As you run your gratitude list today, here’s one item to add. Today, add a little extra thanks for our police officers and the Minot Police Department. If you’re out of the loop, the Minot Police Department is in the middle of a difficult moment. The department’s dirty laundry has been aired publicly as result
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**I remember the first time I heard the word “rationalize” in the context of municipal infrastructure.** I was reading the Winnipeg Recreation Strategy, a framework that lays out a 25-year plan for pools, arenas, community centers, etc. within my city. As I was scanning the document, I kept coming across this word. It popped up
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Back to the Beginning is a twice-weekly reading and reflection project on the U.S. Constitution. We’re reintroducing our founding document to you in bite-size chunks. Then we’ll invite you to answer a couple survey questions about what you read. It’s inspired by this idea. And if you’re catching up mid-series, you can start from the
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On Friday afternoon, the City of Minot released the report of Yvette Heintzelman of the firm Clark Hill into what’s been happening inside the Minot Police Department. The primary finding of the report is that a hostile work environment was not present, but that leadership has considerable room to improve. A more detailed look at
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A group of North Dakota tribal citizens and conservation advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to make roughly 140,000 acres of undeveloped federal land in western North Dakota into a national monument. The proposed Maah Daah Hey National Monument would preserve land recognized as sacred by members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
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The Legislative Management Committee meets Nov. 13, 2024, in the House chamber. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) Three full-time staff will join North Dakota Legislative Council ahead of the 2025 session, with more hiring on the horizon if lawmakers approve the council’s plan for an additional 50 positions by 2029. The three new hires – a
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The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. The meeting will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the roll call and approval of the meeting agenda. The full
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The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge
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One of my favorite quotes is from 1966 when longtime California state senator Dick Tuck was defeated. His comment to the media was, “The people have spoken, the bastards.” At my age, having been on both losing political teams and winning political teams, I prefer a more gracious approach. On a more cynical note, however,
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The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge
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The Minot Park Board will meet for it’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. to consider the agenda attached below. The Park District meets in Room 203 at the Minot Municipal Auditorium on the third Tuesday of each month. Park District meetings are also live-streamed through the district’s Youtube Channel
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The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. The meeting will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the roll call and approval of the meeting agenda. The full
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The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, August 20, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge
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The Minot Public School Board will meet Thursday, August 8 in the Administrative Board Room to consider the agenda attached below. Minot Public School Board meetings can also be livestreamed via the District’s Youtube channel found here: https://www.youtube.com/@minotpublicschoolboard2454
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A debate topic we may or may not hear much about this year is that of the budget deficit. Common sense should tell us that a reasonable amount of debt is not only acceptable but arguably good business. Too much debt, however, is a destructive path. What ever happened to the politicians who used to
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The Ward County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Commission Chambers at the Ward County Administrative Building, located at 315 3rd St SE. The meeting will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the roll call and approval of the meeting agenda. The full
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