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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Here in Minot, we’re having our own discussion about to do with the Souris River. Should we wall ourselves off from it forever, or should we try and recapture some aspects of it as a natural resource? This article out of Idaho is remarkable because you change out the name of the city and the
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Kayla Delzer, A 3rd-grade teacher in Mapleton, is taking tech integration to new places in teaching, and for her efforts, she was invited to speak at a Digital Citizenship Summit at Twitter headquarters in San Fransisco. Here’s the quote you should remember about education today, “Sixty-five percent of today’s schoolchildren will be employed in jobs
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks HeraldThe last few days in our news feed have had stories of an opioid use on the rise in Canada. And now on this side of the border, MPR is on the story locally. The scariest drug in the new synthetic world is fentanyl, and the challenges we face in drug enforcement are growing and
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Technology is changing us. New evidence suggests that increased screen time at a young age rewires the brain to need more stimulation in order to really get it cranking. Whether this is a good or bad thing, remains unknown to researchers as there are indicators that suggest both benefit and detriment.
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The UND Medical School has received accolades for being on of the top five schools for training family physicians. Approximately 17% of UND’s med students specialize in family practice. KX News has more on the story.
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Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, has issued a first-ever report on substance abuse. Here’s the quote that sums it up, “The most important thing is, we have to change attitudes towards addiction and get people into treatment,” Murthy said in an interview. “Addiction is a disease of the brain,” he added, “not a
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Nature is a cruel and unforgiving domain; it’s a place where even when you win, you sometimes lose. Here’s a story that’s making the rounds on the Internet that’s a stark reminder of that fact.
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If you’re still among the camp wondering how Donald Trump won the presidency,this analysis was written from scientific and clinical perspective months before the election and it keys on the messages and experiences with his campaign that resonated with so many voters.
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Whether you believe it’s responsible for climate change or not, there’s a strong data record that points to the fact that there’s a lot more carbon in the atmosphere than at any point in our verifiable history (millions of years). That means that at some point in the future, maybe even today, we might
Read & ShareFormer NHL skater Marc Savard had his playing career cut short by a series of debilitating concussions. Six years later, he’s still struggling with the effects of those injuries. This article is a stark reminder of what’s at stake and the impacts of this still largely misunderstood injury.
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The shale-energy revolution we’ve been a first-hand witness to in the Bakken formation has opened the door to the concept of true energy independence, and new study released by the U.S. Geological Survey may have just kicked that door all the way open. The full news release is below, but the gist is this: the
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Pixels are the foundational ingredient on the screen you’re reading right now. Your computer tells them which color to render, and then magically, you get a beautiful display that’s easy to see and understand. Change their color quickly, and we can set the screen in motion so the appearance of action and movement takes place.
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Representatives from Trinity Hospital were in front of the Ward County Commission on Tuesday morning outlining the financing status and construction plans for Minot’s new hospital. The effort will require the sale of nearly $430 million in bonds, and because it is a nonprofit organization, it must facilitate the sale of those bonds through a government
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Each October and November, polar bears gather in the hundreds near Churchill Manitoba to await the winter formation of ice that allows them to head back to hunting grounds. And for one resident who breeds sled dogs outside of town, that season has led to an unusual relationship between the dogs and the bears. Just
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In Canada, there is now a national study that backs what the anecdotal evidence has been suggesting for years — opioid addiction and abuse are on the rise. Alexandra Paul with the Winnipeg Free Press digs into the story to deliver a Manitoba perspective. It is a problem that does not respect international borders, here
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