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Port: Your civic duty is to vote, and then accept the results

MINOT — The kindergarten I attended in Wasilla, Alaska, was attached to city hall. There were big double-doors separating the school from the city offices. We kids were forbidden from going near them, except I had a special dispensation. At the end of the school day, I was allowed to go through and...

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Bismarck residents voting in school bond referendum

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Bismarck school leaders trying again on school bond referendum vote

As the sun began to rise over Bismarck, the streets buzzed with activity as residents prepared to cast their votes. Among them was Jennifer Larson, a mother of three, who stood in line clutching her children’s hands tightly. "This is our future we’re voting for," she declared, her voice a blend of...

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Elvis Entzel is running for Dunn County Commissioner

DUNN COUNTY, N.D. — Elvis Entzel is running for Dunn County Commissioner. He is running against three other candidates: Commissioner Tracey Dolezal, Commissioner Craig Pelton, Lori Tabor and Joann Marsh Brew. What do you hope to achieve as a Dunn County Commissioner? My goal is to preserve Dunn...

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How did this town become 'Halloween Capital of the World?'

ANOKA, Minn. — According to legend, it was all the pranks that started it — including a fateful tipped outhouse. In 1919, rambunctious youths reportedly left a trail of pranks and shenanigans across the town of Anoka, Minnesota, stranding wagons atop homes, releasing cattle to wander and flipping...

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