Looking for some local atmosphere? Yelp is an online local-place discovery website, and it takes in a lot of reviews and ratings, and they’ve used that data to rank a few Minot places. No one’s rankings matter more than yours, but if you’re looking for a new place to try out, KX News has brought
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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 it’s likely to have consequences. What does it mean? That little extra time
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What’s the newest way to get drugs into prison? Put a stamp on them and send it. Of course, you’ll have to soak the paper and envelope in liquid narcotics, first. Stephen Montemayor with the Star Tribune has the full story on innovation in evasion that’s got Minnesota corrections officers on their toes. Why does
Read & Share sourced from: Star TribuneThis story may get eyebrow furrows in a place like North Dakota where we’re less in a hurry to get off fossil fuels. After all, we produce a lot of reliable energy with them. But this isn’t a story about climate change, it’s about hedging bets and acknowledging the wave that’s on the horizon. America
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What do you do if you’ve got a demand for a particular skill but not enough people to do it? If you’re the Montana Equipment Dealer’s Association, you partner with private companies and a public school district and start training kids. In this case, the pilot project was for heavy equipment operators, and the success
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With Minot home of the Norsk Høstfest, we feel an obligation to bring you all the stories with a touch of Scandinavia. It’s in that spirit that you need to know about this book review from The Star Tribune on the book The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly. One lesson that immediately jumps out, eat chocolate
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Resident recyclers of Helena, Montana receive city-subsidized recycling rates, and both the rate and the subsidy are increasing in 2023. The cost for the City for the remainder of 2023 will be $16 per month, the cost to the resident will be ~$8 per month with the City of Helena subsidizing the difference. Both the
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Has the mail been a topic of any of your recent conversations? If you’re in Minot, the answer is likely yes. Mail delivery delays and lost mail, they’re challenges many in Minot including the post office are dealing with. But are we alone in this problem? Not at all. One customer that’s really feeling it
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How does a place pay for the nice things it wants like parks and playgrounds? Taxes. And in East Grand Forks, the City Council is contemplating adding a sales tax to pay for adding and upgrading recreational facilities. The question on the tax isn’t if, it’s how much? And the answer is going to be
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For one citizen with a taste experience from other places, Minot’s water taste rates ‘unbearable’. Yikes. But others who’ve been here longer say it tastes fine. Apparently, it’s just a matter of taste. For the rest of the story on where Minot’s water starts before it finds your glass, check out the story linked below
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North Dakota is what is known as a trifecta state. It’s a term that describes the circumstance of a single political party controlling the governorship and both houses of the state legislature. In North Dakota, we have a Republican trifecta. It’s a trend more common in states than it has been in a long time;
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The Farm Bill is a big, sweeping piece of national legislation that takes place every five years. In 2018, it was funded to the amount of $428 billion. But what’s in it, and what does it do? If you’re a little bit curious, this article from The Gazette is a good primer.
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The European energy apple cart was upset over the past year; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed everything. As a result, energy security has become a big priority. Sweden looking at nuclear sources to meet their demand. Get the full story from Reuters.
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When the first storm iced some parts of North Dakota, then followed with snow from inches to feet, a collective sigh could be heard from Williston to Wahpeton. After the snow was moved, those with a glass half-full attitude smiled with thoughts of ice fishing. There was more snow, more cold, but the hardy souls
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What if you left your home country, completed your education and professional training abroad, and then returned home only to discover you couldn’t get a license to work? What if, at the same time, there was a labor shortage of the expertise you hold? Well, that’s the problem Canada is having with medical doctors, and,
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With Minot home to the Norsk Hostfest, we’re pretty much obligated to bring you stories about Scandinavia. And in case, in the heart of winter, you’re dreaming of getting away to another winter wonderland, it’s a ski trip to Norway that you need to know about. It’s the country that’s said to have invented skiing
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