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A partnership between a non-profit and the Mandan City Commission has provided a pathway to saving a historic school building and converting it into low-income housing. LeAnn Eckroth with the Bismarck Tribune has the story on repurposing a bit of Mandan history. [...]
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Earlier this fall, Dakota Acess purchased land near the site of the #NoDAPL protest camps from a private rancher. It was a move that sparked controversy because, at first look, it appeared to be in violation of North Dakota’s corporate farming laws. Now, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued an opinion that Dakota Access had [...]
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One of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s initial arguments against the Dakota Access Pipeline was its proximity to the reservations water intake structure, but as of the new year, water for the reservation communities will be pulled from a new location more than 70 miles downstream of the pipeline. Ernest Scheyder with Reuters has the [...]
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The City of Estevan’s City Council is going on the record formally with a letter addressed to provincial and party leaders that outlines disappointment in environmental policies including a carbon tax that put the areas coal-fired power stations directly in the crosshairs. Estevan is home to two power generating stations, one of which — the [...]
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Science is the method by which progressional learning takes place. We theorize about the effect of a particular action, test whether it’s true, evaluate the results, and repeat the process. And that scientific method has now been applied to what was previously the art of making mashed potatoes. Learn how here, and if any readers [...]
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Several decades ago, the state legislature created an advisory board for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. One of the results of that is that each fall and spring, advisory board members host public meetings in their district. These public meetings provide citizens with an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask [...]
Read & ShareThe end of baseball season is still close in the rearview mirror, so if you need a story to tide you over till spring training, check out Ken Griffey Jr. writing about a memorable moment he had at Tiger Stadium back in 1998. In a career that held a lot of great plays, one stood [...]
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What’s the value in an old steel and wood bridge built only for people? It’s a question we in Minot will soon confront. The Ann Street Bridge, which is also referred to as the Saint Ann’s Bridge, is the rickety-looking structure that takes off from the foot of Main Street and 4th Avenue North. It [...]
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A new law in Minnesota requires permanent vegetation strips to protect lakes and streams from farm field runoff. And reaction to the law? It’s a mixed bag. Some farmers will are embracing it and will be entering lost acreage into CRP programs, others are less receptive. [...]
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Five hundred years ago — more or less — Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of a church in Germany and born from that act was the Protestant church. It’s doubtful Luther had a grand revolutionary scheme in mind when he committed his act of heresy, but a collision of timing and [...]
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Voters gave medical marijuana the overwhelming stamp of approval, but the nuts and bolts of that law are creating headaches for those tasked with implementing it. Kim Fundingsland with the Minot Daily News has the story. [...]
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A group of Minot artists is combining efforts to open a cooperative gallery in the Artspace building. Their mission: to create great art for the community and a great community for artists. Artists and patrons are welcome to become members, a ribbon cutting is scheduled December 1st. [...]
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Energy Transfer Partners, a key player in the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, is being acquired by Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. Kelsey Warren, current Chairman of Energy Transfer will be the CEO of the new company. [...]
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The first priority is the budget. After that’s settled, the long-term goal for the Burgum Sanford team is getting to wrok on revitalizing our small towns and communities. KX News has the story that includes an interview with Lieutenant Governor-Elect Brent Sanford. [...]
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Three defense department contractors, Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and Northrop Grumman, are in competition for a massive federal defense department contract that will upgrade the nation’s three ICBM missile wings — one of which is operated by Minot Air Force Base. That competition brought Lockheed-Martin executives to Minot this week. Eloise Ogden has the story with The [...]
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Tradewind Energy is in the early stages of developing a second project in Williams County. The proposal calls for 150 turbines with the potential to generate 300 megawatts. The project will locate near Tioga and stretch to the Northwest if approved. [...]
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