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While many people are familiar with the emergency terms “Amber Alert”, and “Silver Alert”; North Dakotans will be soon seeing two more alert conditions… Reporter Todd McDonald has this look into North Dakota’s Emergency Alert system…
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Episode 51 features folk musician David Wilcox, New Mexico guitarist Max Gomez, midwest singer-songwriter Ross Thorn, country singer Garrett Hendricks, and Portland-based Americana artist Jared Dustin Griffin.
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  • In 1865, French historian and abolitionist Edouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to celebrate the upcoming centennial of American independence and the abolition of slavery. The project was delayed by the Franco-Prussian War, but finally got underway in 1875. The plan was for the people of France to fund the statue, while Americans would provide a site and build the pedestal.
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Another time a powerful, slow-moving storm wreaked havoc on a community was with Hurricane Harvey in 2017.