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Tribal greenhouse project unique

When the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes) broke ground on Monday for Native Green Grow along N.D. Highway 23 near Parshall, it marked the official start for construction of a greenhouse project. Native Green Grown (NG2) is a food sovereignty initiative of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes). It is unique and the only one of its kind in the state of North Dakota and possibly in a wider area than N.D. On the project site, an area comprised of a 38-acre tract, will be self-contained, climate controlled greenhouses plus an ...

Efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine shines through

Why is it that in the 21st century you rarely hear about conditions that were once a threat to society—things like polio and diphtheria, and many other diseases that have impacted our communities? And why have deadly flu outbreaks been reduced to an occasional inconvenience for most? In a word: vaccines. Over the years vaccines have played a critical role in the prevention of countless diseases and saved millions of lives. Vaccines give your body the tools it needs to fight off disease, including the coronavirus, if you were to be exposed. With more and more North Dakotans getting ...

Women entrepreneurs driving America’s recovery from pandemic

Since 1987, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated Women’s History Month to recognize the role women entrepreneurs have in building and strengthening our local and national economies. Women have transformed the face of entrepreneurship across America in both urban and rural communities. This is especially true while our nation confronts the challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic. Women entrepreneurs continue to play a greater role in creating new jobs and economic activity across the country. According to the National Association of Women Business Owners, nearly 12 ...

Online learning is different, but can be successful

GRAND FORKS – It’s been almost a year since we entered the pandemic and schools were forced to quickly move to remote learning options. As two parents with high-school and college-age children who are doing some type of online learning, we have heard the refrains of, “Online education is not as good as face-to-face, students just don’t learn as much,” “their teachers don’t engage with them” and “kids are teaching themselves.” And as parents, we understand. We want to make sure our kids are getting the best education possible. But as higher-education instructors ...

Infrastructure investment should be priority, not talking point

(From the Feb. 23 Washington Times) "In July 2019, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee did something rare. We put aside the partisan theatrics consuming the 116th Congress, crafted a bipartisan highway bill, and unanimously passed it through committee. While this bill, entitled America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA), did not become law, it still offers the 117th Congress a blueprint for how to stimulate the economy through long-term investment and deliver a significant, unifying win for the American people. I am optimistic we can get the job done, but ...

Grateful for COVID efforts, effective emergency process

From early on in this pandemic, it was clear this was going to be more of a marathon than a sprint. Now, thanks to the selfless and tireless efforts of so many North Dakotans across our great state, we are well-positioned to finish strongly even as we continue to watch out for potential hurdles in our path. Since the beginning, we’ve taken a data-driven approach to this pandemic, with the dual goal of saving lives and livelihoods by protecting the most vulnerable, ensuring adequate hospital capacity and keeping our economy open and kids in school. Our active case count is ...