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2025 North Dakota Great Read titles announced
InForum - North Dakota
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June 17, 2025
BISMARCK — Two books by North Dakota authors have been selected as the 2025 North Dakota Great Read titles. The North Dakota State Library's Center for the Book chose "What We Leave Behind" by Minot native Barb Solberg and "Sir Rupert and the...
For North Dakotans living next to nuclear missiles, the specter of a world-altering war is an afterthought
InForum - North Dakota
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June 17, 2025
Editor's note: This article was originally published March 25, 2022. GARRISON, N.D. — For his entire life, Shannon Seidler has shared his family's land with one of the most destructive weapons in human history. He hardly thinks about it. The...
North Dakota Junior Duck Stamp art exhibit on display at Barnes County Museum
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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June 11, 2025
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — The Barnes County Museum announces the opening of the North Dakota Junior Duck Stamp art exhibit, showcasing the talent of young artists from across North Dakota. This special exhibit will is on display through July 2 and...
Measles cases in 34 states with North Dakota now focus
The Daily Citizen - Arkansas
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As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new...
Civic Pride In North Dakota Puts It In The Top Ten
KEYZ-AM - North Dakota
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June 17, 2025
As North Dakota ramps up for the 4th of July in a couple of weeks, our friends over at Wallet Hub broke down the most patriotic states in the nation. It's no surprise how the Peace Garden ranked over 13 key metrics, including ranges from the...
Bismarck library hosts cultural series for youth with NDAAACI
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 26, 2025
The Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library is hosting the "Know My Culture" youth series, presented by the North Dakota Asian-American Arts and Cultural Initiative (NDAAACI). This program offers an educational journey through the cultures of...
Measles cases are in 34 states - including Arizona - with North Dakota now the focus
Tucson Sentinel - Arizona
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As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new...
North Dakota traffic fatalities hit 24-year low in 2024
InForum - North Dakota
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June 11, 2025
NORTH DAKOTA — In 2024, 89 drivers, passengers, motorcyclists and pedestrians were killed on North Dakota roads, 17 fewer than in 2023 and the lowest number of yearly fatalities recorded in more than two decades. "That 89 number is the lowest...
Obergefell 10 Years Later: The Cultural Impact of Same-Sex Marriage and Where It Stands
National Catholic Register
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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2015, decided that every state is constitutionally required to perform and recognize same-sex civil marriages — a controversial ruling at the time that was followed by major shifts in cultural norms and public...
'How much of myself do I share?': INW queer journalists on reporting when LGBTQ+ issues hit the news
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
June is LGBTQ+ pride month, but this year’s celebrations have been marked by efforts across the region and the country to roll back protections and services for some members of the queer community. School districts across eastern Washington have...
Government should stay away from AI race
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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At the birth of the internet age in the early 1990s, the U.S. and Europe took opposite approaches to advancing this new economy-changing technology. Europe tried the approach of industrial policy: They allowed government to regulate, subsidize and...
Venezuelans in North Dakota fear being targets of Trump deportation plans
North Dakota Monitor
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June 16, 2025
Daniela Helfenstein as a teenager would go to protests of Venezuelan authoritarian leader Hugo Chavez. Now she is a U.S. citizen, raising a family in Fargo, but she said she has some of the same feelings she had in Venezuela. “I feel like I am...
After 10 years of marriage equality, the fight continues for LGBTQ+ rights
The Advocate
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June 26, 2025
A lot of queer people can tell you exactly where they were at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015. That was the moment the Supreme Court handed down its 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the decision that grants same-sex couples marriage equality....
Federal program shake-up leaves Ukrainian workers in North Dakota in limbo
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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June 15, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. Ukrainians who fled the war in their home country for temporary roots in North Dakota are waiting with worry about their ability to keep working in the U.S., as the future of a key support program is up in the...
Charles "Chuck" Notbohm balances careers as educator and automotive entrepreneur
NE North Dakota News
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June 25, 2025
A lifetime of conducting, whether a band or a business, defines Charles “Chuck” Notbohm’s journey. The 1970 Minot State University graduate has built a legacy that blends the precision of a music conductor with the strategy of a business leader....
North Dakota well-positioned to deal with proposed Medicaid changes
Devils Lake Journal - North Dakota
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June 10, 2025
Medicaid reforms in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” are unlikely to lead to major challenges for the state’s healthcare system, but implementing new work and eligibility requirements could lead to extra bureaucratic headaches....
GOP leaders across 17 other states back Florida attorney general's push to enforce immigration law
WUSF - Florida
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June 25, 2025
Republican leaders from 17 other states Tuesday filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court backing Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's push to enforce a law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter Florida. The brief came after Uthmeier last...
988 hotline to remove LGBTQ+ option, but help remains for all
InForum - North Dakota
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June 26, 2025
You can call or text 988 anytime to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support. FARGO — A recent change to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is raising concerns about access to support for LGBTQ+ youth. On July 17, the...
North Dakota town makes HGTV list of most charming downtowns
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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Medora, a tiny community in North Dakota surrounded by the rugged landscape of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, has been named to HGTV's list of the most charming small town downtowns. The city – with a population of 121, according to Census...
Thousands join North Dakota No Kings rallies, including many first-time protesters
North Dakota Monitor
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June 14, 2025
Thousands of North Dakotans in 10 cities joined the national No Kings protest movement Saturday, with organizers saying they saw new faces joining the effort to oppose Donald Trump’s policies. Kathy Bullinger of Bismarck showed up at the state...