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The new McCarthyism

by C.S. Hagen | News | February 27th, 2019

…BISMARCK – In the most collective state in the union socialism is a dirty word, and top elected politicians are already using “Wolverine”-style fear tactics to rally the far-right troops two years before the 2020 Presidential election. Many say the McCarthyism, or “McCarthywasm,” a moniker once offered by Republican President…

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Our last communal misery

by HPR Contributor | Last Word | February 27th, 2019

…By Zach Nerpelzachnerpel@gmail.com The very air seeks to betray us. Temperatures this season have fallen well into the negative teens and twenties and the oxygen on which we rely has become fatal if sought outdoors. To simply exist has become painful. Falling snow blurs our vision at night only to amass…

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​Think & Drink: Fostering Important Discussions

by HPR Contributor | Beer Snob | February 27th, 2019

…By Gabrielle Herschgabbyhersch@gmail.comThink & Drink is coming to Fargo! Organized by Humanities North Dakota, Think & Drink is a happy hour series that hosts a facilitated public conversation about big issues and ideas. Lead by a subject matter expert, the event inspires debate, conversation, active listening, and philosophical discussion that…

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​Any Day We Shoot Over 380

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 27th, 2019

…-How Many People Have To Die For The Second Amendment?There are no licensed federal gun dealers in our capital of Washington D.C., but 29-year-old resident Bobby Perkins Jr. recently went to prison for selling guns and drugs on the streets of D.C. A district court found him guilty of selling…

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​Go Murphy brings it home with Dakota

by Sabrina Hornung | Music | February 27th, 2019

…“The band started out for the most part as a way for me to get back into music,” Marcus Rondesvedt, guitarist and vocalist for the band Go Murphy on the eve of their fourth album release “Dakota,” said. “I hadn’t played in an organized band in several years since the days…

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​Rockin’ around the clock

by Ryan Janke | News | February 27th, 2019

…Fargo Public Works has been working around the clock since late December to clean up after a series of blizzards and winter storms. It has been hard for the department to try to keep up with the snowfall, but Public Works Director Ben Dow said he is committed to continuing…

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Fargo Audiences Come to Papa

by John Showalter | Humor | February 27th, 2019

…Stand-up comedy is traditionally a one-way exchange. Outside of the odd question addressed to a random audience member, the limit of the spectators’ contribution to the conversation is their laughter at the comedy stylings being broadcast in their direction. A talented comedian, however, can seem conversational even within the traditional…

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​Taking his time: ‘Driving through flyover country’

by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | February 27th, 2019

…Though Harvey North Dakota based photographer Lew Ableidinger has switched from film photography to digital photography and back he couldn’t avoid the analog.“I returned to film because I wanted to start shooting large format, which corrects perspective and produces a negative with so much more detail and information than can…

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​West Fargo police officer arrested

by C.S. Hagen | News | February 25th, 2019

…WEST FARGO – A West Fargo Police Sergeant was arrested Sunday night after he crashed into a snow bank in the area of 19th Avenue East and Beaton Drive, according to a police report. Patrol Sergeant Ryan Denis was arrested on charges related to driving under the influence after police dispatch was…

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​One Man’s “Deep State” is Another Man’s “Deep Doo Doo”

by Charlie Barber | Last Word | February 21st, 2019

…“…the root cause of the poverty of Third World peasants is their powerlessness—their lack of power to alter the social structures responsible for their poverty. By buttressing these social structures directly (as in Chile and Guatemala) and indirectly (through national and international aid organizations), the United States has perpetuated rather…

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