment campaign meets new resident goal months early
Cedar Rapids set out to test whether a modest incentive could nudge remote workers toward eastern Iowa. It worked better — and faster — than expected. After launching a pilot program this summer, the Metro Economic Alliance hit its goal of 15[...]
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The Badlands Booklist: The attorney who fought for farmers’ rights
Sarah Vogel’s story isn’t just a trip down memory lane — it’s a reminder that the pressures facing farmers today echo challenges she battled decades ago. Speaking to readers in Hettinger, the former North Dakota attorney revisited her landmark 1983 lawsuit against[...]
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‘Truth or Fake’ refreshing development in news
Nebraska’s news junkies and even casual information consumers have full plates: the potential resignations of a University of Nebraska regent and a state legislator; a federal immigration detention camp that materialized on an apparent need-to-know basis in an infinitesimally narrow reading of[...]
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Area producers share concerns over proposed Pierce County pig farm
A proposal for a large-scale pig farm in Pierce County has stirred up a familiar debate in North Dakota: how to grow livestock production without sacrificing water, air, or local trust. The plan calls for a 9,300-head facility between Cando and Wolford,[...]
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Moorhead, Fargo show off plans for $7.1 million bridge near Bluestem Amphitheater
Residents in Fargo and Moorhead have been talking for years about better ways to cross the Red River without getting behind the wheel. Now, a long-planned idea is finally taking shape. The two cities are moving ahead on a $7.1 million pedestrian[...]
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Midwest youth lead nation in antidepressant use
New research is revealing an unexpected pattern in youth mental-health care: young people in the Midwest fill more antidepressant prescriptions than their peers in any other region. Pediatrician and researcher Kao-Ping Chua found the gap not only existed before the pandemic but[...]
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How a Board Game Exposed Barriers to Local Investment & Inspired Change
Imagine this: you own a thriving art supply store in Savannah, Georgia. Across the street sits a vacant building, an eyesore that’s been empty for years. The community wants it revived, and you see the perfect opportunity: turning it into a neighborhood[...]
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Sertoma partnership enhances MSU Communication Sciences and Disorders program
MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders continues to expand its service and impact thanks to generous contributions from the Minot Sertoma Club and matching funds through the North Dakota Challenge Grant Program. Sertoma recently provided more[...]
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On This Day | North Dakota Grows Them Tall
An influx of tall men students has forced the University of North Dakota officials to consider the purchase of a number of longer beds for the school’s dormitories. In Budge hall which houses 60 [...]Read More... from On This Day | North[...]
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On This Day | Early Distracted Driving
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On This Day | Former Minoter Makes News Eating His Day Off
He was idle the other day and waving his magic fork in table-to-teeth arcs, 16 orders of southern-fried chicken disappeared, the first three with French fried potatoes and bread and butter, washed down with [...]Read More... from On This Day | Former[...]
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New cultural center in Bismarck in the works
A major community investment is taking shape in Bismarck, where Native Inc. is laying the groundwork for a new cultural center designed to serve families across the region. The vision is expansive — a gym, auditorium, sweat lodge, healing center, cafeteria, and[...]
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Why People in Sweden Do Nature Right
Sweden’s relationship with the outdoors isn’t built on conquering peaks or chasing records — it’s woven into daily life. That contrast hits home for an American writer who spent a month recovering there and discovered a culture shaped by centuries of open[...]
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After more than 200 years, the ‘Farmers’ Almanac’ is shutting down for good
For more than two centuries, the Farmers’ Almanac has been a steady companion to gardeners, farmers, and sky-watchers — a little book of weather lore and practical wisdom passed down through generations. Now, after 207 years, the publication is preparing its final[...]