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CommentaryEditorial: YMCA’s MARC Language is Anything but Polite

If you caught Minot Daily News last Sunday and happened to read the letters, you may have noticed one from Y.M.C.A. Executive Director Roger Mazurek titled ‘YMCA politely declines at this time’. In the letter, he makes official the Y’s intention not to participate in a revenue sharing plan with the proposed MARC. Sadly for [...]

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Quote: On Dear Old Ireleand

Stony seaboard, far and foreign, Stony hills poured over space, Stony outcrop of the Burren, Stones in every fertile place, Little fields with boulders dotted, Grey-stone shoulders saffron-spotted, Stone-walled cabins thatched with reeds, Where a Stone Age people breeds The... Learn More  

NewsThe MARC: See the Design Renderings

If the MARC is approved by voters next month, there will be another round of public input meetings, so we shouldn’t consider this a final design, but it is helpful to see just what the Park District is proposing.     [...]

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NewsVideo Commentary: What’s Wrong With The Media?

If you’ve gone through our welcome presentation, you know that a big part of what The Minot Voice is all about is improving the information we all consume on a daily basis. The idea is that if feed our brains a lean diet of premium content, we’ll see benefits in all sorts of places we don’t [...]

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Quote: Beware the Ides of March

Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end,... Learn More  

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Quote: On the True Purpose of Education

[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. ...The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think. Learn More  

NewsFlood Control: Corp of Engineers Holding Open Public Meetings in April

There’s a little progress on the flood protection front to report — Hooray! The Corps of Engineers and the Souris River Joint Board will be holding two public forums and informational meetings coming up in April.  The official news release follows below, but here are the dates and times: April 8, Burlington High School Gym. [...]

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NewsThe MARC: Meet the Consultant Behind the Plan

The plan for the proposed Minot Aquatics and Recreation Center was not fabricated out of thin air. Over the years, Park District officials have had numerous requests for this type of facility, and last spring they hired IBIS Enterprises to more carefully look at the concept and help the Park District move the process forward. [...]

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NewsMinot YMCA Will Not Enter Partnership with Park District on MARC Project

In preparing the proposal for the MARC, the Park District reached out to the YMCA with an offer of a four-year revenue sharing agreement that would have provided member access to both facilities. The YMCA has chosen not to participate in that agreement. [...]

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News‘Citizens for Minot’s Future’ Organizes in Support of MARC

A group of Minot citizens has organized in support of the Park District’s Minot Aquatics & Recreation Center proposal. Here’s the quote from Tawnya Bernsdorf, chairwoman of the Citizens for Minot’s Future group: “We are excited as a group of Minot residents to be able to support a project that our community has been asking [...]

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NewsArcheology: 2,500-Year-Old Bison-Kill Site Offers New Clues to Plains Cultures

The discovery is in southern Alberta, but the story has strong connections to North Dakota because many of the spear and arrow heads used were made from Knife River flint. This is an interesting article on some ancient North Dakota history. [...]

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NewsMinot to Welcome First “Magic City Ribfest” This June

June 18th-21st you’ll have an opportunity to eat your fill of ribs cooked by masters of the art. Magic City Ribfest’s inaugural event is planned for this summer. Details from KMOT News. [...]

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NewsNew Class of Drugs Improves Lifespans and Health of Mice

The drugs are called ‘senolytics’ and they’ve proven effective at treating symptoms of old age and frailty in mice. If you’re one of those people who wants to live a long healthy life, this article is both exciting and worth reading. [...]

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NewsSmithsonian Channel to Air Docu-series about Bakken Oil Boom

The series is called ‘Boomtowners” and will air six one-hour episodes starting April 26th. It’s about the daily lives of people who work in the North Dakota oil patch. [...]

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NewsA Craft Beer Tax Battle Is Brewing On Capitol Hill

Small beer is becoming big business around the country, and lawmakers are taking notice with a bill that hopes to reduce taxes on small independent brewers. [...]

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NewsFilter Socks Found in Williston

More than a hundred filter socks were discovered sitting on a trailer at an oil-field service company in Williston. The socks had very low-level radiation and it is believed there was no risk of dangerous exposure. [...]

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