Tom Dean is a 75-year old physician who practices medicine in rural South Dakota. The virus is raging through his community; it claimed his father and ten others in the local nursing home. It all has him wondering what it will take to bring us together? Read his full commentary on The Washington Post.
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The pressure on the ranching business is coming from every direction. You may have previously read about competition from a new product line. In the story linked below, you’ll find a challenge of a more political nature. David Lynch with the Washing Post has the story on the impacts of world trade — and the
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In the story below, you’ll read about North Dakota’s recently lower grades on air quality. The culprit is Western fires. If you follow this link through to the Washington Post, you’ll read that temperatures in the Western U.S. average 2 degrees warmer and snow melts a month earlier than 50 years ago. One result: more
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Last week you may have caught a quick Minot Voice story about the future of funerals. They’re changing because what we want at that last ritual is changing. If that article didn’t convince you, here’s another: Washington has become the first state to legalize human composting. In other words, if you really want to push
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Have you noticed our rituals around death changing? You’re not just imagining it, and as the largest generation in U.S. history begins contemplating end-of-life issues, we’re likely to experience as many changes to the conventional funeral as we’ve seen in other stages of the baby-boomers life experience. The Washington Post has the story.
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In the 1970’s and 1980’s, it was the rise of the mall that dramatically changed shopping habits and the retail delivery model. Today, it’s the Internet and giant online retailers like Amazon. The consumer behavior is shifting toward the model that provides lower prices and more convenience, and the pace of the change is increasing.
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The opioid drug crisis is one of those issues that might not hit home unless you have a personal experience with a family member or friend, but the trickle-down impacts of the problem are effecting all of us in less obvious ways. And one area where the crisis is putting pressure on our systems is
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Loosely translated, it matches up with our idea of ‘coziness’, but there’s more to it than that. Pronounced ‘Hooga’, it is an attitude, a feeling, and a contented pursuit all in one.
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Blues legend B.B. King passed away in his home at the age of 89. He was one of the most influential musicians of our time. For more on the life and music of Mr. King, check out this article on Wikipedia. For more on his music, just listen below. title image: B.B. King at a
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Peaceful, artistic protest. When the situation is desperate and hopeless, this method has proved time and again capable of reshaping the way people think.
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The giant orbiting telescope turns 25 this year, and it remains a powerful scientific tool. But its future is uncertain; it hasn’t been serviced since the last shuttle mission in 2009. Get all the details on one of NASA’s great success stories from The Washington Post.
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An addition to nations bomber fleet is in the works, and though the secret airplane is not projected to enter service until well into the next decade, this is a Minot story.
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Since 1990, monarch butterfly counts have shown a decrease by nearly a billion insects. Is this a canary in the coal mine? I don’t know, but I can say that I notice fewer of them around than in years past. More from the Washington Post.
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For most artists anywhere near his age, the media starts using language like, “twilight of his career”, but Willie Nelson is still doing more than 100 shows a year. His career has spanned more than 50 years. Get more commentary from Chris Richards at The Washington Post.
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North Dakota counties are high up in the list that counts the number of declared federal disasters. And to no one’s surprise, a lot of those have to do with flooding. More details and some interactive graphics from The Washington Post.
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It’s no secret, one of the big challenges in Western North Dakota is dealing with the growing and changing nature of crime. This AP piece has some of the usual big media slants, but the topic is too important to ignore.
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