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by Ben Lien | Last Word | October 25th, 2017
…I have received several questions from constituents over the last couple of months regarding Minnesota’s compliance with the federal REAL ID law. The REAL ID law was passed by Congress in 2005 as a measure of homeland security. The concept is for states to adopt one set of minimum standards…
by Leah LaBounty | Beer Snob | October 25th, 2017
…Enthusiastic beer drinkers can usually be found drinking a variety of brews. The craft beer industry has become quite popular throughout the U.S., although some regions are better known for it than others; and it has also started to gain ground worldwide. In Moorhead, one brewery rises above the rest.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | October 25th, 2017
…Drummer Maya Miller on reading, writing, and rock n’ rollThe Pack A.D. is a dynamic two woman firestorm of heavy psychpop/garage-rock based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. We had the opportunity to catch up with drummer Maya Miller.High Plains Reader: I’ve read multiple interview on the Pack A.D. and they…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | October 25th, 2017
…HPR interview: Omni bassist/vocalist/songwriter Philip FrobosA city’s music scene is a mother of invention. With lots of bands working, recombinant bands form and sometimes great songwriting is the result. The best example I can think of right now is Omni of Atlanta. They’ve been described as “post-punk jitters, but cool,”…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | October 25th, 2017
…Cryptozoology is considered a pseudoscience. Its purpose is to discern whether the legacy of the sasquatch and yeti are fact or fiction. It questions whether or not monsters walk among us or whether they’re figments of our imagination. Many of these beasts have roots in Native lore as well as…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | October 25th, 2017
…Our opinion: Unlocking the potential of industrial hempHopefully we’ve all heard of industrial hemp referred to as “The Planet Plant.” It has the capability to be used for food, fuel, fiber and pulp for paper. It has long roots in US history, stemming from the Colonial era to World War…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | October 25th, 2017
…Veteran “American Masters” producer and series creator Susan Lacy, whose access to subjects and breadth of knowledge is the envy of scores of documentarians, looks at Steven Spielberg in a nearly two-and-a-half-hour-long portrait for HBO.Simply titled “Spielberg,” the movie is surprisingly safe, conservative, and risk-free. Populated with an endless supply…
by Megan Bartholomay | Beer Snob | October 25th, 2017
…As a wine pro, I’ve been getting a LOT of questions about the effects of the fires in California wine country, so I wanted to lay out some facts and talk a little bit about what it actually means for the counties affected by the fires, and to us as…
by C.S. Hagen | News | October 20th, 2017
…MANDAN – Hundreds of trials for activists who stood against the Dakota Access Pipeline have seen the judge’s gavel, but only two, so far, received jail time.Mary Redway, 64, a retired environmental biologist from Rhode Island, and Alexander Simon, 27, a teacher living in New Mexico, both were found guilty and…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | October 19th, 2017
…When asked what sparked her interest in tattoo culture, Danielle Colby, star of the hit reality TV show ‘American Pickers,’ replied, “I think that came from my grandfather. He was in the Navy, so he was heavily tattooed. I remember he had this one tattoo of the Statue of Liberty…