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NEW PLATEAUSGive and Take
In this season of giving, here are two counter-intuitive truths about how Internet music piracy and product knock-offs benefit the original creators. #1: In November, TechNewsDaily published a story ...
12/27/12 at 10:48 AM Election Reflection: Why We Voted the Way We Did 11/13/12 at 10:42 AM
Selective Recognition and the Greek Financial Crisis 8/10/12 at 11:02 AM
NIE ROCKSThe Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff? It is a term first used by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to describe the impact on the economy of about $502 billion in expiring tax cuts and spending reductions, bot...
12/5/12 at 3:11 PM
THE BRIDGEHUNTER'S CHRONICLES Ambridge-Woodlawn Bridge to be rehabbed. A step in the right direction for preserving Pennsylvania's (remaining) historic bridges?
There is an old saying that was mentioned many years ago by British author Kazuo Ishiguro which stated that in order to be successful, one has to work within his own boundaries and with the resources ...
3/16/12 at 7:31 PM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINADipping My Toes
They say the four stages of living abroad are as follows: Honeymoonits aaaall good! Hostilitythis place stinks with all its corruption and pollution and no English TV! Humorsettling in allows you to l...
2/25/12 at 9:19 AM
THE NEW FORTYNow that is a blue light special!
I am old enough to remember the days of K-mart blue light specials. Those were the specials that they announced over the store speaker while you were shopping that lasted for a short period of time (m...
12/22/11 at 8:05 AM
UND NEWSNDUS Report: UND’s Economic Impact Keeps Growing beyond $1 Billion Mark
The economic impact of the University of North Dakota on its local economywas pegged at about $1.13 billion in fiscal year 2009, up from $1.09 billion in FY2008, according to the most recent study com...
12/30/10 at 4:44 PM
MISS SIMPLICITY27 Days Until Christmas.....Shop Local
Yesterday was "Small Business Saturday"; I like the sound of that better than Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Did you hear the buzz yesterday about this? I love the conceptof shopping local at your mom ...
11/28/10 at 11:40 AM Less is More 11/3/10 at 7:12 PM
MOMSTARA Woman's Guide to Family Finances: Finding Real Money in an Unreal Economy
Ellie Kay, a military wife and mother of seven, knows how to stretch a dollar. In this chatty book for women, she highlights seven essentials to any family's financial plan: an emergency fund, life i...
9/16/10 at 9:44 AM
IT'S GOOD TO BE IN NDNorth Dakota on Fark today
The great news aggregator Fark.com linked to this Newsweek article today, which informs the rest of the country that we’re doing just fine up here, thank you very much. Here’s the Fark hea...
7/5/10 at 11:38 AM Newsweek notices N.D.'s state bank 4/27/10 at 12:11 PM
STAFF BLOGAGWEEKMinnesota farm incomes plummet, but a recovery is slowly emerging
Minnesota farmers saw it coming long before the data were tallied: their incomes plummeted last year. Hard times finally caught up with the second largest sector of Minnesota's economy — the sec...
5/11/10 at 6:57 AM Minnesota farm incomes plummet, but a recovery is slowly emerging 5/3/10 at 3:18 AM
HEALTH BEATSurvey: Recession taking a toll on patients
The recession is taking a toll on patients and their ability to pay for health care, a new national survey of family doctors has found. The survey's findings were released this week by the American Ac...
5/21/09 at 6:28 AM
NASCAR DADGerman Prostitutes
Prostitution is legal in Germany, Turkey, Austria, Greece, and Switzerland etc. 400,000 prostitutes in Germany. Annual revenue is 14 billion euros (18 billion US). Revenue has dropped 30 to 50%....
4/23/09 at 4:29 PM
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