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​The people are the great equalizers

by John Strand | Editorial | October 19th, 2016

…This is no ordinary election year. We trust that you want your votes to matter, to make a difference, to reflect your core values and principles. Between now and election day your personal challenge will be to get up to speed on party platforms, candidates, measures and special election issues.Every…

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​Andrew WK and “The Power of Partying”

by Sabrina Hornung | Music | October 19th, 2016

…Andrew WK is a man of parts: musician, music producer, nightclub owner, motivational speaker, and now, party guru. He’s back on tour but this time he’ll be behind a podium on a 50 state speaking tour called “The Power of Partying”. Earlier this spring, on a separate endeavor, WK filled…

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​Of oil refineries and national parks

by HPR Contributor | Last Word | October 19th, 2016

…By Jim Fugliejimfuglie920@gmail.comI’m calling it “The Great Meridian Energy Smokestack Scam.”Meridian Energy Group is a California-based oil refining company which has proposed to build an oil refinery in western North Dakota. The company has received zoning approval from local government and has submitted applications for groundwater and air quality permits…

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​Shiny and sexy: craft beer in cans

by HPR Contributor | Beer Snob | October 19th, 2016

…By Chris Larsoncjlarson75@gmail.comAll you need to do is take a look at your favorite liquor store’s craft beer section to see that a revolution in craft beer is upon us and growing stronger month by month. I’m talking about a steady surge of craft beer in cans. Fans of craft…

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Apartheid and pot

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | October 19th, 2016

…The good, the bad, and the really uglyThe headline might suggest this column is all about the 2016 presidential and Congressional election. Most of it is, but there are some good things happening in this country, although the election campaigns concentrate on emphasizing the bad and the really ugly. As…

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​Star Wars comes to Fargo—Sean Star Wars

by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | October 19th, 2016

…Sean “STAR WARS” Stewart, the Mississippi based outlaw printmaker, woodcut artist extraordinaire and Mountain Dew connoisseur is making his debut in Fargo Moorhead as part of the NDSU Visual Arts/ PEARS Visiting Artist Series in conjunction with the “PRINTOBER” events hosted by the Plains Art Museum. The High Plains Reader…

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​Ink and iron at Scheels Arena

by John Showalter | Culture | October 19th, 2016

…Motorcycles and tattoos seem to go together. I say this as someone who has never so much as ridden a motorcycle and is too much of a sissy to get ink done (but has always admired the craft when done well and has his own fair share of inked friends).…

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​Laser Printer Confusion

by HPR Staff | Culture | October 19th, 2016

…By Chuck Sollyrcsolly@gmail.comI mentioned a little about Laser Printers in my column in July but I thought I might continue the conversation in greater detail now.I bought a laser printer two years ago for my home office without knowing exactly what the machine was capable of. As it turns out,…

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​A family tradition

by HPR Contributor | Music | October 19th, 2016

…By Jack Stenersonjackstenerson@gmail.comMy dad first saw them in 1971. I first saw them in 1997. This will be his 11th time and my 5th time. The Moody Blues return to Fargo Thursday, October 20th at the Scheels Arena. For a band that started in the mid-60s, still touring regularly in…

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​Anna Carol accepts position with F-M Community Theatre

by HPR Contributor | Theatre | October 19th, 2016

…By Amy Venn amyvenn86@gmail.comAnna Carol returned home to the Midwest after accepting the position as interim Artistic Director with the Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre (FMTC) last week. Carol is a Minnesota native and a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance,…

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