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NewsSupporters of Devils Lake Refinery Encouraged by Report

Says Rachel Lindstrom, executive director of Forward Devils Lake, “We were exceptionally pleased that the due diligence study did not find any fatal flaws in the project.” [...]

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News“Surge” Funding Bill For Oil Impacts Grows To $1.1 Billion

When it comes to funding oil country, it seems like legislators have opted for the both and philosophy as opposed to an either or. More details and commentary from Rob Port at Say Anything Blog. [...]

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CommentaryDo Cable Companies Think You’re Too Lazy to Actually Cut the Cord?

Make no mistake, the cable television and content delivery markets are changing. Whether we see a revolution is a debatable point, but what isn’t debatable is that for the first time ever, cable programming providers have actual competition. [...]

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CommentaryDetails, Questions & Commentary on Blacktail Creek

The news is out; the brine spill on Blacktail Creek will go down as one of the state’s worst oil-related spills. We’re now a full two weeks removed from the event, and it’s just now that some of the actual details are coming to light. This Was a Big Spill Sensationalism aside, the reality of [...]

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NewsSource Water Spill Near Tioga

It’s been a bad month for oil-related spills. The North Dakota Department of Health issued another news release yesterday outlining another incident. The Details: Incident Date: January 22, 2015 (reported to NDDOH) Spilled: Source Water. Here’s the language used by the Department of Health, “This water is higher in dissolved solids and minerals than fresh water.” [...]

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NewsNASA’s Huge Image of a Tiny Section of Space (Video too)

Space is big, staggeringly so, uncomprehendingly so, and NASA has just delivered a picture that hammers the point home… just in case you hadn’t thought about it in a while. The image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as [...]

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NewsE-cigarettes Could Release 15 Times More Formaldehyde Than Tobacco

The “Could” in the headline stems from the fact that e-cigarettes have settings, and if you set them to “high voltage”, they’ll give you a big dose of formaldehyde. [...]

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NewsInternational Firm Eyes Dickinson for $300M Development

A Singapore-based investment company looking at Dickinson for a 280-acre development that comes with a grand vision. Full story from Nadya Faulx of the Dickinson Press. [...]

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NewsGot $5 Billion? North Dakota Will by 2017

Admittedly, this story is less about the Legacy Fund and more about what one of our local legislators wants to do with it. KMOT covers Rep. Oley Larsen’s plan to create a savings account for each new-born ND resident. [...]

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NewsU.S. Reduces Staff at Embassy in Yemen Amid Deepening Crisis

It was the death of Saudi King Abudullah that got most of the headlines, but there is a bigger story coming from the Middle East — the seeming collapse of the Yemeni government. [...]

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NewsProperty Tax Transparency Bill Goes Down

If you were hoping Ward County might someday soon put property tax records online, you’ll have to call your County Commissioner. The Legislature won’t be compelling counties to do anything. [...]

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Commentary2015: The Year of the Learner

“Handing every student a tablet or laptop will not magically usher our classrooms into the future. Instead, the future of education will be created by learners themselves.” [...]

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Quote: On The Bounds of Freedom

My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation's history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and culture. I pledge my allegiance to the damned human race, and my everlasting... Learn More  

NewsRead: What’s Happening at ND Port Services

Nice article from Patrick Miller and The Bakken Magazine on the what’s happening with North Dakota Port Services including operational changes and a vision for the future. [...]

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NewsLegislators Considering Bills to Raise Tobacco Taxes

It looks like there is some consensus on raising taxes on tobacco and especially cigarettes, but by what amount is very much in debate. Mike Nowatzki breaks down the various bills and proposed tax increases.   [...]

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NewsNew Super-Hydrophobic Metal Makes Water Bounce

The new metal surface is the result of a laser etching process, and the description of how that’s done is as cool as the video of water bouncing up and down. [...]

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