The separation of mineral rights from surface owners can be a confusing concept, and there are a lot of laws that can tangle things further. Get the legal rundown on the rights of mineral owners and surface owners in this informative piece from Agweek.
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There’s no doubt ‘boom’ has been the appropriate descriptive language for what’s happened in North Dakota over the last several years, but Rob Port at Say Anything Blog argues that it’s time to change our thinking about oil production, and in turn our language.
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When you start thinking about how many jobs in this country are dependent on driving, you start to get an idea of how significant this technology will be as it arrives. And here’s some commentary from one guy who thinks the revolution is already upon us.
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On the heels of a tuition rate increase across the board at state universities, we have a story from Rob Port at Say Anything Blog about UND granting tuition waivers for student’s who attended an athletic event. Uhmmm?
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There’s new thinking in the world of addiction treatment that flips the old mode of thinking on its head. It goes like this: it’s not about the drugs. It’s not about the person or a chemical dependency. It’s about the environment the person is living in.
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You may have noticed we point to a lot of Rob Port’s commentary on the state’s University System. He’s said repeatedly that administrative costs are out of control. Now he’s getting a little vindication from the New York Times.
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The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating 50 years this summer. It’s a great opportunity to get out and enjoy the terrific parks being managed by the state of North Dakota.
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During our first event in 2013, TEDxMinot welcomed Ryan Ackerman of Ackerman Estvold Engineering to share his role during and after the 2011 flood. Ryan’s talk delivers the facts of that momentous event, but also the elements that make us human—the raw emotions of loss. Such emotions emerge from a passion for the people and places
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As the 2015 legislative session wraps up, a former legislator offers his perspective on some the questions voters should really be wondering about.
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Commentary: While we look on the rioting in Baltimore with appropriate disdain, it’s worth considering what our own reaction would be to a police force with as poor a performance record as Baltimore’s. Here’s a glimpse at the back story from the generally moderate toned Atlantic magazine.
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It’s not very often you’ll find The Minot Voice passing along national political pieces, but when a traditionally left-leaning publication like The New Yorker calls to question the actions of a traditionally left-leaning candidate, it will make the cut.
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What happens when things get tight for the private sector? Sometimes we see layoffs and cutbacks in investment, but another byproduct of tougher times is innovation. Luke Geiver of Bakken magazine has the commentary on new well completion technology being advanced.
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If you have chosen to get the information, you should be considering a ‘yes’ vote. If you’re firmly in the ‘no’ camp, these arguments won’t convince you to change your mind. I’m going to say them anyway. Minot Needs a Place for Year-Round, Active Recreation With the MARC proposal, the Park District has presented us
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It looks like there is evidence that centralized control in education is starting to suck the fun out being a teacher. Many are leaving the profession, and fewer are enrolling in teaching programs. This is thought provoking commentary.
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How do each of us become a better person? Here are the thoughts of one man who has taken on the task himself and begun to plot a path.
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For one college professor, the degree to which American students are uninformed about the major faiths of the world is a problem worth solving and he makes a case adding the study of religion into the public curriculum.
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