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NewsDepartment of Health to open medical marijuana dispensary applications next week

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The long road to medical marijuana may be drawing to an end, but for Minot, the wait will be longer. The Department of Health will begin accepting applications for local dispensaries starting July 10, but only for the Bismarck and Fargo regions. Applications for the Minot region are expected to open until 2019. The Bismarck [...]

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NewsIn Winnipeg, ash borer battle is in full swing

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive species that slowly kills ash trees, and in Winnipeg, they’re expecting to spend $90 million (not a typo) in the next ten years. Minot has a bit of geographical buffer, the problem is on the way. We’d do well to watch these other area efforts unfold as we [...]

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CommentaryThe recycling game is rigged against consumers

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Minot recycling has been a contentious topic of late, and for those who support the effort, there are few reasons worthy of a delay. But circumstances far beyond Minot are wreaking havoc on the pillar of American environmentalism and forcing environmentalists to think differently about the practice. And one problem that’s been identified may surprise [...]

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NewsLevee improvements planned for Heart River in Mandan

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Flood protection is not a problem unique to Minot. FEMA is in the process of reviewing their flood-risk maps across North Dakota, and one of the steps that goes with that process is a look at the local levees. In Mandan, it looks like those levees will need about $36 million in improvements of which [...]

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NewsPhysics can explain human innovation and enlightenment

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Have you ever had an object in your way but because it was always there or because you were used to where it sat, you walked around it? Or imagine a large obstruction being removed from a fast flowing river; everything is different after the object is removed. This is the foundation of the flow-theory [...]

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NewsWith focus on Bakken, Hess sells out of Utica Play

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

A major player in the Bakken oil field and a major employer in Minot is divesting their holdings in other oil fields to focus more heavily on the Bakken. Hess has sold their holdings in the Utica Shale for $400 million. [...]

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CommentaryChange makes sense for Corps of Engineers

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

Few places have had more experience with the Corps of Engineers and flood protection than Minot, but Southern Lousiana is one place that can probably make the claim. And with experience, comes the opportunity to be constructively critical. Check out this editorial from the Daily Comet calling for a reorganization of the Corps interior related [...]

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NewsMinot AFB Funding Included in Latest National Defense Appropriation

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The following news release regarding national defense spending relevant to North Dakota and Minot was issued by Congressman Cramer. — Official News Release, Congressman Cramer Congressman Kevin Cramer announced sweeping improvements at the Minot Air Force Base funded in H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act of 2019. Cramer joined a majority of [...]

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NewsFirst unmanned flight of medium altitude will cross the Atlantic and take off from Grand Forks

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The reach of North Dakota’s UAS industry is going trans-Atlantic. The first unmanned flight across the Atlantic Ocean will depart from Grand Forks on July 10. It’s yet another example highlighting the potential of the industry which is being heavily pursued in many areas of North Dakota. [...]

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NewsPedestrian friendly pop-up project planned for Bismarck’s Fifth and Main

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

How do you test a new street design focused on making streets more pedestrian friendly before dishing out the dollars to build the improvements? It’s simple, put the improvements in place with temporary measures. And Bismarck is hosting just such an event. [...]

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NewsTapping Rural America: Craft Breweries Pour New Life Into Small Towns

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Who would have guessed beer would be the vehicle that brought culture back to small towns on the plains? As unlikely as it seems, the world of craft beer and the small breweries that deliver it are changing the fabric of the places that settle. NPR has the story. [...]

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CommentaryImagine, Minot and the amazing technicolor elevator

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

What do you see when you look at Minot’s downtown grain elevators? For long-time Minoters, these icons of past industry have bled into Minot’s background. Sure, they’re there, but how many of us see them anymore? That’s a shame. What would it take to turn your eyes up to them? What would it take to [...]

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NewsFargo experimenting with event-focused liquor license

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The Fargo City Commission approved a pilot program law that would grant a license to serve alcohol to the Downtown Community Partnership. The organization is the primary sponsor of several downtown Fargo events and was seeking the authority to sell alcohol to support their efforts. [...]

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NewsIt’s slower traffic, not wider roads that saves lives

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Pedestrian versus car accidents are on the increase and the culprit is challenging a long-held engineering and design mindset. Wider roads — a design concept delivered into our neighborhoods under the guise of safety —  send signals to drivers that it’s OK to speed up, but they make life miserable for bikers and pedestrians. When [...]

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NewsMinnesota power company looks to study big battery concept in South Dakota

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One of the downsides of wind energy is there are times when it produces power that it isn’t demanded. That creates a storage problem. A Minnesota-based power company is looking to store that energy by pumping Missouri River water uphill where it can later be released for hydro-electric power generation. The Fargo Forum has the story [...]

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NewsTrade tariffs weigh heavy on big beer bottom lines

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

When tariffs on aluminum get tossed around as negotiating chips, America’s big beer makers get nervous. When you sell a lot of beer in aluminum cans, even a little tariff can have a big impact. Joe Deaux writing for Bloomberg has the story on the trade-offs that may result from fighting a trade war. It’s [...]

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