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Truth telling 150 years later

Dan Olson September 7, 2012, 1:05 PM Sep 7, 2012

Wolfchild’s message is the Dakota people didn’t cause the war.

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More women and people of color on Minnesota road projects

Dan Olson August 17, 2012, 8:37 PM Aug 17, 2012

Minnesota Department of Transportation faces were grim a few years ago. My colleague, Mike Edgerly and I sat in an agency conference room with MnDOT bosses and asked about some sobering numbers. Their efforts to recruit and find women and people of color for road and bridge projects were falling short. Not just once, but Read more →

Unmanned aircraft mission advances in Grand Forks

Dan Gunderson August 9, 2012, 1:45 PM Aug 9, 2012

The Air Force launched it’s first Global Hawk unmanned aircraft from the Grand Forks airbase this week.

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Fargo Moorhead construction strongest in five years

Dan Gunderson July 25, 2012, 10:09 AM Jul 25, 2012

Building permit activity in the Fargo Moorhead area this year is the highest it’s been since 2007.

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Congress questions domestic use of drones

Dan Gunderson July 19, 2012, 4:26 PM Jul 19, 2012

Members of Congress are asking questions this week about domestic use of unmanned aircraft systems.

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Fergus Falls residents rally to save historic building

Dan Gunderson July 13, 2012, 2:13 PM Jul 13, 2012

A group trying to save the Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls hope 1,200 people show up on Saturday for an event designed to draw attention to efforts to save the historic building from the wrecking ball.

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Deadlock on taxes will raise what most Minnesotans pay the government

Michael OlsonMichael Olson July 13, 2012, 6:18 AM Jul 13, 2012

With a tax-package set to expire in less than six months, Congress and the White House are in a debate over whichincome groups should continue to get breaks. If the deadlock endures, and a compromise isn’t agreed to, middle-class Minnesotans could see their taxes go up by more than $1,200 next year.

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FAA approves restricted airspace for drones in North Dakota

Dan Gunderson July 6, 2012, 1:09 PM Jul 6, 2012

The Federal Aviation Administration recently approved restricted airspace in North Dakota for unmanned military aircraft testing.

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Work continues on Fargo Moorhead flood diversion

Dan Gunderson June 25, 2012, 12:55 PM Jun 25, 2012

Designers have completed much of the work on the first four-mile section of the 36-mile diversion ditch, which is designed to reduce flood risk for Fargo Moorhead.

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Group weighs regulation of chemicals in Minnesota

Dan Gunderson June 7, 2012, 2:12 PM Jun 7, 2012

A working group of environmentalists, business leaders and state employees spent the past two years trying to come up with recommendations to improve regulation of toxic chemicals.

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