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by C.S. Hagen | News | December 11th, 2017
…FARGO – Heavy sighs filled the courtroom Monday morning when Brooke Lynn Crews entered, shackled and dressed in prison orange. Minutes later, she pled guilty to killing Savanna Lafontaine-Greywind and kidnapping her then unborn child.Crews, 38, pled not guilty in Cass County District Court on September 27 after she was…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | December 8th, 2017
…gregcarlson1@gmail.comWith the critical phenom “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig makes good on her stated desire to “offer a female counterpart to tales like ‘The 400 Blows’ and ‘Boyhood.’” A shimmering coming of age chronicle featuring another tremendous performance by Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” is steeped in a kind of nostalgia for…
by John Showalter | Culture | December 8th, 2017
…john.d.showalter@gmail.comStand-up comedian Adam Quesnell departed for greener pastures in Minneapolis, and surprisingly soon I found myself interviewing him about his upcoming return to Fargo to record his new album, “Despair 2,” at the Red Raven. The Red Raven only made sense as a stage for the recording of the follow-up…
by Faye Seidler | Culture | December 8th, 2017
…fayeseidler@gmail.comLast week I wrote about what it means to be an activist. It can be very hard and emotionally draining work, but it can also be incredibly fulfilling. It can be a summer volunteer opportunity that individuals take on in order to spruce up their college application or it can…
by C.S. Hagen | Editorial | December 8th, 2017
…In 1989, when I was 17 years old, Fargo Forum reporter Bob Lind became the inspiration for my desire to become a journalist. Lind wrote on my experiences during a string of surgeries I had while overseas in China. He came to my grandmother’s house, sat down on the old…
by Paige Johnson | Music | December 6th, 2017
…ae@ndsuspectrum.comThis holiday season, the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre is bringing nostalgia to their stage in their adaptation of the 1979 musical, “The 1940s Radio Hour.”Set in 1942, Radio Hour centers on the small radio station WOV in New York, which is recording a special broadcast for the soldiers overseas. The cast…
by C.S. Hagen | News | December 6th, 2017
…FARGO – While the debate in court may turn to the sanity of Brooke Lynn Crews, a rare glimpse into her personal history suggests she was precise, methodical, and studying for a doctorate in psychology.Crews, maiden name Doolin, was arrested in August and charged with conspiracy to murder Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind,…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | December 6th, 2017
…fargogadfly@gmail.comIf men will be boys, will women be girls?This sexual harassment thing is way beyond a minor kerfuffle, but it remains to be seen if it has finally reached the ultimate tipping point. Groping private parts, grabbing butts and breasts, the laying on of hands, sextexting, propositioning, and brute force…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | December 6th, 2017
…By Matthew S. Lynchmatthew@aviationacrossamerica.comAgriculture is critical to the economy of North Dakota. Today, about 90% of the state’s land is used for agriculture, with 40 million acres devoted to farming and ranching. Nearly a quarter of the state’s population is employed in the agricultural sector.To help produce the food that…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | December 6th, 2017
…sabrina@hpr1.comAccording to our pal Merriam-Webster, the definition of “patriot” is as follows: “one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests.” But what does it mean to be a true patriot? In today’s political climate we tend to believe that Mark Twain may have had a…