Human services in North Dakota will transition from a county-by-county approach to a regional approach as a result of action by the legislature this past session. But getting there will take some planning and coordinating. Jack Dura with the Bismarck Tribune has[...]
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Walmart wants into your house, literally. Promises to help organize your fridge
The big retailers Walmart and Amazon are fighting for your money, and they're taking different approaches to get it. Amazon wants to wow you with speedy drone deliveries. Walmart is betting on your desire to do less, but they'll need access to[...]
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2020 Census likely to change North Dakota’s political landscape
North Dakota's population has both grown and shifted over the past 10 years, and when the dust settles following the 2020 count, the political landscape will look different. Rob Port with Say Anything Blog has speculation on where it seems likely more[...]
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New opportunities for old coal plants?
There aren't many days that go by that there isn't a story about a new coal-fired power plant being decommissioned. We lost one in North Dakota last year; yesterday, there was a story out of Estevan on final dates for their plants.[...]
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Xcel Energy plans to end coal use in Upper Midwest by 2030
One of Minnesota and North Dakota's biggest energy suppliers is on the record with its plan to go greener. Xcel energy announced it will be ending dependence on coal in the Upper Midwest by the end of the next decade. Get the[...]
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Survey says American churches are in trouble
If you were running a business and your customer base went from 70% of the population to 50% of the population, what would you do? That's the environment churches find themselves in over the past 20 years. Lloyd Omdahl writing an opinion[...]
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Amazon leasing space in vacant malls
From a garage 25-years ago to Bezos's billions today; few companies have turned the world upside down like Amazon. Among the casualties, they've left or are leaving behind -- vast tracks of under producing real estate we call malls. It's that same[...]
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North Dakota funeral directors weigh in on the future of final disposition
In the funeral business, final disposition is the last place we end up. And the business is evolving to reflect the preferences of the people it's accommodating. The changing nature of funerals was a recent #GoodTalkMinot episode featuring local funeral director Jeff[...]
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Minot, begin preparing for the loss of our trees and imagining their future
Loss. It's a big part of Minot's story -- our story -- in recent years. The flood took homes and retirements and schools and lives. Yes, lives. Though the official statistics don't count them, we all know of someone who was lost[...]
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A wonderful send-off
My Gramma Brose lived in Broken Arrow, OK, when she died at the home of her daughter. She had lung problems and moved there from Minneapolis, MN, to get out of the cold, harsh winters. As her health deteriorated and it got[...]
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Two more murals finished in downtown Brandon
Small towns across the region are tapping local artists to add atmosphere and vibrancy to their communities. Here's a confirmation story from North of the border. Art is among the keys to making our place in Minot unique, but clearly, we're not[...]
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Congress Is Likely to Delay Flood Insurance Overhaul, Again
The National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire on May 31st. It's the latest deadline in a long series of short-term extensions, but the clamor to overhaul the system is growing. Catch up with the full political picture in this article[...]
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Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide
It's here, figuratively. Literally, we can expect it by the end of the year. It's the no-meat cheeseburger, and many reports on the topic come with claims that people can't taste the difference between the Impossible Whopper and the genuine article. Maybe,[...]
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Road infrastructure is expensive, self-driving cars will demand more of it
For most in Minot, the idea of a self-driving car is pretty far off. For the companies chasing the opportunity, the technology is much closer than most realize. For a community like ours, this shift has big implications. And the common assumption[...]
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The funeral as we know it is becoming a relic – just in time for death boom
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[...]
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What’s the cure for distracted driving — more or less responsibility?
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[...]