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Author Claire Eide ... Report from Norway with Dave Thompson

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Published June 8, 2012 at 4:15 PM CDT

Friday, June 8– Author Claire Eide discusses his book, “Different Tales from Distant Trails,” a collection of short stories, poems and articles. ~~~ We check in with Dave Thompson, who’s in Norway, covering the delegation from North Dakota there to see how Norwegians have dealt with their burgeoning oil industry. ~~~ Tony Tilton has this week’s movie review, "Snow White and the Huntsman."

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