One of the goals of The Minot Voice is to help you cut the chord, so these stories will be common. The thinking… better news and information will help us make everything better, but it starts with cutting out the crap. [...]Read[...]
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Why Do City Snowplows Damage Curbs?
This comes out of Grand Forks, but it’s not a unique problem. It’s fair to say that the issues of snow removal are similar… at least in North Dakota, so get informed on one of the challenges of keeping the streets clean.[...]
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North Dakotans Divided on Education Standards
Are you confused by what the common core debate is all about? This article from Jennifer Johnson writing for the Dickinson Press provides a good overview of the issue. [...]Read More... from North Dakotans Divided on Education Standards
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Book Review: Einstein’s God
In science and religion, popular media has led us toward the idea that we must choose one or another. In Krista Tippet’s book, Einstein’s God, the reader is offered an alternative. If you don’t read the book, the review itself is well worth your[...]
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How to Suck at Your Religion
With the events of Paris still fresh, here’s a Sunday morning contemplative comic that comes with some good advice. A couple warnings, if this offends you… you’ve missed the point, and be ready, there is some mildly explicit language. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Employers Navigate the New Health Care Laws, But Not Easily
Amy Sisk takes a look at the effects of Obamacare on local (Bismarck) employers. The early consensus… higher costs and more work. [...]Read More... from Employers Navigate the New Health Care Laws, But Not Easily
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Bill Would Give $5000 To Each Child Born In North Dakota
There are a few conditions attached to the money. For the full recap check out the article on Say Anything Blog.com [...]Read More... from Bill Would Give $5000 To Each Child Born In North Dakota
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Tuition Changes for Minot Public Schools
With two new area high schools opening next school year, there will be a lot of students shuffling around. The Minot Public School’s School Board addressed that issue by setting the policies for cross-district enrollment as students transition to new schools. [...]Read[...]
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Mapping the Water Under Our Feet
What do you get when you put NASA and NOAA Scientists in the same room? Admittedly, there are a lot of potential answers to that question, but in this case, the answer is a high-tech satellite designed to measure the amount of[...]
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Aerial Photos Expose the American Prison System’s Staggering Scale
In light of our upcoming election on the Ward County Jail, this article has a little more relevance for Minot. The gallery at the beginning is most worthwhile. [...]Read More... from Aerial Photos Expose the American Prison System’s Staggering Scale
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Why the Fracking Revolution Could Only Happen in America
There are some things we do differently here than almost everywhere else in the world, and it’s those conditions that made what’s happening in the Bakken possible. It’s an interesting perspective on the genesis of our boom. [...]Read More... from Why the[...]
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The Blame for the Charlie Hebdo Murders
If you’ve followed this story over the last few days, you’ve likely heard a lot about of who you shouldn’t blame… Mr. Parker puts that myth to bed. What he says is plain spoken and true. [...]Read More... from The Blame for[...]
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Trapped In His Body For 12 Years, A Man Breaks Free
Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade unable to move or communicate, fearing he would be alone, trapped, forever. NPR’s new show Invisibilia tells how his mind helped him create a new life. [...]Read More... from Trapped In His Body For 12[...]
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Bank of North Dakota Reports Record Income
It’s the eleventh year in a row for record setting income. In 2014, the Bank of ND netted income of slightly more than $111 million. [...]Read More... from Bank of North Dakota Reports Record Income
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Dickinson Awarded Almost $1 Million Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant
Dickinson will receive a nearly $1 million grant to improve and complete construction of a 17 mile fitness trail around Patterson Lake. The grant was awarded by the ND Industrial Commission as an Outdoor Heritage Fund grant. [...]Read More... from Dickinson Awarded[...]
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Williston to Update Comprehensive Plan
Williams County, The City of Williston, the ND DOT will be updating Williston’s comprehensive plan from 2010. [...]Read More... from Williston to Update Comprehensive Plan