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South Dakota Legislature to data centers: no tax exemptions for you
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (100+ words) Prairie Public Broadcasting The cool climate and the low price of land has internet companies flocking to the region to set up new data centers. But compared to the incentive-rich welcome mat laid out by North Dakota lawmakers, our legislative…...
How it all began
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (349+ words) My upcoming appearance at Bismarck State College's symposium, Humanities Mixtape: Rewinding the 1980s, reminded me of the day we actually put Prairie Public's radio service on the air. The schedule was to hit the air on September 1, 1981, at 5: 30am. Preparations were underway,…...
No phones allowed in schools; how are students taking it?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (293+ words) The 2025 Legislature outlawed the use of cell phones in schools. So far, it seems to be going well. - On Air Now Playing FM 1: NPR News / Classical - On Air Now Playing FM 2: Roots, Rock, and Jazz - On Air Now Playing FM…...
A tale of two data centers
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (55+ words) The Mayor of Ellendale is watching developments in Harwood When the Harwood City Council met this week they were asked to support the rezoning of land to accommodate the development of a new data center. The Mayor of Ellendale, North…...
This Tik Tok video is fake, but every word was taken from a real creator
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (857+ words) Millions of Tik Tokkers have watched some version of a video in the past week falsely stating that "they're installing incinerators at Alligator Alcatraz," referring to an internet conspiracy theory that furnaces were being set up at a state-run immigration…...