The reluctance of the North Dakota State legislature to accept the recommendations of the newly formed ethics commission should not be a surprise except to the most naive among us. Organizations historically have not been known to reform themselves. Elected officials having hubris is...
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Though we can now park in Minot’s downtown parking garages, the projects are far from complete. Seeing as they haven’t been in the news for a few months, I reached out to Derek Hackett, the City of Minot’s Public Information Officer, with a few questions. Here’s the latest information. Question: Will we see construction on the [...]
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The Fargo Chamber of Commerce hosted a couple Bakken-vested business leaders at recent breakfast gathering and the message they delivered was one ringing with optimism. Kathy Neset of Neset Consulting and Rob Lindberg, Director of Bakken Backers suggest the numbers tell the story, and it’s one still full of unrealized potential. In the Bakken, we’ve [...]
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All is not well inside the Devils Lake Police Department and responsibility for the situation is landing at the top of the food chain. The department’s chief and second in command have been placed on paid administrative leave by the City Commission. April Baumgarten with the Grand Forks Herald has the story. [...]
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Investing in America’s infrastructure was a common theme throughout President Trump’s campaign, and his rhetoric is now turning towards the issue. The condition he’s placing on the investments he wants to make — that they’re shovel ready. It’s news worth noting here in Minot where we have several hundred million dollars of infrastructure with permitting [...]
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Another day and another story of a major national retailing filing for bankruptcy. The economic disruption caused by the Internet and online retailers like Amazon is just starting to ripple through our communities in a manner we can see and touch. No word yet on if Minot’s Payless ShoeSource will be among the 400 stores [...]
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A common antibiotic, doxycycline, has proven effective at disrupting the formation of negative thoughts and fear responses. The findings pave the way for what may a be a dramatically different treatment method for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition we’re only starting to fully recognize and understand. [...]
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Work on Fargo aquatics center is making progress, the hope is it will be complete by Septemeber. Once complete, Aquatics Center Director Chad Day believes the facility will be able to attract both new swimmers, a wide user base, and new events to the City. It’s news in Minot because an aquatics center was previously [...]
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Last fall, the Corps of Engineers returned unneeded land along the shores of Lake Sakakawea back to the Three Affiliated Tribes. Now, legislation working its way through the 2017 session proposes to give land along the shore not in the reservation boundary back to private land owners. Lauren Donovan with the Bismarck Tribune has the story. [...]
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The City of Minot Assessor, Kevin Ternes, released the City’s annual report Tuesday. The report is presented to Minot’s City Council which also serves as our City Board of Equalization. The 2017 True and Full Value of all property in Minot is down approximately 7%, total valuation is just over $4.5 billion. The full annual [...]
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Communities in the Eastern part of the state are already acting aggressively, and at last night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Barney was asked publicly to get Minot’s efforts moving. He is. But here’s the bottom line: the fight against drug addiction — particularly dangerous new opioids is already taking place on North Dakota streets. This [...]
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A report from the Center for Global Policy Solutions suggests North Dakota’s economy and workers have a better chance of being disrupted by the adoption of self-driving cars. Car manufacturers and technology companies alike are in a race to get to the market first, and the cultural impacts of adopting this technology will be as transformative as [...]
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Following in Fargo’s footsteps, a coalition of Grand Forks leaders are developing plans for a bike-share program. If you don’t know, bike-share programs create bike-renting stations at different points in a community allowing users to grab a bike from one location, ride it, and then return it at another location. Fargo started their program in [...]
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Gordmans filed for bankruptcy protection in March, and as that process moves forward we’re learning more about the future of the store. Now, Forum News Services is reporting that four North Dakota stores, including the one in Minot, will stay open. Houston-based retailer, Stage Stores, acquired the properties and will continue operating them and other [...]
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As North Dakota transitions from snow removal to lawn care, the quest for the greenest, weed-free lawn will begin. At least for some. And if you’re interested in how to accomplish the task with fewer chemicals, Don Kinzler writing for the Grand Forks Herald can scratch your itch. And the best part, he provides his [...]
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Enbridge has a hard time getting pipeline projects approved in Minnesota, but they now contend their existing pipeline properties have been overvalued by the Department of Revenue. The matter has been in mediation, but it now appears Enbridge will seek resolution through the court system. At stake: tens of millions in previously collected property taxes [...]
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It now seems plausible that with the federal repeal of Internet privacy restrictions on Internet service providers (ISP), we’ll end up with a hodge-podge of state enacted privacy laws. The Montana Senate passed a law barring ISPs the ability to bid on state contracts if they collect customer data without consent. Other states are considering [...]
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