Minot City Council will meet Monday, November 4, 5:30 pm at City Hall to consider the agenda below. City Council meetings are open to the public or can be viewed on the City's Youtube channel here or Facebook page here. 1. ROLL[...]
Minnesota river restoration project showing big results in a short time
What happens when you make an investment in a river with poor water quality, recurring algae blooms, and a history corrupted by human interests? North of Minneapolis they've been running just such an experiment, and the early going, the results are remarkable.[...]
Minot City Council Agenda, October 21, 2019
Minot City Council will meet Monday, October 21, 5:30 pm at City Hall to consider the agenda below. Of primary focus for this meeting, Council will hear input from the public regarding the future of recycling in Minot. City Council meetings are[...]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Are there works of literature, music or pop culture which somewhat describe current events in our nation’s capital? Could it be Dante’s Inferno? Could it be Alice in Wonderland? Could it be To Kill a Mockingbird? Could it be The Crucible? Could[...]
City Council Agenda, October 7, 2019
Minot City Council will meet Monday, October 7, 5:30 pm at the Minot Municipal Auditorium to consider the agenda below. City Council meetings are open to the public or can be viewed on the City's Youtube channel here or Facebook page here.[...]
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Minot, you’ve come a long way!
In a matter of weeks, I will be retiring from the private practice of law. It has been an interesting run with victories, defeats, joy, and pain. I won’t be completely idle, however, as I am involved with several endeavors of interest[...]
City Council Agenda, September 3, 2019
Minot City Council will meet Tuesday, September 3, 5:30 pm at the Minot Municipal Auditorium to consider the agenda below. City Council meetings are open to the public or can be viewed on the City's Youtube channel here or Facebook page here.[...]
Who did they blame?
"I got a lot of problems with you people, and now you're gonna hear about it!" -- Frank Costanza, Festivus 1997 In 1884, my great-grandfather crossed an ocean. At Ellis Island, he got off the boat in a foreign land where he[...]
Minot, this is the perfect time to be concerned about a City parking project
“Anybody can become angry -- that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's[...]
City Council Agenda, August 19, 2019
Minot City Council will meet Monday, August 19th, 4:15 pm at the Minot Municipal Auditorium to consider the agenda below. City Council meetings are open to the public or can be viewed on the City's Youtube channel here or Facebook page here.[...]
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Hey Minot, Don’t miss night two of Dak Jam 19!
Doors open at 6:30, Hairball (A Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock) takes the stage at 8:30, and if night two is anything like night one, you're in for music experience that's second to none in the region. And what a setting! It[...]
How long can we believe it won’t happen here?
From 30,000 feet up, the debate in our country over the excessive amount of gun violence is interesting. The 2nd Amendment (the right to bear arms) is cited sanctimoniously by “strict constructionists” of our constitution who claim our founders guaranteed us the[...]
To judge or not to judge, that is your question
It is too early to speculate on the outcome of the Presidential race in 2020. If Trump does not get re-elected, however, there will be a chapter in American history and law for which there is no precedent. Michael Cohen, who was[...]
City Council Agenda — August 5, 2019
Minot City Council will meet Monday, August 5th, 5:30 pm at Minot City Hall to consider the agenda below. City Council meetings are open to the public or can be viewed on the City's Youtube channel here or Facebook page here. 1.[...]
This is value-added agriculture, job creation, and so much more!
The progress of Prairie Sky Breads has been a topic of commentary on The Minot Voice in the past. Their example is one we -- in government particularly -- should take note of. Often, we politicians and bureaucrats get so wrapped up[...]
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The History of Humans Looking at Animals in Zoos
Spending an afternoon at the zoo is a Minot privilege we've enjoyed for nearly a hundred years. Visit the zoo today and you'll immediately see the commitment and respect our Zoo staff has for their facility and the animals they're charged with[...]