Lots and lots of Earth Week events
The first Earth Day was launched by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin on April 22, 1970. His worries about the environment and the…
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Mind, body, spirit: Holistic Expo returns
by Brittney Goodman | Apr 19, 2017
Almost 40 free workshops come with the cost of a general admission ticket. Workshop topics include women’s health, spirituality, astral projection, dimensional travel, secrets…
Read NowGetting sold out
by Chuck Solly | Apr 12, 2017
Last Monday, President Trump signed a Congressional resolution repealing rules that would have required Internet service providers to get customer permission to collect, use…
Read NowThe Free Speech Bus fiasco
by Faye Seidler | Apr 12, 2017
“It’s Biology: Boys are boys…and always will be. Girls are girls…and always will be. You can’t change sex,” is the slogan written on The…
Read NowEntertainment Made Convenient
by Ben Haugmo | Apr 12, 2017
As technology becomes more and more complex, many aspects of our lives become simpler. Our phones have streamlined everything from finding directions to dating,…
Read NowA different angle on security and your computer
by Chuck Solly | Apr 5, 2017
Are you a risky computer user? At times I think we all are. Connecting to public Wi-Fi networks, for example, is a common practice,…
Read NowGay/Straight Alliance Initiative: A call for stories
by Faye Seidler | Apr 5, 2017
The GSA Initiative is designed to create guidelines for founding new LGBTQ+ support and activity groups within the middle and high school settings in…
Read NowTurning the Tables
by Ben Haugmo | Apr 5, 2017
Photos courtesy of Steve Maul of Little Big Wars Across Fargo-Moorhead, an invisible conflict plays out. Wars between great armies, both familiar and fantastic,…
Read NowWoodlands and High Plains Powwow
by qrsot | Mar 31, 2017
Photo by Dreamcatcher Photography by Amber Mattson Starting a new month is exciting and we’re also getting closer to spring. To make it a…
Read NowHolonis: the social connective tissue we didn’t know we needed
by Raul Gomez | Mar 31, 2017
Walking among shiny booths filled with gizmos and robots, drones and VR headsets galore, we wander aimlessly. It’s SXSW’s tech expo and it’s almost…
Read NowThe best of South by Southwest
by HPR Staff | Mar 29, 2017
By Sabrina Hornung and Raul Gomez [email protected], [email protected] Games and bars, buses and celebrities A few weeks ago, the High Plains Reader left the…
Read NowThe Searchers
by Chuck Solly | Mar 29, 2017
Searching on the Internet has become so commonplace today that I have forgotten what computing life was like without it. The amount of online…
Read NowGreen Card Youth Voices launches award-winning book
by C.S. Hage | Mar 29, 2017
From the White House to the North Dakota State Legislature to Fargo, anti-immigrant sentiments have sparked protest and further polarized the nation, since President…
Read NowA send-off for Darcy Corbitt
by Faye Seidler | Mar 29, 2017
At the end of this summer, we’ll be losing one of the best trans activists this state ever saw: a sassy, fierce, and passionate…
Read Now48th ANNUAL UND WRITERS CONFERENCE, “CITIZEN”
by HPR Contributor | Mar 15, 2017
The 48th Annual UND Writers Conference, “Citizen,” will take place March 22-24, 2017, at the Memorial Union on UND’s campus in Grand Forks. The…
Read NowIs bigger really better?
by Chuck Solly | Mar 15, 2017
For those of you with your minds in the gutter, I am talking about computer keyboards. This is, after all, a Geeky Technology column.…
Read NowThe Sandra Larson incident
by Seng Phengdouangdeth | Mar 15, 2017
During the dark hours of a very early morning in late August of 1975, Sandra Larson found herself completely bewildered in the back seat…
Read NowInclusive religion
by Faye Seidler | Mar 15, 2017
Religion has never been a big part of my life. Neither of my parents really went to church and I only remember going a…
Read NowAre You Lost in Fargo?
by qrsot | Mar 15, 2017
“Fargo has a unique spirit, it is a small town with bigger aspirations, a quiet place with bold dreams. A spirit that comes with…
Read NowHappy 50th Birthday, Duffy’s Tavern!
by Brittney Goodman | Mar 15, 2017
The “rookie door,” the test of whether you are a newbie or a seasoned patron, is just one of the quirky traditions that come…
Read NowMoorhead urban legend
by Seng Phengdouangdeth | Mar 8, 2017
The telling of urban legends has become a sort of modern folklore among people of any given time. Though the stories are usually fictional,…
Read NowShamrocks and leprechauns: The F-M St. Patrick’s Parade Turns 21
by Brittney Goodman | Mar 8, 2017
In its 21st year, the Fargo-Moorhead St. Patrick’s Parade is set to bring lots of green downtown Fargo on Saturday, March 11th. This free…
Read NowPolyAware
by Faye Seidler | Mar 8, 2017
I’m polyamorous and I live with my two girlfriends, who both mean the world to me. They contribute to making me a better person…
Read NowExpensive computing
by Chuck Solly | Mar 1, 2017
In January, I told you about some cheap ways to get into computing. The all-in-one computers work real well for email or browsing the…
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