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​The best of South by Southwest

by HPR Staff | Culture | March 29th, 2017

…Sabrina Hornung and Raul Gomez sabrina@hpr1.com, raul@hpr1.comGames and bars, buses and celebrities A few weeks ago, the High Plains Reader left the Midwest to explore South by Southwest. We navigated the music-filled streets and delved into the realms of interactive, music, and red carpet film events. We even met some friends…

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​Hot dog math: enough to give you the ‘urge contrary to swallowing’

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | July 15th, 2025

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com On July fourth, Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest took place at Coney Island. The winners, Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo, reigned victorious. Chestnut earned his 17th title by consuming 70.5 hotdogs and buns, his previous record being 76 set in 2021. Sudo earned her 11th title…

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​How do we keep up the momentum?

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | June 17th, 2025

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com Over two thousand rallies took place nationwide June 14 as part of the “No Kings” protest. Ten of those protests were held in North Dakota, with thousands in attendance. We’re fired up, met more like-minded people, bounced some facts, figures and shared concerns off of each other. We’re…

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Shane Balkowitsch documents living history: an ambrotype session with Leonard Peltier

by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | April 2nd, 2025

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comPhoto by Chad Nodland, “Artistic Freedom"On January 19, 2025, the last full day of Joe Biden’s presidency, he commuted Leonard Peltier’s two consecutive life sentences to home confinement at his residence in Belcourt, North Dakota. On February 18, 2025, Peltier was released after 49 years in prison. Peltier is…

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​Empathy through story sharing: TQH bringing queer history to Red Raven

by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | March 15th, 2025

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comTelling Queer History is an LGBTQIA+ organization that utilizes oral storytelling and community building to educate, honor and collect oral histories. To honor its final year in operation, the organization is on a five stop Minnesota tour featuring new work and retrospective work. We had a moment to chat…

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Long live cowgirls: HPR chats with Stellar Trick Riding Cowgirls

by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | March 15th, 2025

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com Rodeo is a family tradition for sisters Kate and Tera Flitton. The duo performs under the moniker Stellar Trick Riding Cowgirls. The Utah natives will be performing along with bareback riders, steer wrestlers, barrel racers and more at the Fargo PRCA Rodeo at the Fargodome on March 28-29. Kate,…

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​Unplug, refocus and take care: small revolutionary acts

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | February 21st, 2025

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com 2025 marks us halfway through the roaring 2020s. Boy, am I glad I didn’t bob my hair for this go-around. It feels like we’re off to the wrong roar, opening Pandora’s box of what-the-Fox news. Thanks to the interweb, we’ve become accustomed to the world at our fingertips…

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​The MoonCats have landed:

by Sabrina Hornung | Music | February 18th, 2025

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThe MoonCats describe themselves as “Americonscious Campfire Folk.” They have a clear acoustic folk sound with a sense of whimsy — think Roger Miller meets John Prine meets Old Crow Medicine show —with more toe tapping, sing-along, North Dakota charm than you can shake a stick at. They’re a…

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​The onion calendar: A folk forecasting tradition

by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | December 26th, 2024

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com The onion calendar is an old German folk tradition used to predict levels of moisture each month throughout the coming year using salt, a knife, an onion and a little bit of patience. Donna and Delbert Eszlinger of Ashley, North Dakota, honor this tradition each New Year’s Eve.…

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​‘No one wants to work anymore.’ Why?

by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | December 19th, 2024

…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com I’m really sick of the “Nobody wants to work anymore” narrative. Like, really sick. I can’t hide the eye rolls and I don’t even try to hide them anymore. In fact, I feel like they’ll get stuck in the back of my head if I stifle them. Instead,…

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