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NewsWith legalization growing elsewhere, marijuana makes up half of North Dakota drug arrests

by: Josh Wolsky | February 26, 2018

In North Dakota, more than 50% of drug arrests involve marijuana. Combine that with initiatives to fully legalize the drug and a patchwork of federal, state, and local laws that criminalize possession and what we have is a challenge for law enforcement and lawmakers. The Grand Forks Herald has a primer on the factors that [...]

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News‘Multicultural’ lunch is a showcase of students’ heritage

by: Josh Wolsky | February 26, 2018

In Williston, the new iteration of the American melting pot has been shaping the community since the start of the oil boom. One of the positive impacts of that diversity is now an opportunity to expose a person’s pallet to flavors from around the world. The Williston Herald has the story on a new program [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota’s first syringe exchange program tackles trust issues

by: Josh Wolsky | February 26, 2018

Among the hard-to-measure longterm costs associated with the nation’s opioid epidemic — the future health care costs of former abusers who’ve contracted a disease through sharing needles. And while controversial, needle exchange programs have been shown to reduce the spread of infection, thereby lowering future healthcare costs and demands. North Dakota’s first program is getting [...]

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NewsNorway will spend $13 million to upgrade its doomsday seed vault

by: Josh Wolsky | February 26, 2018

On the top of the world, there’s a little island that belongs to Norway; its global importance is hard to overstate. It’s our final insurance policy. If everything goes haywire, this is the place we go to get the seeds to begin growing critical crops. It’s our genetic safety deposit box. And it’s getting an [...]

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NewsViking, elves, trolls gather in new Manitoba park

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

Icelandic tradition runs strong on the shores of Lake Winnipeg. Gimli, Manitoba has been celebrating their Icelandic heritage with Islendingadagurinn for more than 85 years, but it’s only more recently that mythical creatures from Icelandic folklore have been given homes in a City park. Viking Park in Gimli has embraced the old stories by creating homes [...]

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NewsA small town in Iceland created a “levitating” crosswalk to slow traffic

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

What do you get when place value on pedestrian safety and innovative design? It’s easier just to watch the video below. [...]

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NewsSchools around the world are now teaching kids to spot fake news

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

In the information age, the great irony of our time is that we seem to be less and less trustful of information. And so it would seem one of the great skills that we’re in need of quickly developing is the ability to properly evaluate news and information we’re asked to consider as we make [...]

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NewsFarmers, entrepreneurs pushing the bounds of what can be grown in a cold climate

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

Industrial hemp? Not surprising. Grapes? You’ve probably heard about a local vineyard. But shrimp? Yep, that’s on the list as well. What do they have in common? They’re not our widely grown crops, but more and more small farmers are embracing the entrepreneurial spirit and taking risks on less-traditional ideas. Catch the story from the Grand [...]

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NewsEngulfed in Opioid Deaths, Ohio Turns to Science

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

A huge contributor to the opioid epidemic is the over-prescription of pain medication. In other words, a big percentage of those addicted get their start at the doctor’s office. And that fact is driving a number of research-based pain reduction techniques and technologies. The idea: if we have alternative pain treatment methods, we don’t have to [...]

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NewsMining the magic: MN Industry leftovers reinvented by influx of silent sports

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

How do you take a once scarred landscape filled abandoned ore mines and turn it into something positive? One method: by embracing silent sports like mountain biking, hiking, trout fishing, and kayaking. A two-hour drive from the twin cities, you’ll find the Cayuna State Recreation Area, home to a then-radical idea hatched 30-years ago that is [...]

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NewsThe cult of productivity has a counterproductive flaw

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

Imagine you figure out a new way to do something at work, saving you five hours each week. Over a year, you’ll save 260 hours. Now suppose you spent 10 hours teaching this work hack to 10 of your colleagues. At the end of the year, your productivity would be 4% lower (you’d only save [...]

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NewsMore Colleges Are Offering Microcredentials—And Developing Them The Way Businesses Make New Products

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

In the recent past, Governor Burgum formed a task force to look at revamping the way education is delivered in North Dakota. And if trends from some of the country’s most prestigious universities are an indicator, he’s on the right path. This article is a harbinger of changing times and the manner in which some [...]

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CurioThe simple step parents can take to teach their kids persistence and grit

by: Josh Wolsky | February 23, 2018

If at first you don’t succeed, then what? Phrased in a way that will matter to every parent, if at first your child doesn’t succeed, then what? Dealing with failure and adversity has everything to do with how kids are taught persistence and grit. And it starts at a young age. Check out this article [...]

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NewsClosing the Loop in Agricultural Plastics Recycling

by: Josh Wolsky | February 22, 2018

As farms get bigger, particularly dairy farms, the more plastic they use. And disposing of that plastic creates a crisis of both conscious and economics. In other words, it’s expensive and, in most cases currently, bad for the environment. But a company in Arkansas has found a profitable way to solve the problem. Collect the [...]

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CommentaryThe role of bucking the trend in building a resilient culture

by: Josh Wolsky | February 22, 2018

Here in Minot, we’ve received an enormous investment from the federal government to improve our resilience in the face of natural disasters. And in the wake of 2011, it’s clear we are each of us resilient individuals. But what about our culture? How do we ensure the less tangible qualities of the Minot community develop [...]

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NewsMinnesota planners begin to envision driverless future

by: Josh Wolsky | February 22, 2018

We can resist it however we want, the world we live in is going to change around us. One change that’s virtually guaranteed, driverless cars. They’ll be safer, more efficient, and more convenient, and that will equal adoption by consumers. So if they’re coming, perhaps we should be planning for them? In Minnesota, they are. [...]

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NewsWith legalization growing elsewhere, marijuana makes up half of North Dakota drug arrests

News‘Multicultural’ lunch is a showcase of students’ heritage

NewsNorth Dakota’s first syringe exchange program tackles trust issues

NewsNorway will spend $13 million to upgrade its doomsday seed vault

NewsViking, elves, trolls gather in new Manitoba park

NewsA small town in Iceland created a “levitating” crosswalk to slow traffic

NewsSchools around the world are now teaching kids to spot fake news

NewsFarmers, entrepreneurs pushing the bounds of what can be grown in a cold climate

NewsEngulfed in Opioid Deaths, Ohio Turns to Science

NewsMining the magic: MN Industry leftovers reinvented by influx of silent sports

NewsThe cult of productivity has a counterproductive flaw

NewsMore Colleges Are Offering Microcredentials—And Developing Them The Way Businesses Make New Products

CurioThe simple step parents can take to teach their kids persistence and grit

NewsClosing the Loop in Agricultural Plastics Recycling

CommentaryThe role of bucking the trend in building a resilient culture

NewsMinnesota planners begin to envision driverless future