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by HPR Contributor | Last Word | March 18th, 2020
…by Martin C. Fredricks IVmcfrediv@gmail.comCould this be the week supporters of President Donald J. Trump finally wake up and see his true colors?As late as Monday, March 9, Trump was trying to push off the threat of coronavirus, suggesting, for the millionth time, that it’s a “hoax.”“President Trump in an…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | March 18th, 2020
…Documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus visited the Fargo Film Festival in 2002—the second year of the event—to introduce a screening of her Emmy and Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning, Oscar-nominated “The Farm: Angola, USA.” The supremely talented artist would go on to make many other nonfiction films of…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | March 18th, 2020
…by Sonja ThompsonDebra Ruh is the CEO and Founder of Ruh Global IMPACT, a consulting firm that strives to help clients amplify their impact and become disability inclusion leaders. She also serves as the Chair of the United Nations’ G3ict EmployAbility Task Force, which supports information and communication assistive technologies…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | March 18th, 2020
…Why, It’s Joe Biden, Stumbling Through Debates and Billionaire’s PocketsBrian Michelz and his wife Sarah in Madison, Wisconsin are saddled with medical and college student debt, and like half the families in the United States, can’t come up with $400 to cover an emergency although both are working, she as…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | March 18th, 2020
…by Sarah Haedersarahhaeder@hotmail.comAs a registered nurse at Red River Women’s Clinic, I work with the public almost daily. When news of this outbreak first came out, I was worried about my risk for COVID-19 exposure. However, after receiving information from the National Abortion Federation, the CDC, and our medical director…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | March 18th, 2020
…by Waylon Hedegaardretiringwithcats@gmail.comThere is nothing quite like a major crisis to put ideologies and government into stark relief. Enter the Trump administration and our current pandemic. I doubt there has been a time with more bumbling incompetence than what we are currently witnessing. Is this a comedy? A tragedy? Is…
by HPR Contributor | Theatre | March 11th, 2020
…by Dominic EricksonThis March, the Fargo Film Festival will celebrate its 20th year of entertaining die-hard cinephiles and casual moviegoers alike. The festival begins on March 17 and concludes March 21. The event is once again coordinated by Emily Beck, who has been Fargo Theatre Executive Director since 2011. All…
by Ryan Janke | News | March 11th, 2020
…In an effort to pick up support for dry flower products to be added to Minnesota’s medical cannabis program, Minnesota Medical Solutions (MinnMed) launched a digital advocacy campaign earlier this week.MinnMed hopes the campaign, which can be found online athttps://minnesotamedicalsolutions.com/advocacy/, will inform and encourage supporters to contact their state representatives…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | March 11th, 2020
…by Caitlin McDonaldmcdonald555@gmail.comOne of my favorite feminist ‘YEAH!’ stories is one that Tina Fey tells, about when Amy Poehler first joined Saturday Night Live. Everyone was writing and bantering ideas in a room together, and Amy acted out one that was kind of gross, a fart sketch or something. Jimmy…
by John Strand | Editorial | March 11th, 2020
…HPR has been a supporter and advocate for harm reduction services here in our community for some time now. We were fortunate to have a strong connection with Jeremy Kelly and there’s no doubt he had a lasting positive impact on our perspectives on addiction and its many facets.Jeremy died…