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​Valley City: Microcosm of the Nation

by C.S. Hagen | News | March 22nd, 2017

…Russell Myhre lit a second cigarette, pulled his wool coat closer against the February chill after proudly revealing a red heart tattoo on his chest. He waved to Fred Thompson, former Valley City Police Chief, from across the parking lot behind his law office.“Hey, Mr. Thompson, come on over here,…

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​2017 Fargo Film Festival

by HPR Contributor | Cinema | March 22nd, 2017

…By Kaley Sievert Movies have this magic. An emotional pull that lures audiences into their universe. Filmgoers can get lost in stories painted in dazzling lights, electric colors and robust sounds. They mourn over the hardships of the characters on screen, experience nostalgia when a relatable childhood memory flashes in front…

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​Making a statement with the Deportation Tour

by John Showalter | Music | March 22nd, 2017

…Changes in the presidential administration are always bound to bring out artistic expression, whether supportive or critical. The recently inaugurated Trump administration is no different. It’s safe to say that the 45th President of the United States, in the two months he has been in office, has inspired his own…

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Is healthcare a privilege or a right?

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | March 22nd, 2017

…How can we be so stupid?So here we go again with healthcare costs. Doctors once were paid pigs, chickens, and veggies for delivering babies. But now we have $10 Tylenols, $1,000-a-day pills, $10,000-a-day hospital rooms, $100,000 surgeries, $300,000-a-year drug protocols, and $500,000 organ transplants. We are the only industrialized country…

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​Magnolia’s offers variety

by Logan Macrae | All About Food | March 22nd, 2017

…On a cold windy Tuesday night, we wandered into the new downtown establishment Magnolia’s. I was impressed that the new tenant had replaced the garish green exterior of the previous Kitchen Gremlin. A pink and white signage and soffit had taken its place. The interior had also changed. There are…

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​Local craft brewers see no shortages of hops

by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | March 22nd, 2017

…It was right around this time last year that news articles around the world were spreading fear about a looming hop crisis. Supposedly driven by an overwhelming influx of new brewery startups, as well as the American craft beer consumers desire for ultra hopped-up brews, there was a hop crisis…

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​The Pro-Life Challenge

by Karen Kohoutek | Last Word | March 22nd, 2017

…“There is one thing, and only one thing, in which it is granted to you to be free in life, all else being beyond your power; that is to recognize and profess the truth.” – Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within YouThis is an open letter to Roxane…

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​Media satire classics on Blu-ray double-feature

by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | March 22nd, 2017

…Lately (especially over the past year) media coverage has been almost as much about biased media coverage as it is about the stories that the media typically cover. But a cynical view of how slanted and exploitive media reports can be is nothing new.Less than two years ago, Lewis Milestone’s…

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Governor’s Award winners display variety

by Ben Haugmo | Arts | March 22nd, 2017

…This year marks the 50th anniversary of the North Dakota Governor’s Awards for the Arts. Recipients of this year’s awards include a wide range of different artists working in a variety of different methods of expression. A reception and ceremony will be held in Bismarck on March 28.Recipients of the…

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​City of Fargo plans summer street improvement projects

by Brittney Goodman | News | March 22nd, 2017

…32nd Avenue improvements, wastewater removal, buffered bike lanes and street light projects are all on the agenda for Fargo – coming to a neighborhood near you soon. In fact, the corridor on 32nd Avenue South has already begun construction.Tom Knakmuhs, Division Engineer of Design and Construction for the City of…

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