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ND officials: High-speed internet goal within reach
North Dakota says it's now on track to ensure all homes and businesses can connect to high-speed internet service. Even with some accessibility issues to sort out, this rural-centric state feels poised to lead the nation in closing gaps. North Dakota's Information[...]
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Becker announces bid for North Dakota Legislature
Former North Dakota State Senator Rick Becker is stepping back into the political arena, this time aiming to return to the Legislature he once served. After last year’s loss in the U.S. House race, Becker says the path forward is clearer at[...]
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The awful arithmetic of our wars
A new analysis warns that the U.S. is losing ground on the modern battlefield—not for lack of power, but because its cost calculations no longer add up. As warfare shifts toward cheap drones and low-cost munitions, adversaries are inflicting damage at a[...]
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Writing a new chapter, Boston stacks homes above libraries
Boston is testing a simple but powerful idea: when space is scarce, stack community needs together. In three neighborhoods, the city is pairing new public libraries with affordable housing, turning limited land into places that offer both shelter and connection. It’s part[...]
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Port: Harm reduction policies work for addicts and their communities
Communities across North Dakota are wrestling with a hard truth: decades of crackdowns and billions in federal spending haven’t stopped the flow of drugs or the harms tied to addiction. As debate grows over harm-reduction programs, the argument centers on what actually[...]
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Minot City Council approves funding for roundabout at 6th St. and 2nd Ave. SW
Minot leaders are weighing long-term traffic needs as the Maple Diversion flood protection project draws near, and their latest decision points to a solution that draws lots of community chatter: a roundabout. The City Council unanimously approved funding to revise design plans[...]
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Eat Local to Support First-Term Airmen: Operation Homebound Day is December 4
The Minot community is invited to grab a fork - and a friend - for a cause that truly hits home. This Thursday, December 4, both north and south Broadway locations of QDOBA Mexican Eats and Jersey Mike’s Subs in Minot will[...]
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Congress to probe US strikes on boats in Caribbean
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries into U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea, with a focus on an alleged follow-on attack that The Washington Post reported killed two survivors[...]
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Xcel cuts electric rate increase for North Dakota customers in half
Xcel Energy has agreed to cut a proposed electricity rate increase for North Dakota customers. The agreement that is pending approval with the North Dakota Public Service Commission would raise overall rates by 10.37%, with the increase for residential customers at 12.92%.[...]
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American cities have too many streets, parking lots, and garages
Car dependency has shaped modern life in ways that once felt liberating but now increasingly feel limiting. The rise of the personal vehicle opened access to new neighborhoods, jobs, and opportunities, but decades of designing communities around cars have brought heavy trade-offs.[...]