The City of Bismarck has been in the headlines this week— thanks in no small part to local wet plate artist Shane Balkowitsch. On Wednesday, I wrote about his proposal being pulled to put a mural of 17-year-old climate activist [read more…]
Yesterday, I wrote about a proposal being pulled to put a mural in downtown Bismarck of 17-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. Local wet plate artist Shane Balkowitsch had submitted the idea to the Renaissance Zone Authority. The mural would have [read more…]
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is getting her own documentary with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). I’m guessing you probably didn’t know that. Or, at the very least, perhaps you don’t even care. Most North Dakotan’s likely don’t. But what [read more…]
In January of 2018, Governor Doug Burgum was in attendance at the State Capitol with directors of the state Department of Transportation, the Highway Patrol, and the Health Department to unveil a new traffic safety initiative known as “Vision Zero“. [read more…]
It appears Emmons County, North Dakota made history today. According to information passed along to The Minuteman, the Emmons County Commission voted 5 – 0 to become the first county in the state to be a Second Amendment sanctuary. You [read more…]
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