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by Sabrina Hornung | Last Word | March 16th, 2022
…By Charlie Barber“Imagine there’s no countries; It isn’t hard to do; Nothing to kill or die for;… You may say I’m a dreamer; But I’m not the only one…”- John Lennon“(Generalissimo) Franco’s triumph (in the Spanish Civil War, 1939) shook Roosevelt the hardest, for his own policies had helped shape…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | March 16th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com What Can We Do To Limit Population When Each Female Can Have 39 Births?This is what happened in 1967 when Lorraine Saulino-Klein of Laramie, Wyoming was an 18-year-old student nurse at Kings County Hospital Center School of Nursing in Brooklyn: In a hospital room with a half-dozen…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | March 16th, 2022
…Our individual actions have always had direct benefits – or consequences – not just to ourselves, but also to our communities. However, the events of the past two years have revealed the tension between personal liberties and societal responsibilities in a unique combination of ways. The 53rd Annual UND Writers…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | March 16th, 2022
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comOur opinion: We’re like canaries in the carbon shaft.There’s been a low rumble on the prairie this winter and for once it’s not due to the weather. Summit Carbon Solutions is looking to lay more than 2000 miles of carbon capture pipeline, going through five states and linking…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | March 13th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comFilmmakers Kevin Smokler and Christopher Boone have added a worthwhile document to the group of movies devoted in one way or another to the world of record collecting. “Vinyl Nation” will appeal principally to those already familiar with the activity, but the directors make clear a desire to…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | February 27th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comDirector Mimi Cave’s feature debut “Fresh” was one of the highlights of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival’s Midnight section. Working from a wicked screenplay by Lauryn Kahn, Cave’s jet-black satire lands exclusively on Hulu starting March 4. Most definitely not for the faint of heart, “Fresh” joins a…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | February 27th, 2022
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comThe complexities and contradictions of Bill Cosby are the very essence of W. Kamau Bell’s incredible “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” a four-part meditation, examination, and true deep dive on the decades-long saga of the fallen icon that pulls off the nearly impossible task of bearing witness…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | February 27th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com Will a Political Party That Burns Books Ultimately Burn Who Reads Them?My choice for second-worst political party in modern times is the Monster Raving Loony Party organized in Great Britain by Davis “Screaming Lord” Such. His platform had two major goals: (1) tow Britain 500 miles further…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | February 27th, 2022
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail,com Three Men Who Turned Me Into a Social Liberal and a Moral CapitalistMy political beliefs were not forged by Greek philosophers, Nobel economists, politicians, and historians. They were born and matured by words of steel by three writers of fiction: Howard Pyle, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William Shakespeare.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Humor | February 24th, 2022
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comCharlie Berens is a man of many hats. The creator of the “Manitowoc Minute” is a newsman, comedian, writer and musician. We had the opportunity to speak with the Wisconsin native about his new book “The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat .…