October 6th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Will we be banging or whimpering at the end of the American empire?
T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men” accurately portrays the end of most empires in his first lines:
“We are the hollow men/ We are the stuffed men/ Leaning together/ Headpiece filled with straw/ Alas! Our dried voices, when we whisper together/ Are quiet and meaningless/ As wind in dry grass or rat’s feet over broken glass in our dry cellar/ Shape without form, shade without…
September 29th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
John Roberts: what will you do about the monster you’ve created?
Like Dr. Frankenstein, you and your Trumplican cohorts in the operating room of the United States Supreme Court created a monster with “beautiful” hair, a lying mouth, and a malignant narcissistic brain who claims he is a genius and promises the world “I alone can do it, I am president of the United States — and I can do anything I want.”
A New Yorker cartoon reminds us of how…
September 16th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
What are the four freedoms of Donald John Trump?
Nearly a century ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said every citizen in the United States of America should have four freedoms: Freedom from want and fear, freedom of speech and freedom of worship. In 2025, President Donald John Trump has demonstrated his four freedoms: Freedom from truth, constitutional law, empathy and freedom of Christian Nationalism, cruelty and torture.
On August 26, the CEO…
September 8th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
If a child is drowning in a ditch, will you get your shoes muddy?
“Big Moma” Leah Drumwright was a Black slave in the 19th century who had one of her numerous babies and was nursing an infant. At the same time, her white owner had a baby. Leah was assigned the task of also nursing that child. She was ordered to always nurse the white child on her left breast. Rationale? The left breast furnished healthier milk because it was closer to the heart, so…
August 25th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Trump: the new man for all seasons
Five hundred years ago, Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More of England refused to write a letter to Pope Clement VII of the Roman Catholic Church asking that he annul the marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon because she had failed to give him a son to succeed him to the throne. He wanted to marry the beautiful young Anne Boleyn so she could provide him with sons and fun. More also refused to take an oath declaring…
August 19th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Will the disappeared ever be able to appear again? Not likely!
In dictionaries more than a decade old, the word “disappear” appears all alone. The definition: “to pass out of sight either suddenly or gradually vanish. To die out, to become extinct.” In the Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary’s recent edition, the word “disappeared’ appears just below “disappear” with this definition: “People who have been arrested by a regime that…
August 13th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Reagan laughed and quipped — but it has come true under our CEO
President Reagan thought he was joking when he spoke to a 1980s political rally: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” Many people in this cruel world of America in 2025 are “most” terrified when CEO Donald Trump sends Secretary Krazy Kristi Noem of Homeland Security and ICE forces out to “help,”…
July 29th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Notes about terror, tyranny, torture, freedom, laws, lies, and truth
When Vice President Mike Pence needed an answer to a question about the 2020 presidential election that might end American democracy or strengthen it, he did not call on a member of the Supreme Court or Chief Justice John Roberts. He called on a conservative Republican-appointed judge named Michael Luttig, an appeals court judge with fifteen years of experience, who was relatively…
July 21st, 2025
By Ed Raymond
There might be room for Trump on Mount Rushmore after all
During King Donald’s first term he told Kristi Noem, then a congresswoman and now his secretary of homeland security, his dream was to be on Mount Rushmore some day. On January 28, 2025, Florida Congresswoman Anna Pauline Luna (is that short for lunatic?) introduced such a bill. “The bill is intended to honor Trump for his impact on America and the historical significance of his leadership…
July 7th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Why doesn’t the world require politicians to leave office at 60?
Most of the leaders of countries, whether gods, fascists, democrats or socialists, are not doing very well these days. David Van Reybrouck, a Netherlands philosopher writes: “This is an unprecedented moment. The previous global disorder — Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao — were all in their 30s or 40s when they rose to power. A new generation built a new world and lived with its…
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By Bryce Vincent Haugen There are three Fargo Park Board seats up for election June 9. Park Board President Vicki Dawson and long-time member Dr. Joe Deutsch announced their reelection bids, but board member Aaron Hill is vacating…
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…
Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m.Fargodome, 1800 University Dr. N, FargoHeralded as "The Nicest Man in Stand-Up" by The Atlantic, Nate Bargatze is also one of the top-grossing comedians, breaking both streaming and attendance records. Now…
By Sabrina Hornung In the last week of March, we heard about an AI education droid visiting the White House as the first lady made a pitch to replace teachers with androids. In an interview with conservative commentator Benny…
By Ed RaymondWhy do women make up only 2% of humans on death row? In the 16th Century, when the Roman Catholic Pope refused to grant Henry VIII of England a divorce so he could marry the beautiful Anne Boleyn, he told the Pope and…
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 Rick Gion A brand new food event called the "ONE BITE Challenge" will launch in downtown Fargo on May 23. Rocky Schneider, executive director of the Downtown Community Partnership told us more. HPR: Hi Rocky. Thank you for…
By John ShowalterAs hip-hop started to make its way into the national spotlight in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was largely split into two camps, “East Coast” and “West Coast”. Not content to be left out of a…
By Blaise Balas As many Fargoans will tell you, it is almost vanishingly rare that our town gets any kind of major recognition, let alone placement in a movie. Movies are reserved for New York, Chicago, Boston — you know, the big…
By Sabrina Hornung Something wicked (and wonderful) this way comes to this year’s Plains Art Gala. With the theme being “Nightmare at the Museum,” the Plains Art Museum is partnering up with Drekker and Brewhalla as…
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 Chris M. StonerBryon Noem deserves to feel shame. Not for his bimbofication fetish. As a drag queen for nearly a quarter of a century, I whole-heartedly think people should do more exploration of their gender and sexual…
