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Legislative notebook: Senate backs gasoline tax hike
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Minnesota senators voted Friday to raise the state gasoline tax 5 cents in the next few years. After the Senate Transportation Committee in recent weeks removed a gas ...
Posted on 5/11/13 at 11:15 AM
Trendy, new music venue opens Downtown
Today's blog is written by Michaela Schell, a local writer and business professional. A new music venue has come to Downtown Grand Forks! You probably haven't seen any big outdoor sign marking its...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 10:28 AM
UND’s Al Palmer attends major UAS conference in Turkey
University getting worlds attention about training prowess, opportunities Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Al Plamer, Mr. UAS at the University of North Dakota, is spreading the word around the world about unman...
Posted on 4/10/13 at 4:18 PM
Continual (Solar-Powered) Economic Growth
Last Saturday I attended an event at the University of Minnesota showcasing professors and their research. Each gave a presentation and took questions from the audience. One spoke about depression eco...
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:25 AM
Health with a Healing Touch: Top 10 Most Read Articles for 2012
Welcome to the New Year! 2012 was a big year for us at Healing Touch Chiropractic in so many ways, one of them being this blog site. We launched Health with a Healing Touch on Area Voices a year ago. ...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:54 AM
Pyongyang glitters, but rest of North Korea still dark 
The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon.
By Jean H. Lee , April 28, 2013
Syria, Iran say Assad to remain in power till 2014 
Iran and Syria condemned a U.S. plan to assist rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad on Saturday and signaled the Syrian leader intends to stay in power at least until 2014 presidential elections.
By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam , March 02, 2013
Power outage in northwest Grand Forks fixed 
The always-busy McDonald’s restaurant on Gateway Drive and Interstate 29 had an unusual menu scotch-taped to its door this afternoon: “power out” with an apology, as customers drove up, then drove on.
After about three hours, all 2,183 customers who lost power had it restored by 3:45 p.m. today, Xcel Energy spokesman Mark Nisbet said.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 19, 2013
Nebraska utility says pipeline power won't be done in 2014 
A Nebraska utility says the new route for a proposed oil pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil through the state will delay work on electric transmission lines for the pipeline.
By Associated Press , February 17, 2013
Minn. Power to stop burning coal at 3 generators 
Minnesota Power says it will stop burning coal at three of its older generators.
January 30, 2013
More than 1,300 without power in West Fargo 
A Cass County Electric Cooperative crew is working to restore an outage in West Fargo Saturday morning.
By Forum Staff Report , January 26, 2013
Utility starts work on Williston power plant 
Basin Electric Power Cooperative has started work on a natural gas-fueled plant that will help meet the oil industry's electric power demands.
By Associated Press , June 18, 2012
Powerful storms rumble through much of Minnesota 
Powerful thunderstorms rumbled through Minnesota on Sunday and Sunday night, pounding communities in the west and south of the state with strong wind and hail, damaging homes and cutting power in some areas.
By Associated Press , June 18, 2012
Regulators approve 250-mile power line from Center, N.D., to Grand Forks 
By Associated Press , April 25, 2012
Parts of East Grand Forks lose power from substation over lunch hour 
A part of downtown and northern East Grand Forks lost power for more than an hour over lunch time Thursday. It happened at 11:35 a.m. “We had an explosion in one of our four substations, the Park sub, which is just south of Gateway Drive and behind the American Legion,” said Scott Gravseth, superintendent of the city’s water and light department.
By Stephen J. Lee , March 15, 2012
Grand Forks-based co-op to provide renewable energy credits to offset electricity used during Super Bowl 
By Associated Press , January 28, 2012
Proposed N.D. power line would carry wind energy to Minnesota 
A proposed power line in western North Dakota will help export some of the region's wind energy to Minnesota. Allete Inc. wants to construct the line along the border between Oliver and Morton counties. It will stretch for about 11 miles and cost $10 million to build.
By Associated Press , January 18, 2012
N.D. regulators schedule hearings for proposed 260-mile power line stretching from west-central N.D. to Grand Forks 
North Dakota regulators are holding a new round of hearings on a proposed 260-mile electric power transmission line. Minnkota Power Cooperative of Grand Forks wants to build the line. It will carry power from Minnkota's Milton Young power plant.
By Associated Press , January 18, 2012
Transformer blows south of GF 
An electrical power line transformer blew about 9:30 p.m., Sunday just south of Grand Forks, apparently putting at least one county resident out of power for a time.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 06, 2011
UPDATE: Power back on for most in Arizona, California and Mexico 
By Julie Watson , September 09, 2011
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