For Governor Burgum, it’s the voters of the early primary states Iowa and New Hampshire who are going to dictate how the Republican presidential primary field is narrowed, not the Republican king makers, lever pullers, or polling data. In plainer terms, he’s no getting out of the race anytime soon. If you want the full
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The Navy isn’t making any claims about where they come from, but one thing’s for sure — they have regular reports from pilots on flying objects they can’t identify. Get the full story that’s sure to spark a few coffee conversations from the New York Times.
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Odds are high that you’ve watched some type of post-apocalyptic TV series or movie. If you have, you know there are a lot of interpretations of what the fall of humanity looks like — through an artist’s or a writer’s imagination. But what does collapse look like in real life, in the real world? The
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A couple stories down on our home page news feed (or here) you’ll find a slanted-toward-hopeless perspective on the challenges in rural America written by NYT columnist Paul Krugman. His suggestion: he doesn’t know how America can fix [insert-name-of-small-town-here]. And in a great reversal of perspective, another NYT columnist, David Brooks, makes the argument that
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It’s always dangerous casting an opinion on a wide swath of America. And few are wider than what might be described as ‘rural’. Still, economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman takes a crack at it. Perhaps he shouldn’t lump us all together, but not everything he writes should be discounted, either. Here’s the
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Self-driving and driver-assist technology is coming at us at a 65 miles per hour. Culturally, our response to adopt it will be closer to a reflex reaction than a calculated decision based on merits of the technology. But at least one driver is questioning whether more technology is the answer to curing our distracted driving
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Have we reached a point where we’re more likely to have a relationship with our car than our neighbors? Perhaps that’s because we’ve lost touch with our connection point — our streets. It used to be that these keystones of our community were places to come together, now they’re conveyances out of our neighborhoods to
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Here in Minot, an ad hoc committee appointed by City Council is tackling the issue of how to better manage the populations of Minot’s in-town wildlife. Turkeys have been part of the conversation. And based on this article from the NY Times, it would seem as if Minot isn’t only community dealing with the challenge.
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This election cycle got you down? Maybe you just need an escape. A New York Times travel writer got away from it all to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area and wrote an impressive how to do it yourself guide as well. If you’re looking for an adventure yet this fall or next summer, check it
Read & Share sourced from: New York TimesBeren and Luthien was an early work by the man who later became famous for writing The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The soon-to-be published work is a love story centered around a mortal man and an immortal elf woman inspired by Tolkien’s wife Edith.
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The New York Times shines a light on one the U.S. military’s most elite forces — Seal Team 6. What they expose is a culture that is evolving meet the tactics of a new type of enemy.
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Neccissity is the mother of invention, and the lower oil prices are forcing drillers to once again prove the age old addage. Get the story on innovating in the oil field from The New York Times.
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You may have noticed we point to a lot of Rob Port’s commentary on the state’s University System. He’s said repeatedly that administrative costs are out of control. Now he’s getting a little vindication from the New York Times.
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This is a tricky story to summarize in 46 words. There are tense negotiations taking place in the room, and it seems there are moves being made in the media as well. This report on safety concerns with Allegiant is concerning, but do consider the circumstances.
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How do each of us become a better person? Here are the thoughts of one man who has taken on the task himself and begun to plot a path.
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Flood insurance premiums are on the rise in an attempt to keep the federal program from sinking deeper into debt. This article from the New York Times has a short Q & A at the end.
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