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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Fargo

Arts & Culture

Fargo tries to set jam-session record

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 8, 2018, 10:10 AM Jun 8, 2018
3

At last check, they’re still jamming in Fargo where they’re trying to break the record for the world’s longest jam session. Read more →

People doing good

Girl sells lemonade and freeze pops for man’s funeral

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 26, 2016, 6:53 AM Jul 26, 2016
0

If you’ve got a few hours to kill today, why don’t you drive to Fargo and buy a freeze pop and a glass of lemonade? Read more →

Health

Fargo area parents can’t free kids from heroin’s grip

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 4, 2016, 8:56 AM Apr 4, 2016
9

John and Darcy Nelson are at a loss to explain the heroin epidemic that’s consuming Fargo, N.D., the Fargo Forum reports. Read more →

Sports

Pool-playing seniors get the heave-ho in Fargo

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 19, 2016, 8:05 AM Feb 19, 2016
9

There’s trouble in Fargo. I said trouble. Trouble with a capital ‘T’. And that rhymes with ‘P’ and that stands for ‘pool’. Read more →

Education

A voice for students on school board? ‘No,’ Fargo says

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 25, 2016, 8:15 AM Jan 25, 2016
8

A lot of school boards across the country have student representatives to provide the perspective of the students. Fargo’s is dead set against the idea, the Fargo Forum reports today.
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Sports

Fargo football team demands prayer at playoff game

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2015, 11:56 AM Nov 6, 2015
20

Shanley High School, a Catholic school in Fargo, has advanced to the North Dakota high school playoffs, and that’s a problem for some people because the team wants to hold a prayer. Read more →

Two-word obit eased the pain of loss

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2015, 6:43 AM Jul 8, 2015
1

We suppose there are worse ways to mourn than with a generous dose of laughter.
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Arts & Culture

Fargo man pens two-word obituary

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 1, 2015, 7:14 AM Jul 1, 2015
8

Douglas Legler’s obituary in today’s Fargo Forum is shorter than his name, the paper notes.
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Sports

In Fargo, cops make a splash on the court

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 27, 2015, 1:17 PM May 27, 2015
4

In Fargo, a series of police shootings all seemed to ‘rim out’. Read more →

Crime and Justice · Politics

Unwelcome second-hand store owner wants shelter out

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2015, 9:32 AM May 13, 2015
1

A Fargo second-hand store owner isn’t happy about those people next door. Read more →

Zoo levels criticism in wake of otter-iPhone battle

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 11, 2015, 8:22 AM May 11, 2015
2

There’s some pushback against the video of an otter in Fargo destroying an iPhone encased in an OtterBox protective case.
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Politics

Fargo lawmaker outed after gay discrimination vote

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2015, 8:00 AM Apr 28, 2015
34

In retaliation for a vote against including gays in anti-discrimination legislation, a Fargo politician has been outed by a man who says he recognized Rep. Randy Boehning from a gay dating smartphone app, the Fargo Forum reports today. Read more →

Politics

In Fargo, a brewing battle over beavers

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 22, 2015, 9:49 AM Apr 22, 2015
19

‘We’re a civilized community living in 2015,’ Megan Bartholomay, a 38-year-old Fargo resident, says. But she says a plan to prevent beavers from cutting down trees in the city is ‘barbaric.’
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Education

Fargo school leaders: We didn’t ban ‘pro-life clubs’

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 16, 2015, 4:42 PM Apr 16, 2015
1

The Fargo school administrators Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge to their refusal to allow ‘pro-life clubs’ at two high schools. Read more →

Arts & Culture · Politics

In Fargo, radio the way it was meant to be

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2015, 8:00 AM Apr 15, 2015
2

People don’t appreciate the value of local radio until it’s gone. And once gone, it never comes back. Read more →

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