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It’s time again for what is affectionately called the “Big Three” application period, and this year has good news on all fronts. The State Game and Fish Department is bumping up the number of elk and moose licenses over last year, and bighorn sheep are back in the mix after a year with no season. [...]
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Beardstock is hosting a beard contest 5 p.m., Saturday, March 12 at the Holiday Inn Riverside in Minot to celebrate all things beard and raise awareness of homelessness and money for the Minot Area Homeless Coalition. Signups for the competition are 12-4:30 p.m. day-of, and contestants must purchase at least a one-day general admission ticket [...]
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Last Tuesday, I took a seat in room 201 at the Auditorium to watch what happens after the polls close. Elections are a sacred part of the process that makes our democracy work, and I — like I assume most of us — knew little about what happens behind the scenes. My role with The [...]
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At Thursday’s regularly scheduled School Board meeting, the board approved the committee-recommended map with a few small changes and set the policy for providing exceptions. Read the story by entering through a Google search page. [...]
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On the Record is a weekly column where you get a chance to get to know our Governor candidates. Without a Democrat in the race, leadership for the next four years will be decided at the June primary election. That makes it our job to get to know these guys now. The Question Doug Burgum [...]
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Just out of curiosity, during my February travels, I did some comparison pricing regarding a randomly selected prescriptive medication. The investigation involved a non-narcotic lotion which requires a prescription. The manufacturer in all three instances was the same. The portion in all three instances was the same. The strength in all three instances was the [...]
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An updated attendance lines map has been posted by Minot Public Schools. No other accompanying news released. This is the map that the parents committee recommended following last month’s public forum that was used gather feedback on the initial draft. The next School Board meeting is Thursday, March 3rd, at which presumably, this map will [...]
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It’s week one of The Minot Voice’s Governor’s candidate forum ‘On the Record’. With the state’s Democratic-NPL party without a candidate, the election for North Dakota’s Governor will take place this June on the Republican primary ballot. That means we’ve got less than four months to get to know our candidates. This week, we’ve asked [...]
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Let’s be honest, this Tuesday’s election is not exciting. Few elections are except for those among us who are politically obsessed. But unless you’re a municipal law lawyer, this one is particularly boring because Minot’s Home Rule Charter is not something you care about. And have you read the ballot language? Yikes. I’d rather read [...]
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This coming Tuesday, March 1st, Minot citizens will be asked if they want to make some changes to the City’s Home Rule Charter. Here’s what you need to know. Why we’re voting The election was called in response to a certified petition to reform Minot’s City Council that was presented by the group #MakeMinot. But, [...]
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North Dakota oil interests are looking for cash infusions from financial hedge funds, and the trend has regulators concerned that new operators lack experience in the industry. Ernest Scheyde with Reuters has the story. [...]
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Update: When I first published this article, the content was hidden behind a silly survey that served no purpose. That was a dumb idea. I have removed the dumb idea, and published the commentary below. And watch for the column ‘On the Record’ next week, when our Governor candidates talk about their first priorities if [...]
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Luke Geiver provides the recap on the monthly update provided by Mineral Resource director Lynn Helms. Of note, producers are still investing in technology to improve efficiency, and the price point required to see increased activity is $40-50 per barrel. [...]
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North Dakota State has been awarded $2 million to establish a pancreatic cancer research center. The full news release from Senator Hoeven follows below. — Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute [...]
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The benefits of learning a second language are well documented, but new research indicates that the process of learning fundamentally changes the structure of our brains. [...]
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Text messaging, particularly to those you don’t know well, is filled with nuance, subtext, and hidden meaning. We’d all be better off if we didn’t read more into texts than are there, but knowing how our messages are getting misinterpreted is helpful. [...]
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