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​Our opinion: Surfing the lonesome crowded internet

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | February 13th, 2019

…It will be Valentine’s Day by the time this issue hits the stands, but who knows you might even be picking it up after you’ve finished eating the last of the chocolates you bought for yourself for Valentine’s Day.We’re not judging. In fact, you’re not alone. That’s exactly what I…

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​Cocktail Showdown: Week 2

by Chris Larson | Cocktail Showdown | February 6th, 2019

…Sabrina to join me, I was informed that the word “heilung” is not only a word with old Germanic roots that roughly translates to “healing,” but it is also the name of a pretty wild performance art/musical group from Denmark that is known for blending traditional tribal drumming, throat singing,…

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​Harold’s causing a stir

by Sabrina Hornung | Beer Snob | February 6th, 2019

…The 1,290 square-foot garage that was once Main Avenue Auto has generated a lot of buzz for good reason. Harold’s on Main is Moorhead’s newest watering hole and the attention is all in the details. With its dark wood paneling, green vinyl booths, decadent wallpaper and red-votive-candle-lined horseshoe-shaped bar. It’s…

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​Musings from the Polar Vortex

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | January 30th, 2019

…As midwesterners, I like to think we’re the masters of small talk and with our ever changing weather patterns there’s plenty to talk about. Winter blues are running rampant this time of year but morale is relatively high here at the HPR office. While record-breaking cold temperatures sweep through the…

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Empty Pews and Collection Plates

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | December 5th, 2018

…What Is The Fastest Growing Religion?Recent surveys by the Pew Research Center and the Hartford Institute for Religious Research indicate that one in four Americans do not belong to any religion. In fact, the largest “religious” group in the United States now is made up of ex-Catholics. At last count,…

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Our opinion: ‘Tis the season of the holiday rush

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | November 14th, 2018

…It’s that time of the year when we’ve finally finished up our Halloween candy and started to deck the halls… but who’s rushing the season when it’s the season of the holiday rush? Here at HPR we’ve had shopping and holiday menus on the brain for the past couple weeks…

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Our opinion: Finding our identity on the prairie

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | November 7th, 2018

…On Monday Dan Larson, a film student from Montana State University in Bozeman, swung by the office for an interview. This time I was on the other side of the questioning. Larson is currently working on a documentary about the geographical center of North America and the communities that have…

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Wisdom from a forgotten flagpole

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | September 12th, 2018

…Sabrina HornungI had a little bit of gravel-road therapy this weekend, found myself cruising rural Burleigh County and made a pit stop at Lake Mitchell. I contemplated dipping my toes in the water but like a good central Dakotan I just walked along the lake’s edge and around the nearby…

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​Listen up son you might learn something

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | August 29th, 2018

…There was one quote that really resonated within me in this week’s issue of High Plains Reader and it was part of C.S. Hagen’s “Voting Methods” story. Jed Limke, the man behind the Approval Voting Army said,“...in recent years a certain apathy has seemed to hover over local elections with…

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​More than sparkly hats and little cars

by Sabrina Hornung | News | August 22nd, 2018

…Sabrina HornungThe Midwest Shrine Association held their annual conference in Deadwood South Dakota last weekend. A total of 14 Shrine chapters were represented hailing from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. El Zagal and Kem shrines were in attendance proudly representing their North Dakota chapters. Attendance…

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