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by HPR Contributor | Editorial | November 16th, 2016
…City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn’s great-great-grandfather, Friedrich Franz Gottlieb Piepkorn (1808-1897), left Revahl, Prussia, now Rewal, Poland, between 1863 and 1870, and lived in Waltham, Mower County, Minnesota.Why? Like most Prussians, Franz was stuck in the situation he was born into, and told what to do. Most farmers were tied to…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | November 16th, 2016
…In Laura Gabbert’s “City of Gold,” which unfolds like a gustatory companion to Thom Andersen’s “Los Angeles Plays Itself,” chef Andrew Zimmern summarizes the appeal of Pulitzer Prize-winning subject Jonathan Gold’s approach to food writing by saying, “…the great human ill is contempt prior to investigation.” That statement, which alludes…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | November 16th, 2016
…Photo by Garrett Born PhotographyTo say that Davina Sowers, the lead singer, songwriter, pianist, and namesake of the Twin Cities based band Davina and the Vagabonds is class, sass, and everything in between would be stating the obvious. The audience at The Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes will witness this…
by HPR Contributor | News | November 14th, 2016
…By C.S. HagenBISMARCK – The Peace Garden State’s capital city was partially locked down Monday as Standing Rock and approximately 500 supporters hit the city’s streets in defiance of the Dakota Access Pipeline.Balkowitsch, a wet plate photographer, watched his son’s choir concert later Monday evening sing “This Land is Your…
by HPR Contributor | News | November 11th, 2016
…By C.S. HagenCANNONBALL – Standing Rock activists marched on three locations early Friday morning Veterans Day, shutting down highways and rural roads, law enforcement report. A fourth march shut down Highway 6 north of St. Anthony Friday afternoon.Approximately 30 activists were arrested, North Dakota Highway Patrol Lt. Tom Iverson said.…
by Brittney Goodman | Culture | November 11th, 2016
…The inaugural CHARISM Light the Way event is scheduled for the evening of November 17 at the Avalon Event Center. The gala will include a social hour with hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and a silent auction that will serve “as an evening of hope and possibility to light the…
by Zac Echola | Last Word | November 11th, 2016
…The day after the election, I expected to be depressed but I rose invigorated. I have never been more centered on my core beliefs than I am right now. Hillary Clinton was a bad candidate only in that she herself couldn’t bring this out in me. Donald Trump’s presidency, however,…
by HPR Contributor | News | November 10th, 2016
…By C.S. HagenCANNONBALL – Winds are changing, blowing from the south. Ants are returning early to their hives. The seasons are beginning to shift counter-clockwise, former Standing Rock historic preservation officer Tim Mentz Sr. said.“Today with the elements, they’re changing,” Mentz said. He spoke during a Standing Rock testimonial hearing…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | November 9th, 2016
…Two decades have passed since the surreal and shocking events that transformed Orenthal James Simpson from USC legend, Heisman Trophy recipient, Buffalo Bills star, professional football Hall of Fame inductee, sports broadcaster, and actor into a divisive reminder of America’s ongoing struggle to come to terms with its legacy of…
by HPR Contributor | News | November 9th, 2016
…By C. S. Hagen cshagen@hpr1.comHPR Columnist Jim Fuglie, past Executive Director of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, thought that “The rest of the North Dakota statewide races feature a lackluster slate of candidates on both sides, none of whom I can see with much more than a long shot at…