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There’s no place like a high-tech home | Parade of Homes features iPad-powered pads PressPass

MOORHEAD - Chris Thomsen’s Moorhead home contains a 16-foot waterfall, security cameras, music speakers in every room and what he calls “Game Day Central,” a bank of five flat screen TVs with separate satellite feeds. And it’s all controlled through his iPad.

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Scenery greenery: Terrariums bring bit of outdoors to your table top PressPass

FARGO - An escape into a lush green world is what many of us need this time of year – even if it’s a miniature one. Do-it-yourselfers and indoor gardeners are putting a modern twist on indoor terrariums, little landscapes that bring a piece of the outdoors to your tabletop.

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North Dakota, nation still lag in women’s pay

FARGO – See that guy sitting next to you doing the exact same job? For every dollar he takes home, saves for vacation or puts toward retirement, you’ll take home just 74 cents as a working woman in North Dakota.

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SheSays' Favorite Things: Heidi glams up her work wardrobe with jewelry PressPass

The last part of my morning routine involves a trip to my jewelry box. It’s packed full of necklaces, earrings, bangles and baubles from at least three generations. Most of it’s not fancy, as my great-grandmother handed down some flashy costume jewelry, further breeding my penchant toward statement pieces.

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5 Things Friday: 5 eggs-elent dyeing tips PressPass

As a kid, Easter egg dyeing consisted of plunking a couple dozen hard-boiled orbs into four different colors. It was fun, but often led to a dull dozen.

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Shaffer: A closer look at InDepth

Each Wednesday, a group of SheSays staffers and I sit down over brownbag lunches to plan out future sections and stories.I’m sure the rest of the newsroom wonders what on earth is going on in our little conference room, as our conversations occasionally digress into cackles of laughter.

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Green hygiene: Some women making the switch to natural, reusable feminine products

FARGO - Sitting at the sewing machine in her Fargo home, Kristen Rheault finishes the seams on part of an at-home project she started two years ago. Beside her, a stack of brightly colored fabrics, including a pink fleece with which Rheault is experimenting, are pinned and ready to be stitched.

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SheSays editor shares some of her favorite things for spring PressPass

"SheSays Favorites" is a weekly feature in SheSays that runs each Monday. SheSays staffers will gather a few of their favorite things to share with readers.

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Five Things Friday: 5 little-known uses for peanut butter PressPass

FARGO – George Washington Carver may have invented more than 300 uses for peanuts, but it’s doubtful he got this creative.

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Dip into ombre, the hot spring trend for hair, fashion and food PressPass

FARGO - A five-letter French word is everywhere this spring. Ombre (pronounced om-bray) is a way to dip your toe into bright or dramatic colors without falling into the entire batch of dye.

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Columns

Diversion Discussion: Dredging Red River ineffective flood-fighting measure PressPass

FARGO - Many questions surround the proposed Red River diversion. Forum readers can ask their diversion questions and get answers straight from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in this bi-weekly column.

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