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by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | September 14th, 2022
…Sabrina HornungIn May 2022, the Rauter family of Wisconsin visited the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection. Paul Rauter of Osseo, Wis., donated the family history, “Our Life and Struggles of Our Past: The Life Story of David and Ottilie Henke Rauter,” published in 2002. These memories of Ottilie were translated…
by Sabrina Hornung | News | July 20th, 2022
…sabrina@hpr1.com The recent overturn of Roe v. Wade allowed North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley to sign North Dakota’s trigger law, making abortion illegal starting July 28, 2022. Organizations providing abortion access, such as the North Dakota Women in Need Abortion Access Fund and the Red River Women’s Clinic,have had…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | June 17th, 2022
…Sabrina HornungWhen you passed through the intersection of Broadway and 2nd Ave North Friday evenings recently, you may have noticed a growing presence of colors, community engagement, and PRIDE. Yes; THAT Pride. While Fargo, North Dakota ‘officially’ celebrates pride for one week in August; a growing movement has pushed to…
by Sabrina Hornung | News | May 18th, 2022
…Sabrina HornungFor months, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has been asking the heavy question “Should the 1973 ruling of Roe v. Wade be overturned?” On May 2nd, Politico leaked a February 2022 draft of the Supreme Court ruling, revealing that they could vote to overturn Roe v.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | January 20th, 2022
…Sabrina HornungWhen Will The Do-Nothing Congress Fund Parks for The Ninety-Nine Percent?The Raymonds are state and national park people. Our farm was four miles from Lindbergh State Park along the Mississippi River at Little Falls. We spent many a wonderful weekend and holiday under the huge pines and fishing for…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | November 20th, 2021
…Sabrina Hornung our editor, Raul Gomez publisher and ad director. Tom Bixby content proofing. And new again to us after a 15 year hiatus, Alicia Underlee Nelson is our sales person. We are blessed.At this point, finding HPR means going to a Hornbacher’s, Bottle Barn, Cash Wise, Happy Harry’s or…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | January 23rd, 2021
…Sabrina Hornung’s editorial focus is different now with a one-month reading cycle. Our content is more thematic and featurish and there is no calendar of events anymore.No doubt, the impact of COVID-19 on our HPR community is severe. The High Plains Reader has been immersed in food, culture, art and…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | March 18th, 2020
…by Waylon Hedegaardretiringwithcats@gmail.comThere is nothing quite like a major crisis to put ideologies and government into stark relief. Enter the Trump administration and our current pandemic. I doubt there has been a time with more bumbling incompetence than what we are currently witnessing. Is this a comedy? A tragedy? Is…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | March 4th, 2020
…Last week Inforum reported on a vinyl beer sign outside of the VFW in Wadena, Minnesota that reads, “IF YOU CAN’T STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM YOU DON’T NEED TO SIT AT THIS BAR.” We’re fully aware of what bar manager Cody Boyer was getting at, but if taken out…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | February 12th, 2020
…Thanks to Disney Plus and bouts of insomnia, I’ve been revisiting old Disney movies from my childhood to see if they withstood the test of time.The older I get the more I realize, too, that talking and making friends with gentle forest creatures is more realistic than a handsome prince…