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NewsMisinformation on social media: Can technology save us?

by: Josh Wolsky | December 3, 2016

Information is both the currency and lubricant that moves the world forward. But as we find ourselves in the Information Age’s period of juvenile delinquency, the challenge in filtering out the bad information and raising the good information to the top is our biggest challenge. Social media made the problem worse because it’s hastened the [...]

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NewsBetter Government? Why citizen input is crucial to the government design process

by: Josh Wolsky | December 3, 2016

GovLab’s mission is to improve people’s lives by changing the way we govern. And in one of there recent articles, they key on the critical need for citizen input in developing the design of applications and solutions. The quote below was in direct reference to the design of a digital time-saving application, but it rings [...]

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NewsWatch: Incredible and Terrifying Nature on the Galapagos Islands

by: Josh Wolsky | December 2, 2016

What you’re about to watch may be the most incredible thing you’ll see on the Internet this year. It’s teaser footage from the BBC’s Planet Earth II filmed on the Galapagos Islands. But be careful, it may be difficult to watch if you have a strong fear of snakes, and if you’re watching at the office [...]

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NewsCity Council to Take Up an Opening at the Ann Street Bridge

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2016

At Wednesday’s regularly scheduled Public Works Committee meeting, Alderman Straight — responding to public comment — brought forward a proposal to amend the Phase 1 flood protection design plans to add a pedestrian opening into the wet-side green-way area at Main Street, near to the Ann Street Bridge. The discussion on the issue went on for [...]

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NewsUND’s energy center awarded $10 million to research capturing carbon dioxide

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2016

UND’s energy center is getting a big influx of federal dollars all with the purpose of improving the environmental sustainability of our coal-fired power plants. The money will be put to work researching ways to capture the carbon by-product of energy from coal. April Baumgarten with the Grand Forks Herald has the full story on [...]

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NewsBlocking Supplies To Pipeline Protesters Would Be ‘Huge Mistake,’ N.D. Governor Says

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2016

There are no plans to forcibly remove protesters; there are no plans to block supplies into the camps. And it is unclear what — if anything — will change after the Corp imposed December 5 deadline passes. Get the story from NPR News. [...]

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NewsFargo: Red River diversion foes ask federal judge to halt project

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2016

Fargo’s flood protection plan is officially headed to court. Opponents of the plan have asked a judge to stop the project because it lacks permits from agencies on the Minnesota side of the border. Commentary: In Minot, we should count ourselves lucky the plan that’s been proposed is basin-wide. That fact is the probable reason [...]

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NewsTechnology & Culture: Leaked Trade Proposal Would Give Facebook Free Reign to Censor by Algorithm

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2016

The idea of free speech, what it means, and where we can use it is constantly being redefined in the new world where technological tools are reshaping everything about our culture. And in that light, Motherboard has the story on a leaked European trade proposal that would privatize censorship and potentially leave it in the [...]

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News: Minot couple provide new life for Philippines boy

by: Josh Wolsky | December 1, 2016

A great story that aligns with the spirit of the season. Bob Lind with the Fargo Forum has the story of a Minot family that opened their home to a young man who needed a change of luck. [...]

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NewsLeaner and meaner: US shale greater threat to OPEC after oil price war

by: Josh Wolsky | November 30, 2016

With news that OPEC has an agreement with member countries and Russia to reduce output, the conversation in North Dakota will shift to how did we come through this down cycle in the industry? And a couple reporters from Reuters have the start of the answer. It may turn out that the OPEC attempt to [...]

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CommentaryA Day Hunting or Fishing is a Good Day Regardless of Success

by: Doug Leier | November 30, 2016

When it comes to conversations about hunting and fishing, it’s pretty easy to understand when someone relates they caught a 5-pound walleye or bagged a limit of mallards. For me, those references bring to mind a stream of different fish and fowl I’ve seen, caught or shot for a comparative point of reference. But when [...]

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NewsCoyotes are ‘here to stay’ in North Dakota

by: Josh Wolsky | November 30, 2016

Brad Dokken with the Grand Forks Herald digs into the full story on one of our canine neighbors. The Coyote was not always a predominant species on the prairie, but farm policy in the 1980s created habitat they like and the population responded accordingly. [...]

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NewsCity of Minot Declares Snow Emergency, Remove Vehicles from Streets

by: Josh Wolsky | November 30, 2016

Get your vehicles off the streets, especially the ones that are designated as snow emergency routes. The full news release from the City of Minot follows below The City of Minot has declared a snow removal emergency for city snow routes. This declaration prohibits all vehicles from parking on streets marked as “Emergency Snow Routes” [...]

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NewsGrand Forks: Transportation survey could make case for Uber, Lyft in Grand Forks

by: Josh Wolsky | November 30, 2016

Grand Forks is going to consider allowing app-driven ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft into town, but first they’re going to gather data from the citizens — and specifically UND students — to see if they can determine how people are getting around town. Check out the full article to see how the City [...]

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NewsOil up sharply as OPEC finalizes first output cut since 2008

by: Josh Wolsky | November 30, 2016

The glut in world oil supply, which in turn led to the price of oil plummeting since mid-2014, may be behind us. OPEC, a cartel of loosely organized countries with a direct interest in maintaining higher oil prices has a tentative agreement that includes Russia to curb production. Speculation on oil futures responded quickly to [...]

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NewsWinnipeg: Warm weather, increased tourism boost food and drink spending

by: Josh Wolsky | November 30, 2016

Food and drink spending is proving to be a boon for the Canadian economy, and in our neighboring province of Manitoba, spending and growth is particularly strong. In the month of September, Manitobans spent $167 million on dining and drinking out, that was up 2.2% from the year previous. Commentary: it’s a story relevant to [...]

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NewsCity Council to Take Up an Opening at the Ann Street Bridge

NewsUND’s energy center awarded $10 million to research capturing carbon dioxide

NewsBlocking Supplies To Pipeline Protesters Would Be ‘Huge Mistake,’ N.D. Governor Says

NewsFargo: Red River diversion foes ask federal judge to halt project

NewsTechnology & Culture: Leaked Trade Proposal Would Give Facebook Free Reign to Censor by Algorithm

News: Minot couple provide new life for Philippines boy

NewsLeaner and meaner: US shale greater threat to OPEC after oil price war

CommentaryA Day Hunting or Fishing is a Good Day Regardless of Success

NewsCoyotes are ‘here to stay’ in North Dakota

NewsCity of Minot Declares Snow Emergency, Remove Vehicles from Streets

NewsGrand Forks: Transportation survey could make case for Uber, Lyft in Grand Forks

NewsOil up sharply as OPEC finalizes first output cut since 2008

NewsWinnipeg: Warm weather, increased tourism boost food and drink spending