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Art for our sake

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | February 19th, 2020

…Last week North Dakota made national news again and it wasn’t anything for us to be proud of… again. Our friend, collaborator and fellow artist Shane Balkowitsch proposed a 7’ photo mural of Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg to the city of Bismarck. It was to be funded by…

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Skip the clichés and reclaim Valentine’s Day

by Alicia Underlee Nelson | Culture | February 12th, 2020

…Valentine’s Day can inspire annoying questions if you’re single and the spending of a whole lot of time or money if you’re not. So shake up the old routine with fun, unusual and affordable (or even free) activities. Feel free to disregard traditions that don’t work for you and make…

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Is happy for now more accurate than happily ever after?

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | February 12th, 2020

…Thanks to Disney Plus and bouts of insomnia, I’ve been revisiting old Disney movies from my childhood to see if they withstood the test of time.The older I get the more I realize, too, that talking and making friends with gentle forest creatures is more realistic than a handsome prince…

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Discover Yoga Differently

by HPR Contributor | Wellness | February 12th, 2020

…by Laurie J Bakeremsdatter@gmail.com Part of modern yoga is participating in the world around us. We live in a time of upheaval in society and nature, and of great suffering in humans of all ages. Most of us perceive this suffering and wonder what we can do. Perhaps we take action…

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Trump’s and McConnell’s War on Democracy at Home and Abroad

by Charlie Barber | Last Word | February 12th, 2020

…“Donald Trump sits on a wall; But Donald Trump fears a great fall.All would-be king’s horsemen, and would-be king’s men; Still keep him propped up there, again and again.” - Chicago Dog, 2/2/20 Step #5. Remember Professional Ethics“When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become…

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Director Cathy Yan Visits the Irrepressible Harley Quinn in ‘Birds of Prey’

by Greg Carlson | Cinema | February 12th, 2020

…Even before the release of David Ayer’s dreadful “Suicide Squad” in 2016, Warner Bros. announced a forthcoming feature in the DC Extended Universe for breakout character Harley Quinn. Producer and star Margot Robbie buckled down, developing a project in competition against other potential Quinn movies being considered at the studio.…

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Celebrating Human Rights and Social Justice: Experimental and Animated Film Series

by HPR Contributor | Cinema | February 12th, 2020

…by Kris Gruberperriex1@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader spoke with the executive director of The Human Family, Sean Coffman, about the North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival, and the special screening of eight experimental and animated films at the Fargo Theatre on February 20th. The Human Family promotes human rights and social justice…

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A Magnificent Musical Menagerie

by HPR Contributor | Music | February 12th, 2020

…by Jean Marie Hellnerjhellner01@gmail.comVibrant violins, vivacious violas, charming cellos, and beguiling basses will be unleashed for students to explore and play at a Music Petting Zoo and Safari. Children of all ages can scope out their favorite stringed instrument and may even want to take one home for their very…

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Archipelago Of Terror

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 12th, 2020

…Who Will Be The First Trumplican To Stop Applauding?Watching the State of Trump, the National Prayer Breakfast for Trump, and the White House Celebration for the “perfect” Trump, I recalled a HPR column I wrote about Joe Stalin’s days as Russia’s Trump back on November 11, 2007 titled “An Archipelago…

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Everyday Should Be Valentine’s Day

by Granville Wood | All About Food | February 12th, 2020

…It goes without saying that Valentine’s Day is the most profitable of all the holidays and the one with the most tortured history, literally. It is confusing how an ancient Roman festival that involved sacrificing animals and then flogging young, naked women with their hides, to increase their fertility would…

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