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Erik Deatherage speaks with Listening to America host Clay Jenkinson about Theodore Roosevelt's conservation legacy and the challenges of interpreting American history in a changing cultural and political landscape.
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The director of North Dakota’s Department of Water Resources said his department is working on a more forward-looking budget for water projects, that could include bonding for certain large projects. -
Erik Deatherage visits Roberts Alley in downtown Fargo, where Folkways' Amanda Frost and Upper Hand Signs artists Meg Felix, Jared Froeber, and Cory Gillerstein are creating a large-scale patriotic mural honoring veterans and bringing new public art to the city's urban core for America's 250th anniversary.
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A single cottonwood tree can produce a staggering number of small seeds each year. Estimates range from around 25-48 million. But of course, the chances of a seed becoming established and living to maturity are extremely slim.
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Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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Erik Deatherage speaks with Listening to America host Clay Jenkinson about the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Roosevelt's legacy, and the challenges of interpreting American history in a changing cultural and political landscape.
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If you were standing on the riverbank in Fargo in the summer of 1882, you could watch thousands of pine logs from Minnesota forests floating north on the Red River toward sawmills in Winnipeg.
Each Friday on A Closer Look with the Monitor, Prairie Public's Craig Blumenshine speaks with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.
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Judy Blume wrote her last book more than a decade ago. At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, NPR's Scott Simon talked to Blume about her long career and why she doesn't miss writing.
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A dozen miles away from the World Cup games in New York/ New Jersey Stadium, Palestinian-American kids turn to soccer as an escape from the realities of war. -
Federal officers shot Ricardo Parias eight months ago during an ICE operation to detain him. His lawyer says he is still in pain, highlighting gaps in oversight and care in DHS facilities.
