Country artist Bailey Zimmerman has been announced as the opening act of the 2025 North Dakota State Fair on Friday, July 18, 2025. The show will be part of the Country Showpass which provides access to seven events for one price. With a raspy,...
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A family friend who is a psychiatric nurse recently shared with me a publication by Daniel J. Fox Ph.D., who is the staff psychologist at the Federal Detention Center in Houston, Texas. He was a recent guest speaker at a medical conference in Seattle, Washington she had attended. A most fascinating chapter of Dr. Fox’s [...]
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Last week I covered some highlights from the 2015 outdoors scene with a look at pheasant and sharp-tailed grouse populations, plus record fishing license sales. While these were some of the many positive outdoor stories from the past year, there’s seldom a year of “perfect” conditions when most or all species are trending higher across [...]
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State legislators are going to take a look at long-standing tax incentive policies to see if the laws are being used and delivering the intended results. Opinion: Well done! It’s good to take a look back once in a while to see how things are working. [...]
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According to state-owned Korean Central Television, North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb. This admission drew quick condemnation from the international community. Bill Chappell with NPR has the story. [...]
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Last summer, state Superintendent of Schools Kristen Baesler introduced a program to address teacher shortages that would allow community experts to fill vacant positions. The program has not been a success, but Rob Port argues that it’s good policy and should be given more time work. [...]
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With the oil (and thus money) flowing not quite as much, the ND Industrial Commission is starting to hear complaints of well sites that are abandoned without reclamation. Amy Dalrymple has the story on what will likely become a growing problem. [...]
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Construction on the new Ward County administration building is wrapping up. Most departments have already made the move into their new space. Preliminary groundwork on the new jail is also complete. [...]
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Little known fact: the first mosque in America was built in Ross, ND — 80 miles west of Minot. A few decedents of those early Muslim settlers are still in the area, and the Fargo Forum’s Archie Ingersoll tracked them for an interview. [...]
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Sam Harris is an author, neuroscientist, and philosopher. His worldview is well-informed and he communicates it clearly. As the rhetoric in presidential debate escalates, grab a cup of coffee or tea and read this interview he gave to Salon.com for a more considered point of view. [...]
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Want to get up to speed on the events surrounding the City Council reform discussion? Check out this interactive timeline that will introduce you to the key events in the process. [...]
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News broke last month that the pipe responsible for the largest oil and saltwater spill in North Dakota history likely leaked for more than three months. It forces us to ask: is our regulatory policy incentivizing spill prevention? Rob Port takes on the issue in this story. [...]
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Getting kids excited about technical fields like science, math, and engineering is no easy task. Here’s how one high school did it. [...]
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Few towns in the heart of the oil boom have felt the pressure of growth as much as Watford City. And now, more than a year into the downward trend, the city is starting to evaluate the success of some of it’s post-boom policy planning. [...]
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The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization is taking a progressive approach to building a bike-friendly community and they’re in the final stages of an application that would see them designated a ‘bicycle friendly community’. The Bismarck-Mandan area has more than 100 miles of trails and paths. [...]
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A joint private-public project in Fargo has people lacing up skates in the downtown business district. It’s a trial rink for the next few years, but if successful the city and parks plan to make permanent. [...]
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Prairie-dwelling tribes had their own version of bigfoot; it was known as Miniwashitu. And if the legend is true, not a lot of people lived to tell the tale. Get a fun piece prairie history from Troy Larson writing at the Ghosts of North Dakota. [...]
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