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COMPASS POINTSN.D. paddlefish harvest season closes Friday
As expected, this years harvest season for paddlefish in western North Dakota is going to be a short one. The Game and Fish Department announced this afternoon that the snagging season will close t...
5/9/12 at 4:54 PM N.D. spawning update 4/11/12 at 9:57 AM
Trout to be stocked today at Turtle River State Park 4/10/12 at 3:04 PM
THE NEW FORTYHave you hugged your fire extinguisher lately?
There was a fire today in West Fargo. The house on fire was one that sits on Sheyenne Court (the street whose backyards abut to the backyards on my street). Mike caught sight of it at about 5:40 PM an...
5/6/12 at 7:50 PM A first person account of animal cruelty... 1/20/12 at 9:11 AM
Click it or be a projectile... 11/21/11 at 4:06 PM
STAFF BLOGCAPITOL CHATRebate scam resurfaces
The Minnesota Commerce Department warns that an old rebate scam among door-to-door contractors is back. The department has received reports that insulation contractors saying they are affiliated with...
4/12/12 at 6:02 PM Foreign sales help available through state 12/10/11 at 10:48 AM
Minnesota limits walnut wood imports 8/11/11 at 5:19 PM
STAFF BLOGTHE INSIDE SCOOPTurkey hunters to take to woods with great expectations
First season turkey hunters will be taking to the woods with great expectations on April 18, but probably with fewer birds to find. What the flock lacks in numbers will be made up for by activity: Th...
4/11/12 at 5:19 PM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUEWhat Does It Take to Be an Expert?
I have no letters after my name. Okay, officially I have a B.A., which in today's climate stands less for Bachelor of Arts as it does for Buy Additional -- credits, tuition, college time -- leading t...
4/5/12 at 1:19 PM
STAFF BLOG2WHEELERMeeting of interest to cyclists
Heres a press we just received from the state Transportation Department that may be of interest to some of you. As people interested in an alternate form of transportation, cyclists need to take advan...
2/23/12 at 6:15 PM
ON MY MINDFirst day back to work at MnDOT
After 20 days of the Minnesota government shutdown, I was contacted by my supervisor yesterday afternoon (July 20) to go back to work today. The shutdown was over. The waiting was over. The anxiety w...
7/22/11 at 12:02 AM A true leader shines in times of crisis 7/18/11 at 1:55 AM
Eyeballs Out - book interview 4/12/11 at 9:48 PM
NEW PLATEAUSBamboo U: Part 2
Well, with a full belly of Chinese eats, it was time to let it settle into the relaxing, calming environs of a lecture hall. Good for digestion I hearand sleep deprivation. But you won't be nodding o...
6/12/11 at 8:32 AM
HEALTH OUT LOUDU TXT N DRV. U C LYTS. U GT TKT.
Does the title of my blog post have you confused? To some people it mayread as aforeign language. But for most teens and even some adults youtranslated mymessage just fine. You text and drive. You s...
4/20/11 at 4:40 PM
STAFF BLOGHEALTHBEATMeasuring medical care
How do your medical clinic and hospital stack up with the quality of care they provide? A new statewide report, issued Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Health, lays out the details on perform...
11/19/10 at 7:23 PM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOKNow you can find DNR conservation officers online
Locating a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer is now just a click away thanks to the DNR's new online Enforcement Conservation Officer Locator. Go to this link. Click on...
10/18/10 at 11:01 AM
FARSIDE.AREAVOICES.COM/Minnesota Happenings!
The Loon nest that I have been watching since April will not be producing any chicks this year. Today is day 40 or 38, depending on which egg is left on the nest, egg one or egg two. Normal hatch tim...
6/14/10 at 4:39 AM
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