Kids today are among the first generation of humans to grow up with social media as a dominant factor in their lives. After hundreds of thousands of years of evolving and adapting to the natural world, we’re now dealing with the challenges[...]
Value: Safety & Security
In daily life, in economics, in thought, and in experience — safety, security, and diversity all feed prosperity.
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Indigenous knowledge is key to sustainable food systems
Have you noticed the price of food increasing? Have you noticed shelves empty? They’re two questions that invite a third: have you noticed how vulnerable we are to the industrialized and corporate shareholder driven food systems? They’re three questions that invite a[...]
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North Dakota lawmakers looking to roll back regulations against carrying guns in North Dakota
Here’s the list: House Bill 1483, House Bill 1404, House Bill 1194, House Bill 1341, House Bill 1339, and House Bill 1401. They’re all bills to expand gun rights and where gun owners can legally carry their guns in North Dakota. The[...]
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Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work
The Associated Press has a story tied to military service with Minot Air Force Base implications. Nine service members tied to nuclear missile silo work decades ago in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer. There are indications it maybe related to[...]
Curio |
Residential chickens considered by East Grand Forks council
The East Grand Forks City Council has heard a request by a citizen to change its zoning ordinance to allow for backyard hens. The request was made in light of significant increases in the price of store-bought eggs. Meghan Arbegast with the[...]
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Curio |
Do you know the difference between a street, a road, and a stroad? Hint: it’s the reason your taxes are high
Do you know the difference between a street and a road? A street is a part of an ecosystem for building community wealth and prosperity. A road connection between places. A stroad is a mash-up of the two ideas that fails in[...]
Curio |
City of Bismarck leverages opioid money with private dollars to combat homelessness
The City of Bismarck is taking its opioid manufacturer lawsuit money and using it to leverage donations from citizens. The goal, deliver some dollars to get at the root causes of homelessness in the Bismarck area. Get the full story on some[...]
Curio |
Insulin, Price Caps, and Perspectives from the Outside
A U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services study from 2020 found that insulin prices in the U.S. are as much as 10 times higher than in other developed countries. It’s an issue that’s getting the attention of state legislatures across the[...]
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Highly contagious strain of avian flu detected in three Montana grizzlies
The avian flu is no joke. If the price of eggs isn’t enough to convince you, maybe this story out of Montana will help. Tests on three grizzly bears euthanized late last year near Kalispel came back positive for avian flu. It’s[...]
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Study: Freshwater fish contain concerning levels of ‘forever chemical’
The currently named culprit is Scotchgard; it’s the commercial name for a stain-resistant chemical known as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, or PFOS for short. It’s part of a larger group of chemicals called PFAS, and the problem is these chemicals persist in the[...]
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Curio |
Welcome to the Age of Extreme Acceleration
New technology has a way of disrupting the status quo. And when it comes to electric car technology, we’re on the eve of a new age of acceleration. It’s a future people both inside and outside of cars are unprepared for, and[...]
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Ukrainian family arrives in West Fargo
There are a lot of folks with Ukrainian heritage in North Dakota, and while there are many miles between the two places, the weather doesn’t feel all that different. Those are just a couple of factors that make our place an ideal[...]
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North Dakota judge, others call for stronger efforts to prevent drug overdose
A long-serving North Dakota judge is speaking out in support of reforming North Dakota’s sentencing policies when it comes to fentanyl dealers. It’s opened up another round of conversation on the havoc the opioid addiction scourge is creating across the state. There[...]
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Street challenges sideline sidewalk snow removal
Local coverage of the City’s snow removal failure on public sidewalks started here on TheMinotVoice last week. Yesterday, Jill Schramm with The Minot Daily News added to the story. Nine days past the initial public attention to the failure and now eighteen[...]
Curio |
Montana to explore free school meals
For two years during COVID, the federal government supported school lunch programs. And for one Montana legislator, Melissa Romano, what she saw were benefits that outweigh the costs. So much so that she’s introduced a bill to maintain the program statewide. Get[...]
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How one New Jersey City Got to Zero Traffic Deaths on Its Streets
How many traffic deaths are acceptable? The answer should always be zero, but we currently accept a lot more than that. In North Dakota, it’s typically more than 100 annually; across the country in 2021, the total was more than 42,000. So[...]