If you’re looking for a little more meaning in your life, here are seven ideas that might be worth latching onto. As a tease, many of them come from our favorite Scandinavian countries.
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Mark Selland, a Minot native now living in Alaska, will be making his first run in the Iditarod — the more than 1,000 mile sled dog race through Alaska’s interior. Melinda Bolton with KX News spoke with Selland prior to today’s start, see the video here.
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Got a kid who isn’t quite ready for a serious education or maybe just finished but isn’t sure what to do? Taking a year off isn’t always the worst idea in the world, and these are programs provide a structured way to do something constructive.
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Environment Canada released a risk assessment for the Upper Souris Watershed that characterized the basin as ‘high risk’. And if Estevan is high risk, Minot is high risk. Commentary: Everyone that draws water from the river should be aware of this likely-unavoidable threat.
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The bill is a the result of nearly two years of work and is a compromise between a small minority of consumers and producers and the dairy industry. Commentary: it seems like South Dakota has figured out this niche industry is not a threat to anyone.
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Trade barriers within Canada are falling and it’s likely to open new markets to prairie oilseed producers.
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We all know how perceptive dogs are to emotion, but it turns out their a lot more perceptive than we realize. The reality, if you lie to your dog, they’ll probably pick up on and stop trusting you. Details on the research from Science Alert.
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Last week driving near the Fargodome in north Fargo, I was scanning the road ahead and I spotted a bald eagle. Then another. Then another. One of my kids noticed it, but the others in the car didn’t seem too interested. We didn’t stop. I didn’t turn down the radio, point, and begin a narrative
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Some strong language in an EPA report on North Dakota’s handling of pesticide inspections has Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring a bit bewildered. Full story from WDAZ.
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One problem with public education is the system requires teaching a lot of kids with different learning aptitudes. If your kid is on the front of the curve, here are some tips help keep them engaged in their education.
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This story comes out of Fargo, but the issues it deals with are universal to this part of the country. And in Minot where we’ve been in our own building boom, this is something homeowners and builders alike should be aware of.
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It’s an issue near-to-heart hear in North Dakota where the family farm is equal parts cherished memories and working business. Developing a plan so both the finances work and the family remains intact is often challenging. Here’s a good starting point resource.
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YouTube will release a new app designed for kids on Monday, the Google-owned video service has confirmed to The Verge. The app — called YouTube Kids — will reportedly offer original episodes of TV shows aimed at youngsters, in addition to videos from child-centric channels on YouTube.
Read & Share sourced from: The VergeGot a high school kid that’s losing motivation as we approach graduation? Here are some tips from a parent who witnessed an extreme case of senioritis.
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Low gas prices, mild weather, and good fish count have made this the perfect winter for Game and Fish to measure how many people are out on the ice and where they’re coming from.
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A proposed bridge over the Little Missouri river north of Medora that draw criticism due to its location near Elkhorn Ranch is being re-sited to a less controversial location.
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