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by Raul Gomez | News | May 4th, 2016
…It’s a bit odd, how connected we feel with the rest of the world because of the internet, but once you step out of the U.S. and see the internet in China, you realize how completely different it is. Your standard Facebook, Twitter, Google, or any Google product are all…
by HPR Contributor | News | May 4th, 2016
…By Cindy Gomez-SchemppFour painful months have passed since December 25, the day when John Torres, a Mexican-American man was jumped by a group of white males in Crookston, Minn., outside Captain Crook’s Bar. John was there with family to celebrate Christmas, but he was later attacked outside the bar and…
by Särah Nour | Culture | May 4th, 2016
…Next Saturday, Diamond in the Ruff Pet Rescue will be holding a silent auction and raffle at the West Fargo Fairgrounds, in a family-friendly event complete with a bouncy castle for children to play in. The only price of admission is a free-will donation, with proceeds going toward the organization’s…
by HPR Contributor | Arts | May 2nd, 2016
…By Elle AndersonMichael Dunn, art teacher at Moorhead High School, will be retiring this year. After 40 years of teaching and 30 years of coaching, Dunn says, “I really do feel that becoming a teacher was my destiny.” The Underbrush Art Gallery will be hosting a reception for Dunn on…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | April 29th, 2016
…The first words I wrote for the High Plains Reader covered Prince’s December 8, 1997 Fargodome concert. Editor John Lamb knew I was a big fan, and asked me to say something about the show. John’s gesture meant a great deal to me, and my work for HPR has been…
by Diane Miller | Music | April 28th, 2016
…North Dakota roars for hip-hop. Some people here in rock/country-town just don’t seem to know it yet. Perhaps it comes from the influence of Minneapolis, with its strong presence of underground/alternative rappers. Or maybe hip-hop’s dominating presence nationwide plays an effect.Of course, the genre has influence over our local artists,…
by John Showalter | Culture | April 27th, 2016
…To many, the word ‘slavery’ probably brings to mind the barbaric institutions of a past age, where people could be treated and traded like cattle. However, even though it is nominally illegal in every industrialized country it is still a thriving institution in today’s world. In fact, there are approximately…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | April 27th, 2016
…Alicia Underlee NelsonIn 1976, a gallon of gas cost 59 cents, The Wings hit “Silly Love Songs” topped the Billboard music charts, Gerald Ford was in the White House and the Plains Art Museum burst on to the Fargo-Moorhead art scene. Now, 40 years later, the museum is celebrating with…
by HPR Contributor | Beer Snob | April 27th, 2016
…by Ben RodgersDoor County, Wisconsin, is just as rife with art galleries and wineries as it is with kayak tours and shipwrecks. People from across the Midwest come here to escape from everyday life. But underneath the allure of vacation destination, the people that live here year-round are a unique breed.…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | April 27th, 2016
…To be, or not to beTwo very important issues were presented to the world on the 400th anniversary of the death of the world’s greatest playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. Pope Francis, in his “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love), struggled to answer some of the questions about sex and…