When air traffic controllers don’t show up, the whole country feels it. Yesterday’s FAA ground stop at Reagan National rippled into thousands of flight delays nationwide — a symptom of a deeper, long-running problem. The U.S. aviation system, critics say, is underfunded,[...]
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The Trump administration move to study aluminum in vaccines worries scientists
The Trump administration is taking a closer look at aluminum salts — a key ingredient in many vaccines for nearly a century — and that’s raising alarm among public health experts. Aluminum helps vaccines work better by strengthening the immune response, and[...]
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Baltimore is innovating its permitting system to revitalize housing
Baltimore’s effort to rebuild its neighborhoods is getting a digital boost. As the city moves forward with an ambitious plan to revitalize 40,000 vacant properties, officials have launched a new automated permitting system to help keep pace. The tool fast-tracks routine approvals[...]
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Prairie Fare: Check out your skin during National Healthy Skin Month
I was picking up some items at a retail store the other day, and I paused to look at the skin care products. They filled two aisles. While watching TV later, ads for skin care products beckoned both men and women to[...]
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This is how to make meaningful change at the local level
Fargo’s newest trail isn’t just about biking or walking — it’s about what happens when a family decides to make their city better. The All American Trail North, opening Saturday at Dike East Park, connects more of the metro’s patchwork paths into[...]
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Operation Homebound Takes Flight in Minot With Growing Community Support
Minot, N.D. — For hundreds of Minot Air Force Base airmen, there’s no better gift than time spent with loved ones, and thanks to the Minot community, that gift is once again within reach. As the holiday season approaches, the Minot Area[...]
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Food hub pilot holds potential for region
Rural grocery stores are fighting to survive, but a new effort in north-central North Dakota could change the math. The proposed North Central Grocery & Food Hub Initiative aims to link small-town grocers with local producers, cutting costs and expanding access to[...]
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City of Bismarck encouraging residents to join advisory boards
Bismarck is inviting residents to step up and serve on one of its advisory boards — from forestry and historic preservation to planning, zoning, and animal welfare. These committees shape policies that touch nearly every corner of daily life. Assistant City Administrator[...]
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Memo lays out path to removing even more department of defense civilians from their jobs
The Pentagon is tightening the screws on its civilian workforce. A new directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushes managers to fire employees for poor performance while continuing to nudge others toward early retirement or voluntary resignation. More than 60,000 workers have[...]
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Why Teaching Kids to Manage Emotions Might Be the Key to Better Grades
A new Yale study adds weight to what many teachers already sense: kids learn better when they feel better. Researchers found that students in social-emotional learning programs — which teach skills like managing emotions and calming anxiety — saw academic gains across[...]
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On This Day | Minot Merchants Teaming Up to Attract Attention
The plan is far wider than that merely of the merchants putting on sales, which as a rule are plentiful under ordinary conditions. Practically every business concern in the city has made some important [...]Read More... from On This Day | Minot[...]
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On This Day | On Fragility of Europe
Disintegration of the German empire will throw the whole European situation into worse condition than it has been at any time since the world war with every indication that the people of the United [...]Read More... from On This Day | On[...]
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On This Day | Williston Will and Butter Better Together
The Williston commercial club has adopted the slogan “Williston Will,” which will be used for advertising purposes similar to the Minot slogan “Why Not Minot?” [...]Read More... from On This Day | Williston Will and Butter Better Together
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On This Day | We Could Use a Larger Dose of These Great Men (and Women)
A man who is good and helpful is great enough for all practical purposes. The need of our public life is not great men, but honest men who possess common sense. [...]Read More... from On This Day | We Could Use a[...]
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On This Day | His Mind to Him a Kingdom Is (Republished In Its Entirety)
As a rule our minds are kits of tools with which any one of us may carve beautiful things and build great ones, yet for the most part we put them to no higher [...]Read More... from On This Day | His[...]
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Brief High-Speed Pursuit in SE Minot Leads to Power Outage and Arrest
On Oct. 30, at approximately 1:53 a.m., members of the Minot Police Department attempted to stop a gray BMW for erratic driving and operating without headlights in southwest Minot. The vehicle fled from patrol officers at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.[...]