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…
July 1st, 2025
By Ed Raymond
A syndrome is defined as a group of signs and symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, psychological disorder, or other abnormal condition and any complex of symptoms of an undesirable condition or quality. So far, our medical experts have been treating about 7,000 rare diseases and thousands of syndromes for decades. After reading the life story of Vance Luther Boelter, the murderer and shooter of four Minnesota politicians and…
June 24th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
We need Paul Revere on a Harley: “ants and autocrats are coming!”
The Asian needle ant has been nesting in the American South since at least 1932. It probably hitched a ride on a freighter from a tropical Asian country delivering some exotic lumber used in furniture. This ant loves warm temperatures and rotten wood, in which it nests. They have discovered that climate change in the Divided States of America is not a hoax. The biting ants have rather…
June 19th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Why did Trump run for the White House? That’s where the money is!
Remember the story about the robber who, when asked why he robbed banks, responded: “That’s where the money is!?” Well, now we have the story of the 45th president of the United States who, when running for another term in 2024 after being convicted of 34 felonies associated with property and income taxes and illegal business practices, became the world’s champion grifter and…
June 9th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
The Fiddler on the roof was taking a big chance after two thousand years of hate
Cal Thomas, who seems to hate a lot in a journalistic and broadcasting career where he expresses his conservative views, wrote in a column that “you have to be taught to hate.” He has had a lot of terrific teachers.
He has been a political analyst and contributor on Fox Lies. He was a panelist on Fox Lies Watch, a Fox Lies Channel that critiqued media news coverage. He…
June 9th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
Our brave new world is now composed of Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia
Somebody in the Trump administration has read and liked the results in George Orwell’s “1984.” I suspect one is Stephen Miller, the Trump “policy advisor” who has a black cloud over his head and is always at the ultra-right shoulder of his Great Leader. Miller is very much like Joe Btfsplk, the guy in the comic strip “Lil Abner” who always had a black cloud over his head,…
May 28th, 2025
By Ed Raymond
For sale: White House in D.C. housing dung beetles and giant leeches
I suspect someone close to Donald Trump has read “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,”because the Trump administration is following the guidelines developed by the Hitler administration from about 1932 through the spring of 1945. The developers of Project 2025 have simply “translated’ the work of Hitler’s and his minions to fit the American political system.
There are two…
By Bryce Vincent Haugen By all accounts, Democratic-Farmer-Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar — first elected in 2006 — is the most popular active politician in Minnesota, whether she’s judged by polling or by her four electoral…
Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.Paradox Comics-N-Cards, 814 Main Ave., FargoCalling all nerds: it’s time to get down and nerdy with vendors aplenty, who are selling comics, toys, video games, board games, various collectibles…
June 6-7StatewideYou grab a line and I’ll grab a pole — and if you’re a North Dakota resident, you can head on down to your favorite fishing hole, no license needed (for this weekend, anyway). All other rules still apply…
By John Strand It took us over 30 years for us to reach out and ask for your help. The High Plains Reader has always been subscription free and paywall free. Our content has — and always will be — free to access for all of our…
By Ed RaymondWere women created to do the work of God?One of the first requests made by new Pope Leo XIV was to invite an expert on the alt-right conservative Catholic organization known as Opus Dei to brief him about its…
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 GionThe scarfing of canned fish and seafood products by online food influencer types is hard to miss on social media these days. Some of the consumed morsels range from exquisite to downright nasty. However, there are many…
By Bryce Vincent Haugen The curtain has come down on Jade Presents. Fargo-Moorhead’s largest event promoter has brought thousands of shows — more than 150 per year — and hundreds of artists to the area over the past 36 years. On…
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By Greg Carlson Steven Spielberg, who will turn 80 this December, returns to the subject of aliens among us in “Disclosure Day,” his first feature since “The Fabelmans” in 2022. Now closer to the end than the beginning of…
By Jacinta Zens I recently sat down for a chat with ceramicist Louie Albertson, Clay and Studio Program Manager at the Plains Art Museum. Before the interview, I had the pleasure of getting to know him a bit as a colleague when I…
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 Eli Liverani Cholesterol is probably one of the first molecules I have ever heard of in my childhood. Most of the relatives on my mother's side had high cholesterol in their blood, and apparently, levels above a certain range…
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…
Chris M. Stoner I was recently dismissed from my role as drag show director and emcee for Dakota OutRight, a role I had been fulfilling for more than two decades. The reason given? My political commentary during shows, while…
