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Over in the county jail is John Pope, an 18 year old youth from Pennsylvania who was offered suspension of a 30-day jail sentence imposed Jan. 24 by Judge Joseph Funke. The young man [...]
Read & ShareIn the February edition of The Communicator, you’ll find important updates from the Minot area. This month’s highlights include advocacy efforts at the 69th Legislative Assembly and a recap of the Honorary Commander Induction Ceremony. You’ll also get details on the National Civics Bee...
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Over in the county jail is John Pope, an 18 year old youth from Pennsylvania who was offered suspension of a 30-day jail sentence imposed Jan. 24 by Judge Joseph Funke. The young man [...]
Read & ShareGrandpa Smith, by which name he is known thruout the community, is very much interested in the news of the day and nothing gives him more pleasure than his daily papers which he reads [...]
Read & ShareWhat we want is a higher price for cows and a lower price for meat and then we will have the butchers where the farmers are now. Might be good politics ... there aren't [...]
Read & ShareWe like to think of politics as something happening to us, a spectacle we watch from the sidelines. But the truth is harder to swallow: the people in office are a reflection of the people who put them there—or didn’t bother to vote at all. In North Dakota, low voter turnout leaves a lot of [...]
Read & Share sourced from: InForumA proposed constitutional measure in North Dakota aims to shake up legislative transparency, ethics, and accountability. If approved, it would make all communications between legislators about public business open records, prevent lawmakers from receiving state employee benefits, and delay pay raises until after an election. It also targets lobbying, barring former legislators from taking lobbying [...]
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Nathan Anderson, the newly appointed director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, recently returned to his hometown of Minot to discuss the state’s energy outlook at a quarterly meeting of the American Petroleum Institute’s Bakken Chapter. With a wealth of experience from his 25 years in the oil and gas sector, Anderson noted [...]
Read & Share sourced from: Minot Daily NewsIn the 19th century, Americans often dropped song references into conversation, expecting shared understanding. For the settlers of the Great Plains, phrases like “When you and I were young, Maggie” echoed the nostalgia of their lives. Francis Edward Abernathy’s work reveals that one song—often just called “Maggie”—was especially cherished among cowboys. Yet, this seemingly simple [...]
Read & Share sourced from: Prairie Public NewsThe strength of U.S. intelligence lies in its ability to provide leaders with clear, unbiased assessments—but recent history suggests that’s easier said than done. An investigation found that during Trump’s first term, intelligence reports were politicized, with officials withholding or reshaping information to fit preferred narratives. This isn’t new; past administrations have also ignored or [...]
Read & Share sourced from: The Conversation“What is the surcharge on eggs?” I asked our server as she poured us cups of coffee. I was perusing the somewhat apologetic sign on the restaurant table. The increase in egg prices had caused them to charge customers a little extra for eggs. “It’s $30 per egg,” she said. “$30?” I asked with a [...]
Read & Share sourced from: NDSU Extension ServicePlastics are everywhere, and that’s part of the problem. While 400 million tons of plastic are manufactured each year, 57 million tons end up as pollution. Attempts to create a binding treaty on plastic pollution recently stalled, as major oil producers resist curbing plastic production. As clean energy eats into oil profits, these countries see [...]
Read & Share sourced from: The ConversationFor decades, nuclear power has been stuck in the shadow of its past—haunted by accidents, burdened by regulation, and the butt of pop culture jokes. But as the world scrambles to cut carbon emissions, nuclear is inching back into the conversation. Environmental journalist Marco Visscher argues that dismissing it outright is a mistake. With renewables [...]
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On this day in 1825, the United States House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as the sixth President of the United States after no candidate received a majority in the Electoral College, marking a significant moment in American political history. On this day in 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected as the provisional president of [...]
Read & ShareFrom far away Africa cam a letter on Feb. 4 to the Valker Christensen Co. Minot seed dealers, for information concerning crested wheat grass seed. ... A.M. Christensen says that during all the years [...]
Read & ShareIt is so easy for you to justify your beliefs and actions you ought to know the other fellow well be able to support his. [...]
Read & ShareAs the kings of early days could see nothing as important as themselves, so are there people today in every town who can see no good in their neighbors or any worthwhile undertaking. Their [...]
Read & ShareFollowing a snow from the northwest thruout Tuesday that tied up traffic on most of the highways, the mercury dropped to 36 degrees below zero at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning and continued to fall, [...]
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