Let’s start with a quick quiz. Name a food that has been recalled in recent months. Here’s your bonus question: what was the potential issue with the food? You probably thought of more than one food that has been recalled due to a potential or actual safety threat to the public. Recalls are specific to
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Historic federal investments are underway to overhaul and modernize our country’s infrastructure. But where is this funding going? Let’s take a closer look at North Dakota’s share and the broader impact across the nation. Get the full story from Stacker, published via KX News.
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Jesse Burgum, daughter of North Dakota’s outgoing governor, is making waves in the film world. At just 28, she’s earned a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” for turning her production company, Pinky Promise, into a $27 million success story. Sure, growing up in a business-savvy family helped—but her fingerprints are all over the early
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If you can’t see the northern lights in person, you might find inspiration in a Seattle art installation. The piece by artist Ginny Ruffner is now on permeant display at the National Nordic Museum. The exhibit—a 20-foot by 10-foot wall of 34,560 LED lights—evokes the aurora borealis using AI and technology. Ruffner, known for her
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Back to the Beginning from our sister site Research.ForMinot. It 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
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My self-imposed label is that of an optimistic skeptic. Skepticism of norms, with a touch of imagination here and there, are the cornerstones of progress in the world as we know it. Based on where this nation appears to be heading, the jury is still out on where skepticism ends and contempt begins. As a
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Twenty years ago, our headline on this article wouldn’t even make sense. To many, it still won’t today. But in the world of online influence, following too closely could become a problem. We rarely publish “speculative” or “could happen” news, but this is an interesting case that could reshape ideas of copyright and intellectual property.
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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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A group of North Dakota tribal citizens and conservation advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to make roughly 140,000 acres of undeveloped federal land in western North Dakota into a national monument. The proposed Maah Daah Hey National Monument would preserve land recognized as sacred by members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
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One of my favorite quotes is from 1966 when longtime California state senator Dick Tuck was defeated. His comment to the media was, “The people have spoken, the bastards.” At my age, having been on both losing political teams and winning political teams, I prefer a more gracious approach. On a more cynical note, however,
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A debate topic we may or may not hear much about this year is that of the budget deficit. Common sense should tell us that a reasonable amount of debt is not only acceptable but arguably good business. Too much debt, however, is a destructive path. What ever happened to the politicians who used to
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Flood protection is costing Minot a lot. From the properties it is taking to the outright dollars we’re dedicating a lot. And the further we get from 2011, the easier it becomes to ask if it’s worth it. Among the big reasons why we’re making the investment is the forecasted-to-change federal flood insurance program. To
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Despite all the gloom and doom of a seemingly endless political campaign, the USA is doing better economically than any place in the world. China is not factored as a comparable due to its lack of freedom. Russia has an economy equivalent to Illinois. Yet, we whine and demonize each other. Our economic engine has
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In a speech at Norway House, The Norwegian American’s Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall emphasized the vital role of a free press in a democratic society. She highlighted the challenges faced by newspapers in the digital age and emphasized the importance of quality journalism over free, unverified information on social media. Reinhall also discussed the need
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Hopefully you can read this news without starting a panic or rolling your eyes. The CDC is watching the current outbreak of bird flu carefully, but it is spreading slowly. Recently, a dairy operation in Wyoming had cows test positive. This marks the 10th state to positively identify the spread. The risk to the public
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It is becoming quite apparent that border security is an issue that North Dakota primary candidates have been advised to address by their overpaid consultants.
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