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I ponder the different conditions seen over generations.

David Straley

FAMILY REUNION

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Do you ever have those moments?

Bismarck State College (BSC) lineworker students provide demonstrations at a May 6 event celebrating a 50-year partnership between BSC and the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives.

“I loved the job, loved who I worked with and being outside,” Kraft says.

Gov. Doug Burgum signs House Bill 1412 into law. The legislation provides lignite power plant and conversion facility operators five years of immediate tax relief from coal conversion taxes. With the North Dakota lignite industry facing pressures from the federal government and skewed energy market prices, House Bill 1412 will help level the playing field for the lignite industry and make lignite-fueled electricity more competitive on the electric grid. PHOTO BY NDAREC/LIZA KESSEL

While this session marked an incredible accomplishment in transparency and adoption of technology to remove barriers to the legislative process, ma

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The BSC lineworker training program provides a great introduction to this critical trade, but completing the program is just the beginning.

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We spent the day feeding, bedding and dragging newborn calves into a barn that soon became overcrowded.

The countryside surrounding Tobacco Gardens Resort and Marina on Lake Sakakawea offers the diversity of the Badlands tickled with rolling, grassy hills. PHOTOS COURTESY TOBACCO GARDENS RESORT AND MARINA, WATFORD CITY

With the help of Watford City’s economic development organization, a welcoming and supportive community and family determination, Tobacco Gardens h

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We also partner with North Dakota Tourism to produce the “North Dakota Travel Guide” and the “North Dakota Hunting and Fishing Guide.” These guides

John Devney, 10, is ready to swing for the fences and play baseball again this summer. Courtesy Photo

This summer, I am most looking forward to playing baseball and making more friends.