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NewsHettinger: New self-guided driving tour explores last great buffalo hunts

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Francis Berg has been documenting the Hettinger’s history for decades, but recently she compiled the era of the last great buffalo hunts into a self-guided driving tour designed to pull people off the Interstate and invite them to explore the areas unique history. Is there an idea for Minot somewhere inside of this story? [...]

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NewsEditorial: Lessons learned from Grand Forks’ sales-tax vote

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

In the Eastern part of the state, there were sales tax initiatives on the ballot in both Fargo and Grand Forks. One of them earned voter approval, one didn’t. In this editorial, the Grand Forks Herald staff step back and look at the differences between the two as an exercise in learning. [...]

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NewsFacebook Shouldn’t Bother Policing Fake News—It Should Go Local Instead

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Whatever your place on the political spectrum — left, right, or indifferent — we can almost all agree that the national news is broken. Facebook is trying to ‘fix’ the news by eliminating fake news, but there are a few of us making the argument that we should begin focusing our attention inward — locally. [...]

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NewsIdea for Minot? Fargo contractors get stick and carrot from city to get roads done early

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Frustrated by contractors who seemingly never completed work on time, the City of Fargo has begun building both bonus and penalty incentives into the city’s construction contracts. Get done early, get paid more. Get done late, get paid less. Call it the carrot and the stick method if you want, but early results in Fargo [...]

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NewsOutside Perspective: Residents flood city council in support of Portneuf River Vision Study

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Here in Minot, we’re having our own discussion about to do with the Souris River. Should we wall ourselves off from it forever, or should we try and recapture some aspects of it as a natural resource? This article out of Idaho is remarkable because you change out the name of the city and the [...]

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NewsIn Minot: Optimistic start for Dakota fairs annual convention

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Representatives from State, regional, and county fairs in North and South Dakota as well as vendors, entertainers, and others were in Minot this weekend talking shop, new ideas, and making plans for next summer’s events. The event was held in Minot for the first time ever. [...]

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NewsND teacher talks on technology in education at Twitter headquarters

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Kayla Delzer, A 3rd-grade teacher in Mapleton, is taking tech integration to new places in teaching, and for her efforts, she was invited to speak at a Digital Citizenship Summit at Twitter headquarters in San Fransisco. Here’s the quote you should remember about education today, “Sixty-five percent of today’s schoolchildren will be employed in jobs [...]

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CommentaryCommentary: Feeding cows memorable in so many ways

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Writer, singer, and McKenzie County rancher Jesse Veeder shares her thoughts on the ritual of feeding cows as both a daily chore and a sign of the season. And also as a job that needs to be done no matter what else we also have to do. Read it this week with The Grand Forks Herald. [...]

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NewsNational Music Museum in S. Dakota is a world-class trove of rare instruments

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Just a day away in Vermillion, South Dakota, the National Music Museum set on the campus of the University of South Dakota houses an incredible collection of rare, one-of-a-kind instruments. Check out this article from the Star Tribune for more on what you’ll find if you make the trip. National Music Museum in Vermillion, S.D., [...]

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NewsGrand Forks: $154 million water plant item heads to City Council Monday

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Grand Forks City Council is set to make a big decision on a bigger water infrastructure project. A new water treatment plant is expected to cost more than a $150 million; local leaders are expecting a 50-50 cost share with the State of North Dakota. [...]

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NewsDeaths linked to fentanyl rise as curbing illicit supply proves tough

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The last few days in our news feed have had stories of an opioid use on the rise in Canada. And now on this side of the border, MPR is on the story locally.  The scariest drug in the new synthetic world is fentanyl, and the challenges we face in drug enforcement are growing and [...]

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NewsTV And Videogames Rewire Young Brains, For Better And Worse

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Technology is changing us. New evidence suggests that increased screen time at a young age rewires the brain to need more stimulation in order to really get it cranking. Whether this is a good or bad thing, remains unknown to researchers as there are indicators that suggest both benefit and detriment. [...]

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NewsGrand Forks: Drone test site sees sharp growth in flights

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Growth in the unmanned aerial systems (UAS/UAV/Drones) industry is skyrocketing, and Grand Forks is working to position their community as the premier testing location in the country because of its unique intersection of private, government (Air Force), and educational opportunities. [...]

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CommentaryOpinion: Down With Initiated Measures, Because All American Policymaking Should Be Subject to Checks and Balances

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Rob Port makes the argument that no form of law making should be without some type of check and balance, and maybe our statewide initiated measure process is in need of some revision. [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota again ranks 2nd in most hate crimes per capita

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

In the not-so-flattering department, we have this news from the Fargo Forum. North Dakota ranks second highest in the nation for the rate of hate crimes per capita. Quick commentary: Perhaps it’s a sign of changing times and the natural accompanying resistance, but we all have a responsibility to stand up against this behavior; we’ve [...]

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NewsJudge denies request to stop petition for McKenzie County sheriff’s removal 

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The next move in the fight between the Sheriff and members of the McKenzie County Commission is in the hands of the County Commission after a judge ruled he didn’t have the legal authority to intervene in the manner requested by the Sheriff. The Williston Herald has more on the story. [...]

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