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The Keystone Pipeline / Keystone XL project is controversial, here in North Dakota and elsewhere. Many environmentally concerned people have protested the pipeline, driving to the protests in their gas-powered vehicles. Others have supported the pipeline because of the thousands of jobs it would bring, but are too busy kicking homeless oil workers out of parking …

Annoyance is my gift. I have, over the years, perfected ways to annoy friends and family. I’m letting you in on a few of my latest techniques, which are all easily copied or adaptable to your situation. Remind of inadequacies. I have the Instant Like-A-Boss button quick-linked on my phone. Whenever my friend does something …

Huntington Books in Mandan, North Dakota is not for the neat freak. True bibliophiles only need apply. Books are stacked, shelved, and balanced every which way, though they are arranged by categories. The westerns have their own room, as do mysteires, classic, romance, education, travel, cookbooks, children’s books…it’s pretty dang awesome. You can find an …

The padlock I’d been using at the Y stopped working, which was really inconvenient since my jacket and apartment keys were still in the locker. Even swear words wouldn’t help. I went up to the front desk to ask about getting the lock cut off. I know they do this with locks left on lockers …

Verizon has a terrible understanding of geography. Two months ago, in the midst of the epic battle I’ve mentioned before, I received a late fee on my bill, which is set to auto-pay, which led me to call customer service and ask how such a thing was possible. “It looks like we credited your account,” …