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NewsFriends of the Souris Organizes to Advocate for River

We’re very excited to tell everyone about a new organization that’s formed in Minot. Friends of the Souris River is a grassroots group with the mission of making the Souris River in Minot a point of community pride. We’re planning a river cleanup this coming Saturday headquartered out of Roosevelt Park, and we’ll be advocating [...]

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NewsLive Music, Beer & Wine Garden to Accompany Budget’s National Record Store Day

Over the last 15 years, few things have changed as much as the way we buy music. It has gone from a social experience in a store with tangible items to a private experience that leaves us with nothing but a digital trail of clicks. Gone too is the album experience of settling in with [...]

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CommentaryOne Guy’s Opinion: NE Minot Getting Hosed by Flood Protection Plan

Did you catch last week’s video flyover of Minot’s first phase of flood protection? It’s an extremely helpful visualization tool, and the City of Minot and Houston Engineering should be applauded for developing it. Well done! That said, there’s a significant design flaw, and if it doesn’t get corrected now, it’s the people in Northeast [...]

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NewsVideo Rendering: Flyover Phase One of Minot’s Flood Protection

A fly-over rendering of Minot’s first phase of flood protection is available on Youtube. Phase one is being designed by Houston Engineering and extends from near the Broadway bridge East to 3rd Street. Major parts of the project include: A significant floodwall for almost the entire length of 4th Avenue. 4th Avenue will be shifted [...]

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NewsCity Council Recap: April 4, 2016

It was business as usual at tonight’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The big item on Monday’s City Council meeting agenda was whether to allow a conditional use permit for a City Council, April 4, 2016 Members Absent: Ben Berg, Dave Shomento Approval of Bills and Payroll. Monthly bills were approved without discussion. A list [...]

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NewsNew evidence of Viking life in America?

A new discovery has revealed that the Vikings may have travelled hundreds of miles further into North America than previously thought. And the manner in which the discovery was made may surprise you. [...]

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CommentaryCommentary: Socialism is Thriving in North Dakota, and Under Republican Leadership?

If election years are good for nothing else, they are good for irony. Our Republican friends seem to be preaching that socialism is a threat to America. We could become “European” and as substandard as German cars, Swiss chocolates, and French wine. Meanwhile, here in North Dakota, every statewide elected office in Bismarck is held [...]

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NewsRecovery of Whooping Crane Population Slow but Visible

A few weeks ago my column explained the transition of documenting bald eagle “sightings” from when they were an endangered species, until now when they are no longer endangered. While bald eagles are of course still protected as a national symbol, they are common enough now that individual sightings no longer warrant a special report, [...]

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News#MakeMinot Launches ‘Yes’ Campaign for June 14 Reform Vote

As #MakeMinot, we’ve formally launched our campaign to vote ‘Yes’ on City Council reform at the June 14th Primary Election. The full news release follows below. — Official News Release, #MakeMinot — A group organized to advocate City Council reform in Minot has announced their campaign to support a ‘Yes’ vote on a reform question [...]

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News4th Ave NW to Close April 5th for Bridge Replacement

Replacement of the Oak Park bridge on 4th Avenue NW will require the closure of the road through middle July. The closure will go into effect Tuesday, April 5th. Access to Oak Park will be available from the East on 4th Avenue. Also on Minot’s construction horizon is the closure of 16th Street SW near [...]

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NewsBank Neighbors Say City Playing Favorites with Variances

Neighbors of First Western Bank feel the records obtained through a FOIA request tell the story of City officials working hard to expedite variance requests on behalf of the bank. The case is currently making its way through the legal system. [...]

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NewsFishing Regulations Set to Change April 1st

The early arrival of spring and ice out on lakes this year is providing some additional days for open-water fishing in North Dakota this year. Along with a new license that is needed starting April 1, a new two-year fishing proclamation also kicks in April 1, with a few noteworthy changes from the last two [...]

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NewsHow Corporations Will Use Artificial Empathy to Sell Us More Stuff

If you have any lingering notion that advertising and marketing –on the corporate scale — has anything to do with art and gimmicks, this article will put it to rest. In today’s world, selling is a science, so it’s important to know how marketers are using it to guide your behavior. [...]

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NewsCorp of Engineers Sponsor Public Forum on Sakakawea Pipelines

There already several pipelines under Lake Sakakawea and several more are in the planning and review stages. And the Corp of Engineers was in Garrison on Monday night to listen to the concerns of the public. Kim Fundingsland has the story. [...]

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NewsCity of Minot Response to Planning Department Allegations

Following last week’s article in the Minot Daily News in which a former planning department employee raised serious questions about the way the department operates, the City of Minot issued the following news release that includes a statement from the City Manager. — Official News Release, City of Minot — Minot City Manager Responds to [...]

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NewsMinot Planner Resigns, Labels City Operations a ‘Dysfunctional Nightmare’

A City of Minot employee on the job for less than three weeks resigned from her position in the planning department last week, and she blew the whistle on some questionable city practices on her way out. Read the full story on the Minot Daily News. [...]

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