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by Raul Gomez | News | October 21st, 2020
…By Jill Finkelsonjsfinkelson99@gmail.comA state constitution is a living document. This is especially true in North Dakota where the timeline from petition to measure to an amendment is relatively simple and quick. With some signatures, pretty much anyone can put forth an amendment to the state constitution and have it decided…
by Raul Gomez | Gadfly | October 7th, 2020
…by Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comWhat Century Are The Catholic Supreme Court Judges Living In?If Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed there will be six Catholics, two Jews, and one former Catholic on the Supreme Court making monumental decisions about how Americans are going to live out our lives. What centuries will they represent?…
by Raul Gomez | Editorial | October 7th, 2020
…By John Strand jas@hpr1.comThe Little Newspaper That Could is back after a six month hiatus due to the historic coronavirus pandemic. A lot has happened since March 19’s issue and there’s just not enough ink to duly share it all with you. But we are starting, albeit differently.So, to begin…
by Raul Gomez | Last Word | October 7th, 2020
…By Sabrina Hornung sabrina@hpr1.com It’s been a weird year…talk about the understatement of the decade. This week’s issue of High Plains Reader is our first issue since March. Who would have thought that the story of the century would be the one that would knock us out for over six…
by Raul Gomez | Last Word | October 7th, 2020
…By Wess Philomendstandforchange@gmail.comThis week marks at least 129 days since 5,000 people marched through the streets of Fargo in the name of justice and equality. Through many years of being an activist, I had never experienced that many people activated locally in the name of change until the George Floyd…
by Raul Gomez | All About Food | October 7th, 2020
…By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.comFargo, ND – Cass County is now at a moderate risk level for the coronavirus according to the North Dakota Department of Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) further indicate that Cass County is responsible for almost a quarter (24.4% on October 1st) of coronavirus…
by Raul Gomez | Cinema | October 7th, 2020
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comVeteran cinematographer and documentarian Kirsten Johnson follows one directorial masterwork—2016’s “Cameraperson”—with another. Stylistically distinct from “Cameraperson,” “Dick Johnson Is Dead” captures the filmmaker’s relationship with her father, a longtime Seattle-based psychiatrist whose declining health necessitates retirement and a move across the country to Kirsten’s…
by Raul Gomez | Cinema | October 7th, 2020
…By Kris Gruberperriex1@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader spoke to Ryan Hardy, President of the Red River Organ Society, about the 47th annual fundraiser for the Mighty Wurlitzer. This year will be the first fully virtual event, with some special additions to the performances.HIGH PLAINS READER: Can you share some of the discussion…
by Raul Gomez | Culture | October 7th, 2020
…by John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comThe lives of countless people and the fortunes of numerous industries have been turned upside-down over the course of 2020 due to the full-blown global pandemic that is COVID-19. One of the areas that have been drastically affected is the performing arts. Concerts and live performances dragged almost…
by Raul Gomez | Music | October 7th, 2020
…By Michael Str!kemichaelstrike.solo@gmail.comTwo-hundred days.In two-hundred days I’ve played one show.At the beginning of this year if someone had told me I was going to play just one show over the span of almost seven months I would’ve laughed them out of the room, and then put on a show in…