Old recipes, new flavors: Cookbook author, food blogger blends diverse cultures

What do you get if you take a woman with a big city upbringing, a diverse ethnic background, and a love for food and you put her on a farm in Northern Minnesota? The answer: a food blogger and a cookbook that blends the traditional foods of Minnesota and North Dakota with a new set

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ELCA and Western North Dakota Synod Weigh in on #NoDAPL Protest

At its core, most simple level, the #NoDAPL protest is about a pipeline. But one of the reasons it has garnered so much support — especially nationally — is because the situation is viewed as an opportunity to right past wrongs, or at least an opportunity to learn from those past wrongs and do better

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How to make the perfect mashed potatoes, according to science

Science is the method by which progressional learning takes place. We theorize about the effect of a particular action, test whether it’s true, evaluate the results, and repeat the process. And that scientific method has now been applied to what was previously the art of making mashed potatoes. Learn how here, and if any readers

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How Technology Helped Martin Luther Change Christianity

Five hundred years ago — more or less — Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of a church in Germany and born from that act was the Protestant church. It’s doubtful Luther had a grand revolutionary scheme in mind when he committed his act of heresy, but a collision of timing and

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Local Minot artists open artist cooperative gallery

A group of Minot artists is combining efforts to open a cooperative gallery in the Artspace building. Their mission: to create great art for the community and a great community for artists. Artists and patrons are welcome to become members, a ribbon cutting is scheduled December 1st.

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National Music Museum in S. Dakota is a world-class trove of rare instruments

Just a day away in Vermillion, South Dakota, the National Music Museum set on the campus of the University of South Dakota houses an incredible collection of rare, one-of-a-kind instruments. Check out this article from the Star Tribune for more on what you’ll find if you make the trip. National Music Museum in Vermillion, S.D.,

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Watch & Listen: Alan Jackson’s Mercury Blues in a Softer, Canadian Style

Canadian artists Belle Plaine and Blake Berglund cover Alan Jackson’s Mercury Blues. Watch it below.

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Artist-in-residence had an eventful tenure in Estevan

The City of Estevan remains an active supporter of the arts and the artist-in-residence program is a prime example. And for their most recent artist, the experience led to an opportunity that allowed her to stay in Saskatchewan. Read more at the Estevan Mercury.

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What.cd is gone: A eulogy for the greatest music collection in the world

Alas, what.cd, I never knew you. Described as the modern era’s musical Library of Alexandria, what.cd was a repository of all the world’s music. And now it’s gone. This is worth a read in the hopes that we might find a way to prevent history from repeating itself at some point in the future.

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Magic City Campus brings ‘Shrek the Musical’ to the small stage

The lovable green ogre will be on stage this weekend at Magic City Campus. Joe Skurzewski with KMOT News has the details.

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Watch & Learn: When an Actor Gets the Accent Right

There’s a ton of hard work and talent that goes into sounding authentic on the stage and screen. And rightly so, the nuance of language and the way we all deliver it is nearly infinite. Check out this article and video from Wired for an expert’s evaluation on a lot of famous performances.

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White Cloud, North Dakota’s legendary albino bison, dies

White Cloud was a lesson for the odds makers and an indication of the sacred for the many indigenous peoples of North America. She was 19-years old and was visited by approximately 3 million people during her lifetime.

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21 of the best photos of the supermoon from around the world

The moon has been really super the last few days, and it’s brought out scores of photographers looking for that one remarkable shot. Here’s a collection of the better ones as collected by Business Insider writer Dave Mosher via Science Alert.

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Dickinson City Commission revisits alcohol ordinance and license caps

The Dickinson City Commission is taking a ground up look at the City’s liquor licensing structure and regulations. Specifically, they’re holding a series of public meetings to see if they should restructure penalties for infractions that more properly incentivize license holders and consider adjusting or removing the license cap structure. We’re having the same discussion

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Minot Symphony Goes Latin for Saturday Concert

The Minot Symphony Orchestra will be performing their second concert of the season tonight at MSU. The music featured will have a flavor inspired in Latin America.

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In Red Wing, MN, big-league arts find a small-town audience

Red Wing is a small town of 16,000 on the banks of the big river, but the community has developed a varied and eclectic arts scene that is proving to be a boon residents and businesses alike. The cover image above by Marianne Combs of MPR is the Red Wing Depot, home to the Red Wing Arts

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