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by Ben Haugmo | Culture | December 7th, 2016
…Run a Google image search for “diversity in video games,” and the first result you’re likely to get is a collage of several 20-30 year old white guys, usually with a little scruff on their face. From the Assassin’s Creed to the Call of Duty, there’s a lot of homogenization…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | December 7th, 2016
…Things to considerIn this age of the disappearing middle-class and the greatest income inequality in our history, I see the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is sponsoring a fund drive called KeepThem Ruby, to repair and preserve Minnesota’s own Judy Garland’s leather, sequined, and glass-beaded slippers from that epic…
by Faye Seidler | Culture | December 7th, 2016
…There were a number of people asking me why our public plans in North Dakota don’t cover transgender surgery. The easy answer to this is that they don’t legally have to, but I feel it is more important to understand the history that led to there being no coverage. Specifically,…
by John Showalter | Theatre | December 7th, 2016
…As anyone who has lived in Fargo for any period of time knows, we are at precious little risk of not having the proverbial “White Christmas.” If anything, we have a surplus of the white fluffy stuff throughout the winter. Those times that that’s not the case are generally a…
by Jim Fuglie | Last Word | December 7th, 2016
…The most consistent argument made by North Dakota regulators and the owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline against the protest actions of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is that the Tribe entered the pipeline approval process too late; they should have made their feelings known earlier in the process.In mid-November,…
by C.S. Hagen | News | December 6th, 2016
…FARGO – Fargo city leaders asked the state for a peaceful resolution Monday, while veterans from across the nation apologized for colonialist behavior, bowing before Native Americans in Standing Rock. Energy Transfer Partners reported it didn’t care what the US Army Corps of Engineers said. The Dakota Access Pipeline will…
by C.S. Hagen | News | December 6th, 2016
…FARGO – A recently retired employee of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office criticized Sheriff Paul Laney before the Cass County Commissioners meeting Monday, threatening lawsuits on the horizon due to the sheriff’s favoritism, sexism, and double standards.Gail Wischmann, a 34-year employee of Cass County Sheriff’s Office, left the career she loved…
by C.S. Hagen | News | December 5th, 2016
…OCETI SAKOWIN – Rexx Brady rose Sunday morning knowing it was going to be a good day for the fighters against the Dakota Access Pipeline.“It was a spiritual feeling,” Brady, a Cheyenne from Washington State, said. “Calm. I knew something good was going to happen today.”His first clue was sunshine.…
by HPR Contributor | Cocktail Showdown | December 3rd, 2016
…By Chris Larsoncjlarson75@gmail.comFor Week Four of our 2016 Cocktail Showdown, we visited two of the higher volume bars in town. With expectations of large servings of strong concoctions, we sat down with Alison and Dylan at Dempsey’s Public House before ending our evening with Steph and Heather at The Empire…
by C.S. Hagen | News | December 2nd, 2016
…MANDAN – Sheriff’s deputies in riot gear welcomed gifts donated by Oceti Sakowin and International Indigenous Youth Council Friday when the No DAPL activists delivered boxes filled from the department’s winter donation list.Transparent tote boxes filled with batteries, granola bars, thick socks, trail mix, and hand warmers, were brought to…