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Fargo’s Iconic Black Building getting sign to match historic origin

by: Josh Wolsky | May 1, 2019

Have you ever considered how signs contribute to the atmosphere of a place? You wouldn’t be alone if you said no, but more and more places are recognizing the value signing contributes to a larger experience. In Fargo, one developer wants to make their experience one that includes nostalgic time travel. Helmut Schmidt with the

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Minot-rooted Egyptologist Mark Lehner making news across North Dakota

by: Josh Wolsky | April 30, 2019

Minot native and world renown Egyptologist Mark Lehner is in North Dakota this week. He’ll be joining the conversation on #GoodTalk Minot Wednesday at 1:00pm and speaking on Thursday evening at MSU. But if you’re curious about a primer, Mr. Lehner gave Prairie Public an interview last week that plots his path from Minot to

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#GoodTalking Minot Baseball, Corbett Field, and all things Sabre Dogs

by: Josh Wolsky | April 30, 2019

For last week’s second hour of #GTM, we were joined by Sabre Dogs top brass, General Manager Darrell Handelsman and Assistant GM Savannah Young. Tune in below for talk of summer, evenings at the ballpark, what it means to be a professional, and of course, all things baseball.

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#GoodTalkMinot on city business with Alderman Shannon Straight

by: Josh Wolsky | April 30, 2019

Last week’s episodes of #GoodTalk Minot are back in the feed. If you missed out on the live conversation, catch up below as we chat with Alderman Shannon Straight on all things Minot and the City.

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Conservatives, liberals, populists, libertarians… and now, the localists

by: Josh Wolsky | April 30, 2019

A couple stories down on our home page news feed (or here) you’ll find a slanted-toward-hopeless perspective on the challenges in rural America written by NYT columnist Paul Krugman. His suggestion: he doesn’t know how America can fix [insert-name-of-small-town-here]. And in a great reversal of perspective, another NYT columnist, David Brooks, makes the argument that

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No, Revitalizing Rural America Isn’t A Lost Cause. But the Way You’re Thinking About it Might Be.

by: Josh Wolsky | April 30, 2019

If you read Paul Krugman’s opinion previously published here (in our main news feed or here), and your passionate about this place or your town, odds are that you’re going to be a little put-off. And if that’s the case, where does he go wrong? Is it maybe that we shouldn’t be looking for big,

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Grand Forks taking comment on downtown plans

by: Josh Wolsky | April 30, 2019

There’s no shortage of public outcry over Minot’s proposed downtown gathering space. For us, this is an opportunity created by the City’s NDR grant success and an incremental step following the larger infrastructure investment. But for sake of comparison, many of these same ideas are churning through the mill in other places. As one example,

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Local Politics Aren’t As Polarized As National Politics

by: Josh Wolsky | April 29, 2019

Are you tired of hearing how divided America is? Maybe it’s just that we’re listening to the wrong people about the wrong topics. When it comes to local issues, Republicans and Democrats are much closer together on important issues than you’d probably assume. Check out this article from CityLab that breaks down the data on

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More cities recognizing value in restoring rivers

by: Josh Wolsky | April 29, 2019

What have we learned about past river management practices across the country? Mostly, we weren’t very good at it, and the things we did to help ourselves in the past have expensive consequences today. In Minot, we’re just waking up to the reality created by our past attempts at flood protection. Locally, we call them

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The unintended side of tough immigration policy

by: Josh Wolsky | April 29, 2019

If you want to start an argument, bring up immigration as it relates to the Southern border. If you want to start a conversation about immigration and immigration policy, start with this article from Quartz. The unintended consequences of policy often reach farther than we realize. In this case, tightening one immigration program is leading

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Togo native hopes to turn Grand Forks into cultural destination

by: Josh Wolsky | April 29, 2019

Have you noticed all the outside perspectives published on TheMinotVoice.com? It’s because, whether we acknowledge it or not, our place, our community — Minot — is in a fight for its life. We’re fighting against Grand Forks, against Bismarck, against Williston, against Pierre, against Brandon — against all of them plus the others unnamed. What’s

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Lots of ‘bunts and singles’ in developing civic spaces can add up to home runs

by: Josh Wolsky | April 25, 2019

Over the past few years, the City of Akron, Ohio has been working to re-imagine itself. But instead of betting big, the goal was “seating, tables and shade.” The result: they’re proving that small bets, when executed competently and stacked together, add up to a big transformation. Check out the article linked below for more

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In school, extracurriculars are more than nice-to-have: they’re essential

by: Josh Wolsky | April 25, 2019

With the rise in property taxes around Minot and the ever-tightening budgets, elected officials — by nature — will look for places to cut spending. In schools, that commonly results in cuts to extra curricular activities. But if the goal in education is the development of ‘human capital’, i.e., turning our kids into the most

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GoodTalking Minot summer Sunday nights at the track

by: Josh Wolsky | April 24, 2019

There’s a long and storied Minot tradition at the race track and you’ve participated whether you’ve been there or not. The Sound of racing permeates Minot nearly every summer Sunday. And on this episode of #GoodTalk Minot we sit down with Brandon Beeter to talk all things racing.

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GoodTalking Minot environmental issues

by: Josh Wolsky | April 24, 2019

Bring your own bag week is underway at most of Minot’s grocery stores. It’s a great opportunity to swap a plastic one-timer for a reusable version. If you do, that’ll save you money, too. And where did this idea come from? Check out the first our of last week’s GoodTalk Minot for the full conversation

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Another small, daily paper cuts print schedule

by: Josh Wolsky | April 24, 2019

Have you noticed changes in the way you get local news? In Minot, we’re not immune to these shifts — not long ago we felt the impact of a corporate acquisition of a local news company and the resulting consolidation. Now, much of KX News shows are produced out of Bismarck. And if we expand

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