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ND coal studying supply of valuable rare earth elements

by: Josh Wolsky | July 6, 2017

The same geological history that produced North Dakota’s coal history may hold additional value in the form of rare earth elements essential to the electronics and defense industries. Extracting those elements is the challenge, but investment from several government agencies is refining the processes to determine the viability long-term. Jessica Holdman with the Bismarck Tribune

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Prairie Roots Food Co-op opens in Fargo with mix of natural, organic foods

by: Josh Wolsky | July 6, 2017

The manner in which shop for groceries is evolving and there’s no better evidence than the opening of another food co-op in the state. Prairie Roots Food Co-op opened their doors in downtown Fargo yesterday. The member-owned business uses 5,600 square feet to provide organic and natural food, much of it locally sourced.

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Is the end nearing in the FM diversion legal battle?

by: Josh Wolsky | July 6, 2017

One of the remarkable aspects of Minot’s flood protection efforts is the fact that the basin-wide concept has thus far been successful at appeasing all the parties, both rural and urban. Thus far, the project is litigation free. That’s not the case on the other side of the state with the FM Diversion project. Frank

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Montana Earthquake Is Felt For Hundreds Of Miles Early Thursday

by: Josh Wolsky | July 6, 2017

The strongest earthquake to hit Montan in more than 20 years rumbled through West-Central part of the state last night. The estimated 5.8 shaker was felt as far away as Spokane and Calgary. NPR has the story.

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What Happens When The Heroin Epidemic Hits Small Town America?

by: Josh Wolsky | July 3, 2017

Mayor Barney’s recently formed Blue Ribbon Commission on Addiction is an important step for Minot and the region when it comes to fighting our growing opioid and addiction problem. Hopefully, we’re able to hold back a rising tide, hopefully. Perhaps our success will be burgeoned by an understanding of how we got here and what

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How Small Town Papers Have Kept Community Trust

by: Josh Wolsky | July 2, 2017

You’ve no doubt heard the term ‘fake news’, and if you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t trust much of what you hear on TV. It’s a cultural problem that needs a solution, because if what don’t trust the information we hear, it becomes difficult to make decisions; information is the grease that keeps our

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No time to slow down; Donny Schatz keeps one of the most demanding schedules in racing

by: Josh Wolsky | July 2, 2017

Minot native Donny Schatz has established himself as the man to beat when it comes to sprint car racing, but that doesn’t he’s resting on his accomplishments. The driver will find himself behind the wheel about one out every three days this year; Wayne Nelson with Forum Communications has the feature story.

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Self-Driving Cars Mean Cops Won’t Have Excuses to Pull People Over

by: Josh Wolsky | July 2, 2017

Self-driving cars are coming; there’s nothing to be done about it. Automation, in general, is going to radically remake the way we live our lives and our society, and if we look at self-driving cars as one of the early dominoes, the challenge then becomes what are the second, third, and fourth cultural dominoes that

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Burgum appointees bring private sector experience to government jobs

by: Josh Wolsky | July 2, 2017

Governor Burgum ran his campaign for the office on the idea that his experience in the private sector and the software would position him well for implementing government reform. A few months removed from the close of the legislative session, we’re now getting a sense of the delivery approach that’s being taken through many of

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Part II: Inside the jail where inmate’s fate was sealed

by: Josh Wolsky | July 2, 2017

Kim Fundingsland takes us into the Ward County Jail and the culture that existed there before the Dustin Irwin tragedy and now after the reforms have been and are being put into place. Learning from this mistake is the perhaps the least and the most we can do.

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North Dakota continues sampling for larval zebra mussels in Red River

by: Josh Wolsky | July 1, 2017

With people and boats moving around for the holiday weekend, here’s a reminder that we have some hard-to-see invaders that we’re trying to keep out of North Dakota waters. Zebra mussels are great hitchhikers, and the fact that there’s now worry and some evidence that they’ve migrated into the Red River drainage system is reason

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For Newborns Exposed To Opioids, Health Issues May Be The Least Of Their Problems

by: Josh Wolsky | July 1, 2017

There’s some good news; the short-term withdrawal symptoms of babies exposed to opioids in the womb are manageable. The bad news, the same child is likely to start life in a difficult home environment, and the consequences of that are often much more significant. This interview-article from NPR presents a perspective worth noting as we

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Finland has a migration crisis, too: Smart, young professionals are moving out

by: Josh Wolsky | June 30, 2017

“They leave Finland because of poor employment opportunities and future prospects. This has been happening for a long time… The difference with today’s migrants is they are better educated and leaving a welfare state that ranks as one of the best places to live in the world according to most indices.” Sound familiar? Finland is

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The Government Shouldn’t Compete With Private Businesses for Profits

by: Josh Wolsky | June 30, 2017

Rob Port with the Say Anything Blog weighs in on the City of Minot’s proposed garbage pick-up policy revisions that would result in a mandated change of service from private haulers to City-provided garbage pick-up. The law change would capture about 1,200 multi-residential units. At a Committee of the Whole meeting this week, members of

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A huge dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will soon change how you order seafood

by: Josh Wolsky | June 30, 2017

The headline is direct from the Quartz article, so the implications of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone won’t likely soon change the way we order seafood here in North Dakota — because we don’t order a lot of seafood. But we are opposed to the Waters of the U.S. rule here, which has been

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Western governors back Endangered Species Act, with changes

by: Josh Wolsky | June 29, 2017

The Western Governors Association, an association of 22-western Governors, met in Montana recently. Among the topics of business, a discussion and ultimately a resolution in support of the Endangered Species Act with a few caveats. Some of the concerns are that states have a larger voice in the federal decisions that impact them and that

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