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by C.S. Hagen | News | November 20th, 2017
…LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Nebraska regulators passed the $8 billion Keystone XL Pipeline project Monday morning.After leaking more than 210,000 barrels of crude oil from Keystone I into the South Dakota prairies, TransCanada, the company behind the 1,200-mile pipeline, was approved for building a second pipeline, the Keystone XL, in Nebraska.…
by C.S. Hagen | News | November 17th, 2017
…AMHERST, SOUTH DAKOTA – Four days before TransCanada anticipated obtaining permits for the Keystone XL project, the company’s older pipeline leaked, spilling more than 210,000 gallons of Canadian crude oil into the South Dakota plains.The spill occurred near the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Reservation.“It’s not if pipelines leak, but when they…
by Särah Nour | Writer's Block | November 17th, 2017
…This Friday will be the last chance to take part in a poetry reading hosted by The Poetry Rag and the Drumconrath Brewing Company in Mapleton. Rag Talk has been held every Friday since October 20 and is free and open to the public.In addition to scheduled readers, there will…
by Faye Seidler | Culture | November 16th, 2017
…The Transgender Day of Remembrance memorializes the trans individuals who have lost their lives due to violence this year. It is a day where we read their names and remember them—not how they died, but how they lived. This is also a day of visibility for the trans community and…
by Megan Bartholomay | Beer Snob | November 16th, 2017
…Believe it or not, “The Holidays” are upon us. If you’ve been to Target lately, and I know you have, you may have noticed that the Christmahanakwanzika stuff is already up (if you’re unsure of that term, Google it).In fact, last week they came to install the holiday lights on…
by Charlie Barber | Editorial | November 16th, 2017
…“The experience of all ages has proved that the people constantly give away their liberties.” - John Adams“Man’s dishonesty with himself is his greatest enemy. When he makes a mistake, his memory admits, ‘I have done this,’ but his pride opposes by saying, ‘I cannot have done this,’ and pride…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | November 16th, 2017
…Our opinion: We should keep our vets in our thoughts more than once a year. We have a lot to thank them for.Every Veteran’s Day my dad and my grandpa hit town. Now 85, my grandpa still dons his Air Force uniform for the evening, though now he stands at…
by John Showalter | Music | November 16th, 2017
…I’m told that there is nothing quite like a live Green Jelly show, where anarchy and foam puppets reign. So perhaps it’s in the spirit of the upcoming show that my intended interview with the mastermind and vocalist behind the band, Bill Manspeaker, went off the rails.The intent was for…
by C.S. Hagen | News | November 16th, 2017
…[Editor’s note: HPR began investigating elected state politicians after Jake MacAulay, director of right-wing think tank Institute on the Constitution, linked with the Confederate hate group League of the South, spoke at NDSU. His speech included racist and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. A picture MacAulay posted with West Fargo’s Representative Christopher Olson…
by Logan Macrae | All About Food | November 16th, 2017
…Colder weather, changing leaves, pumpkin spice and more are some of the few things that come to mind when many think of fall. But fall is about much more than sugary lattes and scarves, and you can fully indulge in fall flavors at one of Fargo’s most premier restaurants. The…