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As most North Dakotan’s know, the Red River and its tributaries flow into Hudson Bay while the Missouri River and its tributaries flow into the Gulf of Mexico. It might surprise you but there are several major drainage basins in the state. The maps I have seen vary somewhat, but often place the Missouri Coteau within the Missouri River drainage and the Prairie Coteau and Turtle Mountain in the Hudson Bay drainage even though they are largely pothole country with closed drainage.

Today we’re launching a series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota. North Dakota United Public Affairs Director Tom Gerhardt interviews Kari Nehls, a former Bismarck teacher with 15 years of experience, on her emotional decision to leave the profession she loves.

Thursday, March 3, 2022 - Yesterday there was a rally in support of Ukraine. Director of Radio Bill Thomas shares clips from organizers and participants. ~~~ Biologist Chuck Lura has a Natural North Dakota essay, Nesting Great Horned Owls. ~~~ For this week’s Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom visits with Diane Schmidt, longtime gardener and farmer’s market producer, and one of Sue’s mentors.

In the third installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota, we hear from Nick Archuleta, president of North Dakota United, the state’s largest association of public educators and employees.

North Dakota United Public Affairs Director Tom Gerhardt interviews Kari Nehls, a former Bismarck teacher with 15 years of experience, on her emotional decision to leave the profession she loves.

Thursday, March 10, 2022 - Next week is the Fargo Film Festival. We get a preview from Sean Volk, the Fargo Theatre Development and Engagement Manager. He visits with Prairie Pulse Host John Harris. ~~~ Tom Brosseau takes us to the Drayton Curling Club in an excerpt from the Great American Folk Show. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk Essay, The Obnoxious Character of the English Sparrow. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here with tips for getting a head start on gardening.

It's never too soon to starting thinking about spring.

The Links of North Dakota is a golf course on Red Mike Hill. It is a gorgeous area, but this idyllic landscape was once rife with controversy. It began with Stan Weeks. Weeks wanted to build a golf course and asked Stephen Kay, a course designer, to help. Once they found Red Mike Hill, Kay said, “...I could work until I was 95 and never get a better site.” Weeks needed help buying it so he recruited Mike Ames, a water irrigation expert. They tried to raise $1 million but only raised $300,000. They went forward anyway, saving money by building a very natural course.

One of America’s favorite inventors helped set a standard for home entertainment and the entire future of musical appreciation. As the Smithsonian Magazine observed, Thomas Edison’s 1877 invention of the phonograph changed music forever.

Monday, March 14, 2022 – Would you believe that female US Supreme Court Justices are interrupted four times more often than male ones? We visit with Mary Ann Sieghart the author of The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It. ~~~ Brandi Malarkey visits with Kristie Wolff, executive director of the North Dakota Women’s Network about Ready to Run, an initiative to support women who want to run for office or learn more about the political system. ~~~ Tom Isern has a Plains Folk essay, Cracker Crumbs for The Sparrow.