Childcare is and has been a continuing challenge in our communities. From a labor perspective, we’ve got a shortage of workers, and one key to entering the workforce is having confidence in where we leave our kids. In this commentary in the[...]
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How America Will Turn Itself Around?
While a growing minority of us pick which side of the line (on any given issue) to stand on, there’s another group of people losing trust in all of it. Perhaps instead of choosing sides and, thus, who to distrust, we start[...]
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Weather radar coverage for western N.D. questioned after tornado
Following last week’s deadly tornado that touched down in Watford City, we’re no getting the questions about early warning systems and weather data. Though it seems tornado was rare in many ways, there is concern that weather information in the oil field[...]
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In Bismarck, private developers are changing the conversation around land development practices
How does a community plan what type of expansion and development is appropriate? Should private property rights trump community interest? And how do we measure the balance between the two? These are simple questions, but the answers have big implications for the[...]
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Greyhound exit from Canadian Prairie expected to spur innovation in transportation
A couple days ago, we called out an article from the Winnipeg Free Press noting a soon-to-be void in their transportation network because of the discontinuation of several Greyhound bus routes across the prairie. A few days before that, there was an[...]
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Can Recreation Make Minot Stronger?
“A couple years ago, it would’ve been hard to find a tourist in Bentonville. Now there are people here from all over the world every weekend.” The quote is from an article on Strong Towns, and the sentiment is the result of[...]
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Minot Fire Department managing turnover with new training
Minot’s Fire Department has a lot of new faces. From retirements to firefighters pursuing opportunities in other places, the turnover rate has been higher than wanted in recent years. And one solution to keeping Minot and our first-responders safe and satisfied with[...]
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Inside X, the Moonshot Factory Racing to Build the Next Google
No, this isn’t the lead-in to an algebra joke. ‘X’ is the name of Google’s research and development factory — the place where the test out radical ideas to see if they can become viable companies. One of those, Loon, was the[...]
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Harvey investing in streets and infrastructure
With the help of an infrastructure loan program through the Bank of North Dakota paid back by local property taxes, the town of Harvey is making a big investment in improving their streets and infrastructure. The $7.5 million project will go on[...]
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We Need to Design the Learning Ecosystem of the Future
How do you train someone for a job that doesn’t exist yet? Whether educators know it or not, this is their job. The world is changing and pace that’s increasing exponentially, and our students will need the tools and the know how[...]
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How to Create a School Culture Where Teachers Lead Innovation
With Minot Public Schools contract negotiations at an impasse in Minot, it’s obvious that we’re going to have some disgruntled teachers. And it’s those circumstances that make ideas that motivate and empower our classroom directors — outside of pay — even more[...]
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EPA officials visit ND for Grain Growers Association’s 25th E-Tour | Agweek
What do you get when you put a bunch of common-sense North Dakota farmers on a bus with a bunch of Washington bureaucrats? No, this isn’t a set-up for a joke — it’s a real-life news story, and the meeting happened not-far[...]
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There’s No Limit to Longevity, Says Study Reviving Human Lifespan Debate
How old is old? Depending on how youthful our spirit is, we’d all probably answer that question differently. But biologically speaking, there may be fewer to limits the upper reaches than we might assume. Scientific American has the article the sparks the[...]
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County to try oil field brine for road dust control
An age-old problem in gravel-road country in getting a new take on an old solution. Dealing with dust and maintaining country roads — especially those traveled heavily during temporary uses like mining gravel — is an ongoing challenge. To address it, the[...]
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To help poor Americans live longer, doctors are copying Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Brazil
What does a health care delivery model that’s working in some of the poorest parts of Africa have to do with health care in one of the wealthiest countries in the world? Everything when you acknowledge that the conditions on the reservations[...]
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Great minds don’t think alike: How creativity and cognitive diversity fuel business greatness
Creativity is the straw that stirs the drink that makes the organization successful. So say 1,500 CEOs interviewed for an IBM study. It seems like the value of the artists and the not-so-standard thinkers is on the rise and gaining respect in[...]