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by HPR Contributor | News | November 21st, 2016
by HPR Contributor | News | November 21st, 2016
…By C.S. Hagencshagen@hpr1.comAn all-night battle at Backwater Bridge between police and Standing Rock activists left hundreds injured, according to camp medics.Morton County Sheriff’s Department has reported it planned to remove a blockade on Highway 1806, but has done nothing for three weeks, Tara Houska, national campaigns director for Honor the…
by HPR Contributor | News | November 19th, 2016
…By C.S. HagenBISMARCK – North Dakota Highway Patrol Lt. Tom Iverson’s police radio crackled to life; Standing Rock activists were caravanning toward Bismarck.Troopers patrolling alongside the convoy stayed in constant contact over the radio, watching to see if the activists split up.“We’ve lost the front part of the convoy,” a…
by HPR Contributor | News | November 17th, 2016
…By C.S. Hagencshagen@hpr1.comElection results shocked the nation last week, but it was Measure 5, the legalization of medical marijuana that took the state by surprise.Medical marijuana, now legal in North Dakota and not considered recreational, will take some time to implement, but patients are already hounding the phones for information.…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | November 16th, 2016
…By Faye Seidler fayeseidler@gmail.comThe Transgender Day of Remembrance memorializes the trans individuals who have lost their lives due to violence this year. It is a day where we read their names and remember them—not how they died, but how they lived. This is also a day of visibility for the…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | November 16th, 2016
…By Amy Venn amyvenn86@gmail.comPangea—Cultivate Our Cultures will be hosted by the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (HCSCC) on Saturday, November 19th at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. Attendees can expect 30 different vendors, 15 musical performances, and more than 11 food cultures represented at the event.“It’s a way…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | November 16th, 2016
…By Samantha L. Montano, M.S.samanthalmontano@gmail.comA few weeks ago I noticed a billboard in downtown Fargo that reads “All Lives Matter.” As a person who believes in equality, I was taken aback. Some people have interpreted the slogan “Black Lives Matter” to mean that other lives do not matter. This belief…
by HPR Contributor | Cocktail Showdown | November 16th, 2016
…By Chris Larson Cjlarson75@gmail.comProof Artisan DistillersLocated at 414 4th Avenue North in Downtown Fargo, Proof is a distillery that also houses both a tasting room and a restaurant that serves small plates as well as entrees. The tasting room and restaurant hours are Thursday 4pm to 10pm and 4pm to…
by HPR Contributor | News | November 16th, 2016
…By C.S. HagenFARGO – From San Francisco to Washington D.C., Maine and Massachusetts to Arizona, Mandan to Fargo, tens of thousands of activists marched against the Dakota Access Pipeline on Tuesday in a nationwide call to action initiated by the Standing Rock Sioux.The No DAPL National Day of Action was…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | November 16th, 2016
…By Davin Wait davin.wait@hcsmuseum.orgI’m writing to address a common misconception about immigration. Our political and media climate has been more frequently lending itself to arguments and assumptions on the issues that are not grounded in historical facts.Immigrants are not new to our community. Fargo-Moorhead exists on the Red River, where…