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Parade of Sail, as seen from a schooner
Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
DULUTH — Despite a soaking rain that started the day, the Parade of Sail proceeded as planned Thursday. Spectators lined the piers of the Duluth Ship Canal as nine sailing ships proceeded under the Aerial Lift Bridge to tie up in the harbor for...
CTV Winnipeg: Prehistoric fish discovered in Manitoba
University of Manitoba
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July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025 — Move over Jurassic Park, say hello to 390 million years old Elmosteus lundarensis. A major UM breakthrough is making waves in the paleontology world lead by team led Dr. Melina Jobbins, postdoctoral fellow at the PaleoSed+ lab in...
Reaction to TN's ban on gender-affirming health care for trans youth
Public News Service
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Tennessee this week joined two dozen other states in banning gender-affirming medical care for young people who are transgender. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban in a 6-3 decision. Detractors see it as a form of discrimination. Chase...
VIDEO: Who won the stick horse race?
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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June 19, 2025
MEDORA, N.D. — Now in their 30th year, the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame hosted their annual induction ceremony to recognize individuals and families' contributions to ranching, agriculture and western heritage. As part of the entertainment and...
Teachers travel back to 1775 at American Village’s revolutionary institute
The Shelby County Reporter - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Published 10:34 am Thursday, July 10, 2025 By DAVE DOMESCIK | Staff Writer MONTEVALLO – The grounds of American Village came alive with the spirit of revolution the week of Friday, June 20 as nearly 40 educators from across the country gathered...
36-mile open-water swimming race, the longest in North America, returns this weekend to the Red River
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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June 19, 2025
GRAND FORKS – Seth Baetzold is heading back into the Red River this weekend. Along with 11 other swimmers, he will be competing in the Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test, which spans from Belmont Park to Grand Forks. The 36-mile-long...
Challenge to ND gender-affirming care ban in play, despite SCOTUS ruling
Public News Service
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday released an opinion that allows Tennessee to keep in place a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. While seen as a setback for trans youth, a legal challenge in North Dakota is still active. The North Dakota...
Minnesota Museum honors Two-Spirit LGBTQ+ resilience with striking art
St. Cloud Times - Minnesota
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Arnold Dahl-Wooley, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, concealed his identity as a young man due to societal pressures. Dahl-Wooley later embraced his Two-Spirit identity and now advocates for other Indigenous LGBTQ+ individuals. Penny...
Letter: Immigrants are not the answer
InForum - North Dakota
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June 20, 2025
Trygve Olson's editorial cartoon featuring “Jose and Aliyah” posed in the old Rosie the Riveter propaganda was pure nonsense. So also the “expert” he quoted. Let's query them: if stacking millions of people in a country leads to prosperity, why...
Outgoing Board of Higher Education member believes there are opportunities to grow research at the colleges and universities
Prairie Public - North Dakota
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June 18, 2025
A soon-to-be former member of the state Board of Higher Education says he believes there is a huge opportunity for the state’s colleges and universities to grow their research component. "People know that, in North Dakota, you can get things...
New clues surface about Amelia Earhart’s stranded night in Fargo
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
In 2023, I wrote a story about a remarkable night in Fargo history: the time legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was stranded here during a winter storm, most likely between 1934 and 1936. Earhart had been a frequent visitor to the region during that...
Andy Pake quickly becoming a sprint contender at River Cities Speedway
InForum - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
GRAND FORKS — Andy Pake first tried auto racing in 2022. He had a 305 sprint. His father, Brad, a River Cities Speedway Hall of Famer, suggested that instead of practicing, he should jump into a race. "My dad said the best way to practice is to...
Sts. Canute, Erik and Olaf: The 3 Kings of Catholic Scandinavia
National Catholic Register
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July 10, 2025
For a long time, Scandinavia and the whole of Nordic Europe was not thought of as a particularly Catholic place. Lutheranism is the established church in many of its countries and dominates the population. I once visited Finland (Nordic, not...
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
National Law Review
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June 18, 2025
On June 18, 2025, in the case of United States v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care—concluding that the law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S....
ACADEMIC HONORS
Prairie Pioneer - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
Mills, Droog named to UND honor lists Two Campbell County students have been named to the University of North Dakota dean’s and president’s lists for the spring 2025 semester. Tetyanna Mills of Herreid and Delson Droog of Pollock have earned...
Jody Larson speaks on her trip to Egypt at Front Porch Chat at museum
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
Jody Larson presented a travelogue of her visit to Egypt in September 2024 titled “Egypt-Bucket List-Done” at the July 6 Front Porch Chat at the Stutsman County Memorial Museum. Larson became interested in Egypt during a 1977 history class on the...
In Touch with Prairie Living
Prairie Pioneer - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
Prairie Public airs a world premiere broadcast of the new documentary, “Lawrence Welk: A North Dakota Farm Boy,” at 7 p.m. (CDT) July 14. The documentary will broadcast later on other PBS stations. The world premiere was May 31, at the Heritage...
Plain Talk: ND Legislature stepped up with funding to move public defenders 'in the right direction'
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
MINOT — The criminal justice system is often where public policy debates, from civil rights to addiction, converge. It's also critical for ensuring accountability when the government oversteps. North Dakota's Commission on Legal Counsel for...
Senator John Hoeven engages with ND stakeholders on business and education
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 17, 2025
Senator John Hoeven recently shared updates on his engagements with various stakeholders and constituents in North Dakota through a series of tweets. His discussions covered topics ranging from small business challenges to educational visits.On...
Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission recommends removal of School for Blind mural
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
GRAND FORKS – The Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending to the City Council that a new mural on an outside wall of the North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind should be removed. The body voted 6-2 against a variance...