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by Brittney Goodman | Culture | October 5th, 2016
…Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport combining techniques from combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts dates back to 1993, to the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Fargo native, Jos Eichelberger has a very important MMA match, Legacy 60,…
by HPR Contributor | News | October 5th, 2016
…By Ben Haugmobenhaugmo@yahoo.comAs climate change becomes a more and more pressing issue, it’s become essential that the public be made aware of the danger and what they can do to help. Climate change is a multi-pronged issue with aspects that people sometimes don’t consider. To gain a full perspective, one…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | October 5th, 2016
…Based on Ron Suskind’s 2014 book “Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism,” the documentary feature “Life, Animated” tells the story of Suskind’s son Owen, who at the age of three withdrew into a nonverbal world that devastated his family. Diagnosed with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Owen speaks…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | October 5th, 2016
…“Six States—California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, and Texas—require seat belts on school buses.” According to www.cga.ct.gov.Upon checking out ghsa.org we found out that seatbelt laws are divided into two categories-primary and secondary. 34 states in the US have primary seat belt laws meaning officers of the law can…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | October 5th, 2016
…“if he (Senator Joseph McCarthy) was anything at all in the realm of ideas, principles, doctrines, he was a species of nihilist; he was an essentially destructive force, a revolutionist without any revolutionary vision, a rebel without a cause.” – Richard Rovere“…there is a vital difference between the paranoid spokesman…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | October 5th, 2016
…October is well-known as the Halloween season, inspiring numerous screenings of horror films or films with horror-fantasy elements. Last week I reviewed “Chandu the Magician” (1932), a kind of off-beat semi-horror film with Bela Lugosi, new to Blu-ray. This week I’ll continue the horror theme with a low-budget obscurity from…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | October 5th, 2016
…A country divided by money and colorsAs an old wood butcher I have discovered splinters sometimes run in the wrong direction. There’s an old Irish greeting that can bring reality to life itself: “As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.”…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | October 5th, 2016
…“I got a franchise at a gas station when I was 21. I started to sell waffles there and after four years I made more on waffles than everything else but the car wash. Then I thought that life was more than hot dogs and gas!” laughs Stine Aasland, also…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | October 5th, 2016
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comPhoto courtesy of Albino BuffaloThe Albino Buffalo project’s humble beginnings stemmed from a quarter sticker machine that graphic designer, educator, and arts advocate Jeff Knight purchased online. Thanks to a grant from The Arts Partnership, and a few handy locals who were willing to turn a wrench to…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | October 5th, 2016
…By Chuck Sollyrcsolly@gmail.comPhoto by Chuck SollyThe geeks love this headline. 3D printing allows your imagination to run wild, provided you have the computer savvy and computer software to control the printer.3D Printing began in 1984 with the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) printer invented by Stratasys.The original printers were limited to…