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Forum cartoonist Trygve Olson draws up new home for more than 5,300 illustrations
InForum - North Dakota
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June 20, 2025
FARGO — Trygve Olson drew his first cartoon for The Forum in 1984. Since then, his drawings have been a regular feature in the newspaper’s editorial sections. That’s over 5,300 images. Olson estimates he’s stored about 95 percent of those drawings...
The US’ happiest shift workers sell weed and e-cigs — see where your industry ranks
New York Post
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July 7, 2025
They’re high on life. America’s most cheerful hourly employees aren’t sitting behind a computer, it seems — they’re at the counter selling vapes, weed and smokes, according to a new report from workplace management platform Deputy. Over 1.51...
Minot to give first run to new ballot process
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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Jill Schramm/MDN Secretary of State Michael Howe, Deputy Secretary Sandra McMerty and Elections Director Erika White, from left, bring an update related to state election laws to The Minot Daily News July 2. Minot will give a new state law on...
Port: Mayoral candidate's intemperate response to outing of criminal record is instructive for everyone
InForum - North Dakota
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July 7, 2025
MINOT — How a candidate for mayor in Minot has reacted to my reporting about his criminal record is instructive for these times we're living through. Here's the backstory: Though I was on vacation last week, I ended up breaking some news....
Minnesota Emergency Managers Work to Close 'Radar Gap'
Government Technology
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June 26, 2025
(TNS) — There was no doubt a storm would blow through northern Minnesota over the weekend. As meteorologists watched the behemoth move across North Dakota and into the state, officials issued alerts in the Bemidji area, including to landline...
Which Minnesota Cities Made the National List of “Most Envied Lifestyles”?
1520 The Ticket - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
Is someone uses the phrase "cakeeater," you know immediately to what part of Minnesota they're referring. Of course -- residents of (primarily) Edina. But also other affluent and influential 'burbs in the Twin Cities. (Looking at you Wayzata and...
Letter: The public land sell off - A rotten deal for hunters and anglers
InForum - North Dakota
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June 25, 2025
The West was built on open spaces—on wild rivers, rugged prairies, and public lands that belong to all of us. These places are more than lines on a map. They are where generations of North Dakotans have hiked, hunted, fished, camped, and built...
TWO FROM HMB ATTEND N.D. ROUGHRIDER 39 HEALTH PROMOTION CONFERENCE
Emmons County Record - North Dakota
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June 25, 2025
Two Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock educators were able to learn how to promote school, community and personal healthy lifestyle concepts at the 39th annual North Dakota Roughrider Health Promotion Conference held May 27-30, in Medora. The theme of the...
Are phones being banned in NC schools? New law brings big changes
Asheville Citizen Times - North Carolina
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North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed House Bill 959, restricting cellphone use in public schools, into law. The law prohibits student cellphone use during instructional time, with exceptions granted by teachers. Schools must implement...
Raihala: Meet the Minnesotan who coined the term ‘gay pride’ and tossed a pie in Anita Bryant’s face
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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June 29, 2025
Thom Higgins is credited for coining the term “gay pride.” He also earned national headlines when he threw a pie in anti-gay activist Anita Bryant’s face in 1977. And for most of his 44 years, Higgins called Minnesota home. Yet Higgins remains a...
Two red states have a disproportionately high number of gay porn viewers
Pink News
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June 24, 2025
Wyoming and North Dakota are among the top in terms of gay porn viewership. (Getty) Voters in two states won by Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election have been revealed to watch gay porn much more often than the national average,...
Dickinson State University reflects on history and future as it celebrates founding anniversary
Western ND News - North Dakota
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June 24, 2025
Dickinson State University (DSU) marks its founding anniversary today, reflecting on its growth from a small teacher-training school to a significant educational institution in North Dakota and beyond. The university began as Dickinson State...
Getting out the Native Vote to indigenize energy sovereignty
Resilience
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July 1, 2025
Whether it’s the environmental and health effects of nuclear mining in Diné (Navajo) territory, the bitter contentions around the Dakota Access Pipeline in the tribal territory of the Standing Rock Sioux, or the mining for copper on a sacred...
Kenneth Tetrault
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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Bowbells Kenneth “Kenny” Dean Tetrault, 61, Bowbells, finished his race on June 25, 2025, in Bismarck, surrounded by his loved ones after a courageous seven-month battle with cancer. Kenny was born December 5, 1963, the son of Roger and Ruby...
Map Shows States Hit Hardest by Measles Outbreak as Cases Break Record
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
The United States has already seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since the virus was declared eliminated nationally in 2000, with 1,277 confirmed cases as of Saturday, according to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Outbreak...
Activities planned at Welk Homestead State Historic Site
Prairie Pioneer - South Dakota
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June 25, 2025
BISMARCK, North Dakota – Welk Homestead State Historic Site is hosting free family-friendly activities to promote learning and fun for adults and children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. June 28, Pollinator Talk, 1-3 p.m. Elisha...
WYO partners with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks for performances of ‘As You Like It’
Sheridan Media - Wyoming
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July 1, 2025
The WYO Performing Arts and Education Center is alerting the public to a free performance of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” by the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the Kendrick Park Bandshell. As part of...
Civil Air Patrol Joint Dakota Encampment takes flight in Rapid City
DGR News
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The South Dakota and North Dakota Wings of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) are hosting the 2025 Joint Dakota Encampment (JDE) from June 21-29, 2025, at Camp Rapid. This premier training event will unite over 150 cadets and senior members from 18...
Local women empower students through 155-year-old P.E.O. tradition
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
DICKINSON — In 2025, the cost of childcare now exceeds the cost of higher education in nearly 40 states. For parents — especially mothers — finances can be a barrier to career advancement, leaving many families feeling trapped. In southwest North...
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Moeller named Arrows’ most valuable player
Pipestone County Star - Minnesota
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June 19, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The Pipestone County Star will run a separate story on all-Big South Conference and all-state honors in the Thursday, June 26, edition.) The Pipestone Area Schools softball team recalled the 2025 campaign during a special...