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CommentaryA Small Town Cultural Renaissance Through Craft Beer?

What you’re about to read is an argument for change. It’s an argument for changing an entrenched mindset. It’s an argument for changing an entrenched business model. And it’s an argument for changing some seriously entrenched laws. Most importantly, it’s an argument about beer. But before I get to the actual arguing, I’d like to [...]

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CommentaryThe Insults of Candidacy and Fortunes in a Moniker

I just can’t help myself. I’m hooked on watching Presidential “debates”. The devil in me really enjoys opponents being labeled with epithets such as “dumb”, “boring”, “stupid”, “sweaty” (my favorite), etc. Actually, these insults are pretty mild compared to John Quincy Adams having been called a “hermaphrodite” and Abraham Lincoln having been called a “baboon” [...]

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NewsCheers To: Four Tasty Years at Sweet & Flour Patisserie

This week’s ‘Cheers To’ is bittersweet to say the least. After four years of delighting local taste buds with French-inspired baked goods and more recently a full menu, Shanda Cool and Patrick Sheldon — owners of Sweet & Flour Patisserie, have made the difficult decision to close their doors. [...]

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NewsIdea for Minot: Imagine a Free Flowing Mouse River

It’s a fun morning when a great idea for Minot ends up in my inbox. Today is one of those days. This idea comes from the team at Ackerman Estvold Engineering, and it’s a solution to the problem of the dead loops and goal of making the Mouse River a point of community pride. And [...]

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NewsSave the Valley: A Minot Flood Protection Game

In the spirit of starting the discussion on the City of Minot’s Phase II National Disaster Resiliency Competition application, here’s another idea that might make Minot a bit more disaster resilient. Part of being a flood resilient community is understanding the dynamic forces that funnel water through our town. There is a big river basin [...]

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CommentaryIdea for Minot: Let Us Never Forget 2011

The City of Minot is close to wrapping up its Phase II National Disaster Resilience Competition application. The goal: show contest judges Minot has a solid action plan to make our community more resilient to the impacts of flooding. There will be public meetings and the opportunity for you to comment on the application in [...]

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CommentaryThe Train Station Road is an Embarrassment for Minot

I do not live in Minot but, I work here. I try to keep up with everything that is going on in the Magic City but, I am by no means “in the know.” Having disclosed that, I am wondering if anyone has driven by the train station lately? I ask this because due to [...]

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Commentary#City Council Reform: Don’t Let Perfect Interfere with Good

Let’s cut right to the chase. I think the petition to reduce the number of alderman on the Minot City Council is a great idea. Over the course of my adult lifetime, I have lived in Fargo-Moorhead, Grand Forks and Bismarck, in addition to being a long-time resident of Minot. Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck [...]

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CommentaryCity Council Reform: A Response to Alderman Seymour

The oldest play in the political handbook is stoke fear and create doubt. To that end, Aldermen Seymour’s recent letter in The Minot Daily was masterful. Unfortunately for Minot and the democratic process, most of it simply wasn’t true. As a member of #MakeMinot, the group behind this initiative, I’d like to set the record [...]

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CurioThe Legal Foundation for Minot’s City Council, Can You Find It?

In my investigation into how Minot does municipal government, I uncovered an interesting and possibly even disturbing fact. Nowhere in Minot’s easily accessible governing documents, i.e., our home rule charter, and our published code of ordinances, is there any written, legal foundation for our present Ward-based system or the establishment of 14 Alderman. It’s not [...]

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CommentaryFull Disclosure: City Council Reform, #MakeMinot, and Some Seriously Biased Reporting

If you’ve been with The Minot Voice since the beginning,  you know one of the issues I’m passionate about and believe in is City Council reform. When you look back over the last few years and discover that only 6 of the last 25 ‘elections’ for City Council seats have been contested, you’d be crazy [...]

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NewsWARNING: IRS Scammers Trolling Minot Phone Numbers

The Minot Police Department Crime Prevention Unit would like to remind area residents to be vigilant for the “IRS Scam”. The scammers have been calling victims while claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. The caller then claims that the victim owes them money, and to avoid a lawsuit being filed must pay them [...]

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NewsTrim Tabs: How Little Amounts of Pressure Affect Dramatic Change

Have you ever wondered how to affect change in your personal life, at work, on a team, in the world? It’s not as complicated as we imagine, especially if you embrace the idea acting as a trim tab. Learn how little becomes big in this article. [...]

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Quote: On The Little Things That Make a Big Difference

Think of the Queen Elizabeth — the whole ship goes by and then comes the rudder. And there’s a tiny thing at the edge of the rudder called a trim tab. It’s a miniature rudder. Just moving the little trim... Learn More  

NewsGreat Performance: Hey There Delilah – Vintage 1918 “World’s Fair” Style

Rewind a hundred years and give Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T’s a listen as reinterpreted for the period by Post Modern Jukebox.   [...]

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NewsMagic 60 Set to Kick Start New Ideas for Minot

This Tuesday, judges from Minot Area Community Foundation and Minot Young Professionals will liste 60-second elevator pitches for Minot ideas. The best of the bunch will be awarded grants ranging from $500 — $2,000. [...]

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