March 30th, 2026
By Ed Raymond
What if eight billion people looked and acted like Adam and Eve?
So, we have different fingerprints and DNA. We can transfuse people’s blood and implant organs with some limitations. With facial recognition equipment, we can identify a criminal blocks away or limit or allow access to rooms and areas. Now we have a political party that wants to eliminate DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion). It’s a framework of policies designed to promote fair treatment, full…
March 25th, 2026
By Ed Raymond
The bells are ringing for everybody on the planet
As ICE, the worst of the worst law enforcement agencies in the Divided States of America, continues to use unconstitutional procedures to find the worst of the worst Black, brown, Native American, Asian and others among the 22 million undocumented illegal aliens, the worst of the worst presidents the United States has ever had continues to tell lies 24-7. Trump’s “Make America Great Again,” worst of the worst MAGA gang…
March 16th, 2026
By Ed Raymond
Bernie Sanders is on the world’s longest and oldest walkabout
Adolescent Australian Aboriginal males often volunteer to challenge the transition to adulthood by performing well (that means staying alive) in a six-month trial in the Australian outback called the walkabout, complete with spear, jug, knife, boomerang and courage. The purpose of the walkabout is a coming of age ceremony, turning a boy into a man who can be relied upon to find food, water and shelter.
About 20…
February 16th, 2026
By Ed Raymond
‘Dakota Attitude’ should be read by all North Dakota students
I have been meaning to write about this book by James Puppe for several years, but the world has been in such a mess I thought I should write about messes. Last week it was reported that a huge pipe had broken in Washington and sewage was running in devastating amounts into the Potomac River and polluting it for many miles downstream. With the politics we have coming out of the Oval Office in the White House…
February 10th, 2026
By Ed Raymond
Trump, White House, cabinet and advisors are documented criminal liars who should be deported to Mars on Musk’s rockets
So, our Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) police are out in the country arresting the worst of the worst, convicted criminals, predators and liars so they can be detained and then deported to countries that have a certain overwhelming stench. Our government is looking for as many as 22 million of them.
ICE should have started the search in…
January 5th, 2026
By Ed Raymond
A mind that snapped, cracked, and popped at one hundred
I wasn’t going to read a long column called “Centenarian: A Diary of a Hundredth Year” by Calvin Tomkins celebrating his birthday on December 17 of 2025 because it was 14 pages of small type in The New Yorker.But, being a compulsive reader, I started it.
He hooked me immediately because his mind was still young and his word selection was enticing — although with a severe case of macular degeneration (he was…
December 29th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
We have millions of candidates from 108 Billion people on Earth
With population experts estimating that at least 100 billion Homo sapiens have lived and died on earth, that means we have had millions of blessed and cursed Great Leaders, some real bad dudes and a dominating duchess or two before the 21st Century — and we have thousands since the century after Jesus Christ. I am going to concentrate on three great candidates for the top winner for entrance to the International…
December 29th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
“When the people have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich”
About 250 years ago my poor French ancestors had nothing to eat so they rebelled against the crown of Louis XVI and Queen Antoinette — after he had helped Americans defeat the British — and stormed the Bastille in Paris, the symbol of monarchical power in France on July 14, 1789. The royal prison of France had only seven prisoners in a country with 26 million people, the most population of any European…
December 29th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Will the human species destroy ourselves with bigotry and heat?
The most inspiring of our leaders in the last century was Prime Minister Winston Churchill of England at the beginning of World War II when he declared: “Never give in — Never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” He also was smart enough to recognize “A lie gets halfway around the world before the…
December 9th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Will we move up from Homo sapiens to Human empathians?
The big question is, will the world’s billionaires who are now Homo sapiens gain enough human empathy to save the world from themselves — and heat? The world currently has more than 3,000 billionaires and many millions of multi-millionaires who want to move to the level of Bezos and Musk, the trillion dollar man. A very strong majority of both have the attitude expressed by New York City…
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By Bryce Vincent HaugenOn Palm Sunday two thousand years ago, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a donkey to directly take on the authoritarian Roman rulers of the region, according to Christian scripture. It was an overtly political…
By Michael M. Miller Rev. Salomon Joachim, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Beulah, North Dakota., delivered an address to the Western Conference of the Dakota District of the American Lutheran Church in 1939. His presentation was…
Wednesday, March 25, Group lesson 7 p.m., Dance 9 p.m.Sons of Norway, 722 2nd Avenue North, FargoCare to dance? If you don’t already know how to dance, the Northern Lights Dance Club can show you a thing or two about social…
By John StrandDisclaimer: This editorial is the work of someone who’s spent most of his adult life working in the media — most of those years co-owning this very entity, the High Plains Reader, since 1996. The notion that folks…
By Ed RaymondWhat if eight billion people looked and acted like Adam and Eve?So, we have different fingerprints and DNA. We can transfuse people’s blood and implant organs with some limitations. With facial recognition equipment,…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…
By Sabrina Hornung There’s a Bosnian saying that states simply, “It’s a sin to throw away bread,” which really resonates with me — especially growing up with grandparents who lived through the Second World War and the Great…
The Slow Death at The AquariumSaturday, March 21, doors at 7:30 p.m. The Aquarium above Dempsey’s, 226 N. Broadway, FargoThe Slow Death is a punk supergroup led by Jesse Thorson, with members and collaborators that include…
By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Filmmaker Julia Ducournau’s third feature, a mashup of body horror, family melodrama and AIDS allegory set in a grim and gray dystopia, fails to live up to the promise of her wild debut…
By Jacinta TensI have been a fan of graffiti since I first saw it as a child. As a kid who was always into some sort of creative endeavor, the movement, colors and intricate details of pieces I would see on trains always fascinated…
Saturday, January 31, 6:30-9 p.m.Transfiguration Fitness, 764 34th St. N., Unit P, FargoAn enchanting evening celebrating movement and creativity in a staff-student showcase. This is a family-friendly event showcasing pole, aerial…
By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…
By Ellie Liverani In November 2025, the FDA initiated the removal of the “black box” warning from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). The “black box” warning is a FAD safety warning for healthcare providers and patients…
January 31, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Viking Ship Park, 202 1st Ave. N., Moorhead2026 marks 10 years of frosty fun! Enjoy sauna sessions with Log the Sauna, try Snowga (yoga in the snow), take a guided snowshoe nature hike, listen to live…
By HPR StaffI'm a Gen Xer who landed in Fargo in the late '90s, a small town kid who didn't know a soul. By sheer dumb luck I ended up at Ralph's, and that place gave me my people. Lifelong friends, the kind you don't find twice.…
