On This Day | On Expanding Trade
The trade territory of a town is not all dependent upon the distance to neighboring trading points. The trade territory depends upon the enterprise of the merchants and the residents of the town. ...
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On This Day | Save a Starving Editor!
To save an editor from starvation, take his newspaper and pay him for it promptly. To save him from bankruptcy, advertise in his paper liberally. To save him from profanity, write your correspondence plainly
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When is a Round About a Smart Traffic Solution?
Charles Marohn is the founder of Strong Towns and has been a regular key note speaker at North Dakota’s Main Street Summits. He’s also a licensed engineer and someone who’s studied communities, the decisions they make, and the path to community prosperity more than the average person. His conclusion — doing the smallest things, and
Read & Share sourced from: Strong TownsIs Light Pollution Obscuring Your View of the Northern Lights?
The sun is entering a cycle of increased solar activity, and by all reports, we’re going have more opportunities to see the northern lights that we have in recent years. But will you be able to see them from where you’re at? That probably depends on how much light pollution you’re standing under. It’s newer
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Today in Minot | Dec 2, 2024
Today is Monday, December 2nd. The sun will rise on the 72nd day of fall, and the 337th day of the year at 8:17 AM. We will see 8 hours 35 minutes of daylight before it sets at 4:52 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot
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On This Day | December 2
On this day an emperor ascended, America said "no more" to Europe, and Enrico Fermi really got something going. In Minot, we were not compromising when it came to public health, but we were optimistic about our future.
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On This Day | Minot Will Be The Largest City
We have no "knockers here. There is not a man, woman or child who will not stand up for the city. [...] Last but not least, the newspapers of Minot never let a chance
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On This Day | A Few Things to Remedy
Minot at the present time is having a siege with two dreaded diseases, scarlet fever and small pox. In both instances, the diseases are not very severe, but in the mildest cases, they are
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On This Day | The Fruit of the People
The apple is the most democratic of all fruits ... It breathes the free spirit of the American township and village. It has a flavor of old New England and yet a pungency as
Read & ShareMSUM Student Newspaper The Advocate Making a Grassroots Comeback
A newspaper that had gone silent is stirring again. Established in 1925, The Advocate is a campus newspaper for MSU-Moorhead; in recent years it had gone quiet due to lack of student interest. For a college with a journalism program, that wasn’t idea. Now, thanks to a couple passionate students and a professor, the biweekly
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Back to the Beginning: The Senate & Chusing Senators
Back to the Beginning is a twice-weekly reading and reflection project on the U.S. Constitution. We’re reintroducing our founding document to you in bite-size chunks. Then we’ll invite you to answer a couple survey questions about what you read. It’s inspired by this idea. And if you’re catching up mid-series, you can start from the
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Today in Minot | Dec 1, 2024
Today is Sunday, December 1st. The sun will rise on the 71st day of fall, and the 336th day of the year at 8:15 AM. We will see 8 hours 37 minutes of daylight before it sets at 4:52 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot
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On This Day | December 1
On this day, Ukraine said "no" to Russia the first time. Henry Ford finally got the line moving, and less than 70 years ago Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting on a bus because she was black. In Minot, a local newspaper was unpacking the idea of electoral college reform.
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On This Day | Election and Electoral College Reform?
By far the most important reason for reform is to encourage the growth of a responsible two-party system in all the states. If Republican presidential votes counted for something in Alabama and Democratic presidential
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Podcast: Designing for Experiences
Jaime Izurieta is an architect, designer and author from Montclair, New Jersey, who focuses on the interaction between users and the built environment. He’s also the founder of Storefront Mastery, an award-winning creative agency that works with place management organizations to design and activate interactions between local businesses and their community. This week, Izurieta joins
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Today in Minot | Nov 30, 2024
Today is Saturday, November 30th. The sun will rise on the 70th day of fall, and the 335th day of the year at 8:14 AM. We will see 8 hours 39 minutes of daylight before it sets at 4:53 PM. See What's Happening Today in Minot! #SupportLocalMedia #SavorMinot
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