Lack of long-term flood solution would hurt F-M economy, study says

The Fargo-Moorhead economy would be plagued by sluggish growth if the metro area fails to secure long-term protection against catastrophic flooding.

• Graphic: Economic impacts
• Graphic: Economic impacts charts
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Rural overland flooding causes concern

SABIN, Minn. – Kurt and Linda Siegert got a head start Friday and Saturday on what’s shaping up to be another sandbagging spree for the region.

• Sandbag dike
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‘Going into full flood-fighting mode’

$1.2 million worth of Fargo levee work, equipment approved
In a Saturday morning meeting fraught with a sense of urgency, the Fargo City Commission signed off on almost $1.2 million worth of clay levee work and alternative flood protection equipment.

• Filling sandbags
• "Octopus machine"
• Dumping sand
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Analysis: 40,000 North Dakota jobs created under Hoeven, but what does it mean?

To illustrate his effective leadership, U.S. Senate candidate John Hoeven is touting the number of jobs created in North Dakota during his 10 years as the state’s governor.

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Von Pinnon: The new, best reason for sex offender house

The notice from Fargo Police seemed straightforward enough: James William Thompson Jr., a high-risk sex offender, was moving from one Fargo address to another. His new home was 3402 14th Ave. S.

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Fargo insurance agent in prison

A Fargo insurance agent has been sent to prison for violating his probation in a securities case. District Judge Wickham Corwin has ordered Bruce Hager to serve two and a half years in prison.

Moorhead church gets $148K bill rebate

It’s like pennies from heaven for St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Moorhead. Well, more like greenbacks.

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Religion of thin: Concordia professor examines America’s obsession with weight

One passionate soul gushes, “I cannot explain the joy and happiness that I have experienced in the past year.”

• "Religion of Thinness"
• Michelle Lelwica
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St. Patrick's on parade

Brian Quigley of the parade committee hands candy to 4-year-old Nicholas Newsam of Fargo during the parade. Carrie Snyder / The Forum

Swift: Allure of March Madness eludes sports-phobic

When you grew up in a female-centric household in the 1970s, you expected certain things.

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Schnepf: Jacobson has Northern Iowa primed for tourney

Doug Jacobson had front-row seats last weekend in the 18,000-seat Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis. He figures it was one of the perks he earned for feeding his son for nearly two decades.

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