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by Rob Port | Say Anything | March 18th, 2015
…At times the business of governing can seem like a zany affair. The theatrics can be wacky and the cast of characters more like caricatures than level-headed political leaders.The posturing and gamesmanship can often leave observers with the feeling that what’s taking place in the halls of power isn’t really…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | March 18th, 2015
…Witches In Tanzania, The Yazidi Blues, And Living Lives Of Quiet DesperationIt has come to pass that when a minority religious group rules a majority religious group disaster will occur. Look at conditions in Syria. About 200,000 Syrians have been killed in the two years of that civil war and…
by Diane Miller | Music | March 18th, 2015
…Folk singer will release “Trouble” on March 28 at EcceBeloved local folk singer Amanda Standalone is on a mission to become a full-time musician. As a community we have an amazing opportunity to help her make that happen.The songwriter has launched an IndieGoGo campaign to help fund her latest solo…
by HPR Contributor | Writer's Block | March 18th, 2015
…The 46th Annual UND Writers Conference, “The Other Half,” will take place March 25-27, 2015 at the Memorial Union on UND’s campus in Grand Forks. The conference will feature only women authors and artists for the first time since 1973, when Gwendolyn Brooks and Mary McCarthy, among others, shared the…
by HPR Contributor | Writer's Block | March 18th, 2015
…Q&A with Bonnie Jo CampbellBy Sara DupreeBonnie Jo Campbell is one of the featured writers at the 2015 University of North Dakota Writers Conference. She is the author of the national bestselling novel “Once Upon a River” and the short fiction collection “American Salvage,” a finalist for the National Book…
by Jack Dura | Music | March 18th, 2015
…FM Symphony’s ‘Passion & Beauty’ channels Tchaikovsky, among othersIn the wake of BeethovenFest, the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony returns to its Masterworks Series this weekend, bound for Russia in this “Embrace the World” offering.This season’s worldly theme has seen stops in South America and Asia for tastes of each region’s musical flavors.…
by Diane Miller | Cinema | March 18th, 2015
…From Fargo South High to Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network’s Toby Jones sat down with the High Plains Reader over coffee amid his Fargo Film Festival visit.Jones, a Fargo native and graduate of Fargo South High, is an Emmy-nominated writer and storyboard artist for “Regular Show.” The show reaches an estimated 2…
by John Strand | Editorial | March 18th, 2015
…Adding sexual orientation to our enumerated list of protected classes should be a no-brainerNorth Dakota, albeit late in the game, now faces an opportunity in the Legislature to turn history around and to finally afford simple and equal protections under the law to our state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | March 18th, 2015
…Craig Zobel’s ‘Z for Zachariah’By Greg CarlsonCraig Zobel’s film adaptation of “Z for Zachariah” is so loosely based on the book of the same name that fans of the novel will puzzle over many of the radical changes from page to screen. Written by Robert Leslie Conly under his pen…
by Chris Hennen | News | March 18th, 2015
…North Dakota’s GOP senator is one of 47 facing criticismSen. John Hoeven (R-ND) has come under criticism for being one of 47 Republican senators to sign a letter sent to the leaders of Iran stating that any nuclear deal with President Obama is not approved by Congress and is subject…