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Hoping to boost his tribe’s economy beyond gambling some 15 years ago, former Tribal Council member Earl Pendleton went searching for a project that could bring jobs and investment to benefit the entire Lower Sioux Indian Community.
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Episode 77 features music from Ruth Buckman Malm of Belfield, ND, French singer-songwriter Marianne Dissard, Irish and British songwriter Bird, and musician Riley Downing. Plus, John C. Reilly reads Willie Nelson’s foreword to North Dakota attorney Sarah Vogel’s book, “The Farmer’s Lawyer.” Also, Tom Brosseau shares a 2022 interview between him and former North Dakota lieutenant governor, Lloyd Omdahl. Omdahl passed away in 2024.
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North Dakota weighs limits on school technology as experts examine teen AI safeguards, addictive design and the science behind seemingly magical experiments.
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On this date in 2009, a rather unusual event occurred in North Dakota when residents in the Minot area felt the earth tremble. The earthquake measured 4.2. An earthquake of this magnitude is considered light to moderate and often goes virtually unnoticed.
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The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's next governor as Trump's actions have driven people off health insurance.
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Hoping to boost his tribe’s economy beyond gambling some 15 years ago, former Tribal Council member Earl Pendleton went searching for a project that could bring jobs and investment to benefit the entire Lower Sioux Indian Community.
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