The season of swatting is upon us. So if you’re one of those who feels singled out by our buzzing summer companions, it may be because you are. And you likely have your parents to blame for it.
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The Common Core math standards say students need more than a textbook understanding of concepts like the Pythagorean Theorem. So two Colorado teachers teamed up for a lesson in real-world math.
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With the summer season coming up, there are a few events ND Game and fish want you to have on your radar. Get the full news releases below. Kids Aged 13-15 Are Required to Take Boaters Education Course Boat owners are reminded that children ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft
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— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — U.S. Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will no longer require U.S hunters traveling internationally to obtain an IRS identification number in order to bring personal weapons on hunting trips outside the
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Spring is springing a few weeks earlier than normal this year, and that means time to start thinking about gardens. If you’ve got one going in for the first time or need a little refresher, LifeHacker has you covered with this helpful graphic.
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Mountain snow in Montana combined with a dry fall and spring is leading to lower runoff expectations in the Missouri and Yellowstone river basins. The result, Lake Sakakawea won’t be rising as much in the early summer the way it has in recent seasons.
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My first open-water cast of the 2015 fishing season came before spring turkey season, and even before Easter. While the first fish of the year didn’t happen on the same trip, it was reason to smile. Just getting outdoors in early April without mud boots or winter jacket was enough to call it a successful
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This is a tricky story to summarize in 46 words. There are tense negotiations taking place in the room, and it seems there are moves being made in the media as well. This report on safety concerns with Allegiant is concerning, but do consider the circumstances.
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Zebra mussels are an invasive species that foul up waterways and lakes and they have been changing ecosystems for decades. For an update on why we need to be vigilant about cleaning our boats when we take them between lakes, check this coverage from CBS Minnesota.
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Have you ever thought about paddling from the Gulf of Mexico to the arctic circle? Me neither, that’s why this article was cool.
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The spring snow goose season opened in mid-February and honestly leading up to it the open winter and unseasonably warm weather had hunters and biologist alike thinking, “..this just might be the year birds are here before March…” As luck and meteorologists would have it a more typical weather cycle settled in and colder temperatures
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It also includes your outdoor fireplaces and fire pits. The official news release from the Governor’s office follows below. — Official News Release, Governor Dalrymple — Gov. Jack Dalrymple today extended an executive order to protect against fire outbreaks in North Dakota. Dalrymple’s original executive order was in effect until Wednesday, but today he extended
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If communities along the lake choose to invest in recreation areas, those investments will pay dividends. Jessica Holdman of the Bismarck Tribune has the story on how opening up access to Lake Sakakawea spurrs economic development.
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Sunday about 2:30 p.m. it became official, and with a January 6 freeze-over date it becomes one of the shorter seasons of ice on record.
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For those who have dogs, evidence of high-intelligence is pretty easy to come by, but anecdotal proof isn’t good enough for science. Now it seems the data-backed evidence is starting is starting to arrive — dogs are pretty smart and very intuitive.
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If a kid has dyslexia, it makes learning to read and write harder. Understanding how to deal with it starts with knowing the basic facts and learning how to recognize the tell-tale signs. This article from Noodle.com is a good primer.
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