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Winter’s over (hopefully) but if you’re thinking about a new car purchase and wondering about going electric, you’ll want to be extra mindful of our longest season. Why? We all know batteries don’t perform as well in winter, and electric cars have lots of batteries. Want to know how much performance your prone to to [...]
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In a ranking of juvenile drug arrests, North Dakota had the 3rd highest total of 27 violations per 10,000 kids. Only South Dakota and Wyoming ranked worse. April Baumgarten with Inforum has the full story. [...]
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The Minot Police Department made an arrest in the homicide of 55-year-old Mark Vickerman. Mr. Vickerman was discovered deceased at an NW Minot residence on Friday afternoon. The news release on the arrest is below. — Official News Release, Minot Police Department — 28-year-old Christopher Vickerman of Minot has been arrested and charged with Class [...]
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It started early and it’s still going; I’m talking about flood season and flood season media coverage across the country. In Minnesota, they’re asking the questions about what it really means to be in a 100-year flood plain if the water comes every few years. Whether it’s nature that’s changing or some form of observation [...]
Read & Share sourced from: MPRHow much land does it take to develop a multi-source revenue self-sustaining farming operation in which the outputs from one side of the operation provide inputs to the other? In Southern California — 200 acres. While many aspects of this story won’t translate perfectly — or perhaps not at all — to farming and ranching [...]
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North Dakota and our small towns have long had a problem of out-migration. And it’s not just our young people; when they get married and start having kids, the grandparents often follow. It’s a double-edged sword that cuts both talent, youthful exuberance, and experience from our communities. Measured over decades and in aggregate, these are [...]
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Privatize, privatize, privatize! That’s the mantra of many who believe government does too much in our lives and in our communities. In Minot, this call has most recently been heard as a part of the City’s landfill and sanitation operations. The suggestion is that the private sector can do both better. But is that the [...]
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Minot’s had no shortage of landfill news over the past few years. Most recently, plans where advanced for a 20-25 year expansion on property adjacent to our existing site. And part of the challenge for communities with landfills are the extraordinary environmental protections that govern management and operation of these sites. If a California court [...]
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The work to inform and secure stronger missions for North Dakota’s Air Force bases is never-ending. And in Grand Forks, that work has led to the possible redesignation of the Grand Forks base’s mission to provide a larger role in the operation of various Global Hawks in service for the Air Force. Emily Allen with [...]
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In Fargo, the Kilbourne Group — the organization heavily responsible in downtown Fargo’s renaissance — was staked significantly by Governor Burgum (before he was Governor), but he wasn’t the only player. Patrick Springer with inForum has the backstory on what it took to get the Fargo investment rolling and the 10-year vision they’re working to [...]
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At a California a School often vilified for in our part of the world for being a haven for progressive policy and activism, students are being asked to look inward — at their own cities — to identify and solve a local problem. Fast Company has the full story on the ‘Hacking For Local‘ class. [...]
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Have you noticed more young people vaping? Statistics and anecdotal experience suggest it’s on the rise. And while not smoking, it’s certainly a step towards nicotine addiction. If that’s concerning, read this story on Phillip Morris’s recently exposed practice of using influence peddlers on social media to glamorize their products. [...]
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Washington state has a new law; crude oil imported through and to refineries in the state will need to be shipped at a vapor pressure level far lower than what North Dakota requires — if amounts exceed current levels or new facilities are built. In other words, the roughly 150,000 barrels per day headed West [...]
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In an example of how cities across the region are taking a more proactive approach to citizen engagement, Williston hosted a State of the City event. Among the topics that dominated the conversation — public safety. Williston’s rapid pace of change has many feeling unsafe in their long-time home. KMOT has the full story. [...]
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“When [people] have choices they’re choosing to live or relocate to places that are amenity rich, meaning vibrant community corridors or vibrant downtowns that offer unique social experiences in terms of different kinds of services and retail and restaurant offerings.” — Patrick Frey, Main Street America Minot’s been on its own mission to fully capitalize [...]
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Do you ever wonder where money from charitable gambling in Minot goes? Most gaming sites are located in bars, and all of them are sponsored by a non-profit organization in some form. Revenues from gaming go back to benefit that non-profit. It’s a revenue source that’s had a huge impact on how Minot looks today, [...]
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