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by John Showalter | Music | September 27th, 2017
…During my time writing for the High Plains Reader I have had the opportunity to discover (and hopefully draw attention to) the fact that we have no shortage of musical talent in the area.No matter the genre, there are some talented representatives of it somewhere in town. And of course,…
by Jack Stenerson | Music | September 27th, 2017
…“You’re from Fargo so you must know Kipp G”This was the first thing that rapper Benjamin Laub—better known as Grieves—said to me when we started this interview. He has been to Fargo a handful of times over the last 10 years, a place that he says…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | September 27th, 2017
…By Jill Westerholmjillwesterholm@gmail.comThe latest Affordable Care Act repeal by Republicans, the Graham-Cassidy bill, is reportedly now being pulled due to the good sense of John McCain, Rand Paul & Susan Collins expressing that they would not vote for the bill. A nightmare averted, for now, once again. Eight years they’ve…
by Chuck Solly | Culture | September 27th, 2017
…That hammer can really do a lot of damage to your thumb. Please be careful if you are doing some DIY carpentry. The hammer can also do a lot of damage if you hit your thumb drive with it. Your hammer should not be anywhere near your thumb drive. Now…
by John Showalter | Culture | September 27th, 2017
…Extraordinary circumstances often tend to bring people together. When faced with overwhelming odds, people look past their superficial differences and join together for a common good. Those sentiments can extend beyond just our fellow human beings to our four-legged friends as well, as Caring Hearts Rescue of Perham, Minnesota and…
by Faye Seidler | Culture | September 27th, 2017
…North Dakota State University’s Family Therapy Center (FTC) was recently closed due to a variety of factors, ranging from budget cuts to restructuring. It will be closed for the duration of this school year. This was a place that offered therapy on a sliding fee scale for everyone in our…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 27th, 2017
…A mixture of despair, extortion, life-saving treatments, and inequalityFifty-four-year-old Antony Marino of Wise, Virginia keeps a pair of needle-nosed pliers handy so he can pull out a rotting tooth that’s bothering him. He has never been to a dentist. Forty-nine-year-old Joyce Bays tenderizes the meat she eats with a hammer,…
by James Osborne | Music | September 27th, 2017
…In 2010, local hero Andrea Anderson and I went to the House of Blues in L.A. with a couple of friends. We were told we were seeing a “joke metal band.” My most vivid memory of that night was being enraged at PBR being $10 per can; second to that…
by Särah Nour | Writer's Block | September 27th, 2017
…Last week in the back room of Zandbroz Variety, local author Dan Hendrickson read from and signed copies of his latest book, Dark Glasses, a collection of short, absurdist, darkly comedic poems.Prior to reading, Hendrickson gave his audience a preview of his self-deprecating sense of humor. Of his poems, he…
by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | September 27th, 2017
…Daou Vineyards: First appearance in North DakotaAs our days get shorter and the evenings longer, thoughts of fall and the upcoming holiday season are not far behind; and of course, for many, that means wine season and entertaining indoors. It also means that one of the best wine events of…