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CurioSeven Cultural Concepts We Don’t Have in the U.S., and Maybe Should

If you’re looking for a little more meaning in your life, here are seven ideas that might be worth latching onto. As a tease, many of them come from our favorite Scandinavian countries. [...]

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CommentaryCommentary: It’s Time For Larry Skogen To Stop Making Excuses

If you follow Say Anything Blog at all, you know that one of Rob Port’s personal passions is reform within the state’s University System. And his consistent calls for change have brought attention to issue… if only officials within the system admitted there may be some problems. [...]

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NewsCommentary: Why The University System Needs To Lose Control Of Their Lawyers And Auditors

Part II of this morning’s commentary on the University System, a first-hand look at the inner workings of their office in the form of emails obtained through open records requests. Once again, we owe thanks to Rob Port at Say Anything for the continued oversight. [...]

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NewsEstevan Helping New Citizens Acclimate

Estevan has a community program aimed specifically at helping those new to the community acclimate to life on the northern plains. One of their programs — teaching people to curl.  Hmmm… is this an idea for Minot? [...]

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NewsDowntown Bismarck Development Idea Taking Next Steps

A redevelopment idea for a portion of downtown Bismarck is making its way through the land development process, and backers of the idea hope to have an official plan and price within a couple months if the early concept meets the approval of city officials. [...]

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NewsSchool officials to weigh options for expansion

Bismarck Public Schools has an enrollment of nearly 12,000 and within five years, they’re expecting 14,000. That type of growth has them considering all options for making room including new schools, new boundaries, and construction additions. [...]

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NewsCitizens Crowd Dunn County Meeting to Reinstate Zoning Rule

Dunn County landowners spoke loudly, and county ordinances will likely be revised as a result. The goal, give landowners within a half-mile of proposed landfill a vote on whether to allow construction. [...]

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Quote: On the Deeper Knowledge of Man

The History of Religions is destined to play an important role in contemporary cultural life. This is not only because an understanding of exotic and archaic religions will significantly assist in a cultural dialogue with the representatives of such religions.... Learn More  

NewsCanadians Release March Flood Forecast, Risk is Minimal

February saw an increase in the amount of snowpack in the upper reaches of the Souris basin, but the overall forecast is for minimal risk of flooding in the basin as a result of winter runoff. Here’s Souris Basin’s outlook from the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency: Rafferty and Alameda reservoirs were lowered to their normal [...]

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NewsWatford City Welcomes New K-9 unit to its Police Force

Police fficer Ryan Chaffee and his canine partner Pido are officially on the job. This article from the McKenzie County Farmer has some interesting details on the how the team will be used and the extensive training they went through to prepare for service. [...]

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NewsInside Google’s Wildly Ambitious Internet Balloon Project

The idea is to deliver Internet service to remote regions and those affected by natural disasters by flying LTE signal dispersing balloons overhead. The idea is cool both for the mission and the innovative method they’re using to solve the problem. Get the latest on the Google X Labs project in this video from The [...]

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NewsFerguson Officers Shot at Overnight Protest

Two Ferguson police officers were shot overnight at a protest. Their injuries are described as ‘serious’ with one being shot in the face and the other in the shoulder. More from Reuters. [...]

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NewsHighway twinning plan affects southern neighbours

Saskatchewan officials are working to widen the Candian version of Highway 52, and their reaching out to North Dakota officials to see if there is support for the project on this side of the border. Widening in Canada and leaving North Dakota as is would likely lead to bottleneck traffic issues. [...]

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NewsFour Men Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Court

The charges result from a shooting July 21, 2013 in Minot; no trial date has been set. [...]

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CurioThe 17 Best-Reviewed Movies on Netflix Right Now

Netflix can be a bit overwhelming because of the sheer volume of content available and because a big portion of it isn’t worth your time. But here’s an article that will help you sort the quality from the crap. If you’re a subscriber, there’s likely a few things on this list you haven’t seen. [...]

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NewsCanadian Imams Issue Fatwa on Islamic State

A group of Canadian imams have issued a religious edict declaring followers of the Islamic State as non-Muslim. [...]

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