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Forum Communications Co. taking newsgathering to new heights
By Rylee Nelson Forum News Service FARGO, N.D. - Forum Communications Co. has enlisted new aerial perspectives to provide its readers and viewers with over-the-top coverage of the 2013 Red River Va...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:26 PM
Parenting Social Media-Crazed Teens
By Tara Bitzan A not-so-very-long-time ago, it wasn't that difficult to keep track of your teen and who they were hanging out with. Today, things are more challenging. Cell phones, e-mail and social ...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 9:45 AM
End of Extinction?
In the future, we might be able to worry about one less thing: extinction. This goes for species whose numbers are currently low, but also for those which no longer walk the earth. Advances made now...
Posted on 3/25/13 at 9:28 AM
Areavoices Digest #88 - Some top performers
I decided for this week's digest to offer up another look at some of our top performing blogs. They're both consistent with their posts, and their posts seem to generate broad interest in everything f...
Posted on 9/5/12 at 3:46 PM
Legislative notebook: Speed limit increase hits a speed bump
Sen. LeRoy Stumpf offered a confession to the Senate Transportation Committee. The Plummer Democrat said he sometimes speeds while traveling his northwest Minnesota district. I bring this bill to ...
Posted on 2/14/12 at 10:50 PM
Join the Lego League
Youth in grades 4-6 may register for “Lego League.” Participants will design, build, program and test a fully-autonomous robot using the program, Lego Mindstorms.September 07, 2011
Free session in Alexandria will talk about online public school program
With the beginning of the school year only a month away from some students, MTS Minnesota Connections Academy invites area families to learn about its tuition-free K-12 online public school program.By Staff Report , July 30, 2011
The benefits of assistive technology for seniors
What is assistive technology? It is any service or tool that helps the elderly or disabled do the activities they have always done but must now do differently. It may be something as simple as a walker or an amplification device to make sounds easier to hear. It could be a magnifying glass that helps someone read the newspaper or a motor scooter that makes it possible to travel distances too far to walk.By By Mary Krueger, Douglas County Senior Coordinator , June 08, 2011
BBB advises Internet surfers to use caution when using Wi-Fi networks that aren’t their own
Protecting your identity is important and with Wi-Fi networks popping up nearly everywhere, many consumers don’t realize the dangers that come with using a Wi-Fi connection that is not their own.By Staff Report , April 23, 2011
Klobuchar: Enhanced cyber security vital to economic, national security
At a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar called for improved cyber security measures in the United States to combat growing cyber threats and to safeguard critical technological infrastructure.By Staff Report , April 16, 2011
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension electronic charging projects earns award
A Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) web-based application which allows criminal complaints, DWI records, citations and incident reports to be processed and signed electronically has won an international award.By Staff Report , March 27, 2011
Survey: Nearly half of companies plan to increase use of tablet computers
With the business world being reshaped by mobile technologies, companies are moving to embrace the highly portable, Internet-linked tablet computer. Nearly half (49 percent) of CIOs in a recent survey said their companies will increase the use of tablets in the next two years.By Staff Report , February 27, 2011
Franken seeks legislation that Invests in STEM education
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced plans this week to introduce legislation that would invest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.By Staff Report , February 26, 2011
Klobuchar announces $744,000 for health information technology in Minnesota
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar recently announced that the Regional Extension Assistance Center for Health Information Technology (REACH) in Minnesota has been awarded $744,000 to help critical access hospitals and rural hospitals adopt and become meaningful users of certified health information technology.By Staff Report , February 13, 2011
Bipartisan bill would spur innovation, competitiveness, say authors
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Scott Brown (R-MA) introduced bipartisan legislation this week that they say would help revitalize America’s innovative edge and ability to compete in the global economy.By Staff Report , February 05, 2011
State seeks ‘champions of assistive technology’
The STAR Program and the Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council are accepting nominations for the 2011 Excellence in Assistive Technology awards.By Staff Report , February 05, 2011
Scientific breakthroughs - Franken 'jazzed' by Douglas Machine's high-tech advances
By Al Edenloff , January 21, 2011
Grant will help manufacturing companies grow, plan for future
Enterprise Minnesota will use the proceeds of a $515,000 national grant to help Minnesota-based manufacturers develop and implement innovative strategies that lead to growth.By Staff Report , November 07, 2010
Bethany installs laptops on patient medication carts
October 29, 2010
An inside look at manufacturing
By Celeste Beam , October 29, 2010
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