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CommentaryDowntown Fargo continues on a path of continuous improvement

by: Josh Wolsky | July 3, 2017

Over the past 20 years, Fargo has been successful in creating a downtown environment that is the envy of all the other cities in North Dakota. How did they do it? Fargo’s Downtown Community Partners President Tim Flakoll provides some commentary on the success; the ingredients Fargo used won’t surprise you, but they will point [...]

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NewsHow 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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NewsNo 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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NewsSelf-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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NewsBurgum 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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NewsPart 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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NewsNorth 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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NewsFor 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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NewsFinland 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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NewsThe 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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NewsA 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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NewsWestern 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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NewsFive members named to state Economic Development Foundation board

by: Josh Wolsky | June 29, 2017

The Economic Development Foundation board was established by the legislature in 2001 to provide an oversight role for the state’s economic development efforts. What’s curious about the appointments and the larger board makeup is there isn’t a single member from Minot on the 17-member board. The larger question is does that matter? Is this a [...]

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NewsUND wins $3.8 million for substance abuse services

by: Josh Wolsky | June 29, 2017

The personal fights have always been there. But now with the attention of politicians caught, it seems the funding to fight the drug abuse and addiction problems is starting to follow. Andrew Haffner with the Grand Forks Herald has the story on a $3.8 million grant for UND and how they’ll use the resources. [...]

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NewsGrand Forks teen invited to national sled hockey camp

by: Josh Wolsky | June 29, 2017

Fifteen-year-old Grand Forks native Grant Bosner got an invitation to the USA Sled Select Camp. He’s one of sixty chosen, and it will get him exposure to scouts for the U.S. paralympic team. The Grand Forks Herald has the story. [...]

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NewsMinneapolis City Council gives tentative approval to $15 minimum wage

by: Josh Wolsky | June 29, 2017

It appears the minimum wage experiments in cities across the U.S. will continue. Minneapolis is the latest large city to take up the economically-controversial topic with a proposal to raise minimum wages to $15 per hour. Seattle recently implemented their own mandated wage increase, and in that case, there’s data that suggest the policy backfired. [...]

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CommentaryDowntown Fargo continues on a path of continuous improvement

NewsHow Small Town Papers Have Kept Community Trust

NewsNo time to slow down; Donny Schatz keeps one of the most demanding schedules in racing

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

NewsBurgum appointees bring private sector experience to government jobs

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

NewsNorth Dakota continues sampling for larval zebra mussels in Red River

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

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

NewsThe Government Shouldn’t Compete With Private Businesses for Profits

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

NewsWestern governors back Endangered Species Act, with changes

NewsFive members named to state Economic Development Foundation board

NewsUND wins $3.8 million for substance abuse services

NewsGrand Forks teen invited to national sled hockey camp

NewsMinneapolis City Council gives tentative approval to $15 minimum wage