Editor’s Note: This commentary has language not worthy of a Sunday or any Sunday places. You’ve been alerted. In May of 2020, at the height of our COVID isolation, I went deeper in. I walked into the North Dakota Badlands with a friend. At...
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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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The City of Winnipeg will soon present terms on an agreement with the local YW-YMCA to develop three recreation/leisure centers for the community. It’s a shared public-private development concept similar to what was proposed by the Park Board prior to last year’s MARC vote. [...]
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Chalk this story up as one of those natural curiosities that’s fun to learn about. And don’t give the ‘scientists’ all the credit. We’ve known about the river for years, but it’s only recently we’ve begun to understand why it boils. [...]
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When the Supreme Court injected itself into Obama’s clean air plan by staying the law until legal challenges were resolved, an unusual act in itself, coal producing states and regions rejoiced. But the death of Justice Scalia may put things back in play. [...]
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March 1st Minot citizens will be asked if they want to amend Minot’s Home Rule Charter. The amendments were proposed in response to the petition filed by #MakeMinot to reform the makeup of City Council. Voting will take place March 1st at the Municipal Auditorium; polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. [...]
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A Minnesota court heard arguments on proposed ring dike south of Fargo. Read the story from MPR to get the details, then be grateful those directing the Mouse River Plan are taking basin-wide approach. [...]
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The stARR program, the rural component of the basin-wide Mouse River Plan is tracking towards summer construction starts provided funding is delivered by the State Water Commission this March. stARR stands for Structure Acquisition, Relocation or Ring Dike. [...]
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If you don’t have bobsleds and mountain tracks, perhaps a canoe and a frozen field will do. [...]
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