A View from West Egg: Winter’s Most Enchanting Affairs | Saturday, December 21st

The most marvelous affair unfolds this afternoon at Dakota Square, old sport – a symphony of tubas, if you can imagine such grandeur. The brass gleamed under the winter lights, each player adorned in their holiday finest, creating the sort of spectacle that makes one believe in the extraordinary possibilities of ordinary moments. I stood

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While You Wait: 3 Ways To Make Your City More Joyful, Hopeful and Active This Advent

At church a few weeks ago, we heard an unconventional reminder: even though Thanksgiving was over and many of us had set up our trees and lights, even though the stores were decked out in red and green ornaments…it is not Christmas yet. It’s the season of Advent. In the traditional church calendar, Advent is

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Prairie Fare: Explore cuisine from around the world

I recall when our son was very young. His childcare provider let me know her concerns with his eating. He did not like the lunches. He ate most of the food I cooked at home, but he was used to my style of cooking. I doubled down on all the usual recommendations for selective eaters.

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A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This conversation happened around the time I talked with a local TV channel about why we saw I am a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear

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On This Day | December 20

On this day, we closed a pretty big real estate deal, Lewis & Clark got the commission, South Carolina said slavery over country, and Elvis got drafted. In Minot, the sacrifice of war was being romanticized, we were encouraged to live life fully by trying new foods, Vaudeville was on stage, and prohibition was coming.

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On This Day | Prohibition is Coming!

Nation-wide prohibition won in the house of representatives 282 to 128. The margin for prohibition was just 8 votes more than necessary two-thirds.

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On This Day | Try New Foods!

Be willing to try new foods. Certain plentiful and nourishing foods widely used and enjoyed in one section are practically unknown in other sections of the country. Learn to know all the good things,

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On This Day | Vaudeville Thursday

Vaudeville Thursday! @Hip O Drome

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On This Day | Minot Markets

Wheat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _$2.05

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On This Day | Prohibition is Coming!

Nation-wide prohibition won in the house of representatives 282 to 128. The margin for prohibition was just 8 votes more than necessary two-thirds.

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On This Day | An Honest Mistake

There is a story in connection with a certain paper which tells how it referred to two learned gentlemen as "bibulous old flies" instead of "bibliophiles."

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On This Day | Romance of War

On day he squared his shoulders. One day she set her lips tightly. Then the both felt the force of the war coming on, for he was called. Then both of these young folks

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‘They don’t live where we live’: How communities hear each other in a divided country

Sometimes, stepping into someone else’s shoes means first knowing the stories stitched into your own. A fresh initiative by NPR unfolds these stitched narratives, bringing 30 small groups across the country into the conversation. These communities share what they wish others knew about them and what they are eager to discover about others. This dialogue

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Dakota Gardener: Top vegetable varieties in 2024

The first step to growing a great vegetable garden is to select the best varieties. Which varieties grow best in Dakota gardens? The answer is simple. To identify the best varieties for gardeners in the Dakotas, we need to test the varieties in the gardens of the Dakotas.   That’s why we started the North

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Is Your Cat a Psycho? Science Is Working on an Answer

Cats: mysterious, independent, and irresistibly endearing. We share our homes with these curious creatures, but do we truly understand them? Despite their aloof demeanor, cats communicate through subtle cues and behaviors that often go unnoticed. Unlocking the secrets of your feline friend can deepen your bond and bring out their unique personality. Check out this

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How a frontiersman’s tie to a gang of horse thieves likely cost him his life

It’s a real-life Jake Spoon story. And if you’re not familiar with Jake, he’s Lonesome Dove’s warning against falling in with the wrong folks. The tale of Francis Gardipee, Edmund Hackett, and Flopping Bill Cantrell is one such chronicle. These men’s fates intertwined amid the Dakota Territory’s rugged expanses, where the echoes of cowboy vigilantism

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