South Dakotans React to Daily Mail Article on Bryon Noem, Kristi Noem’s Husband

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/kristi-noem-husband-photos-daily-mail.html

Cesar Chavez Was a Voice for Mexican Americans Like Me. Now, We Grieve.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/nyregion/cesar-chavez-reactions.html

Ambulance N.B. makes changes to improve care, response times in rural areas
Ambulance New Brunswick is scrapping a system in place since 2007 that saw paramedics deployed in neighbouring areas as well, often at the expense of services in their host communities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ambulance-new-brunswick-rural-changes-9.7138682?cmp=rss

NBC News: Elon Musk’s makeshift AI power plant generates sound and fury in Mississippi. “Eddie Gossett awoke one morning last summer to what sounded like an airport runway suddenly opening on his rural Mississippi road. The jet engine roar has been almost nonstop ever since, much to the frustration and insomnia of Gossett and his neighbors. It isn’t a plane — or anything supernatural — […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/01/nbc-news-elon-musks-makeshift-ai-power-plant-generates-sound-and-fury-in-mississippi/

A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/us/politics/trump-deportation-idaho.html

Hype for the Future 79H: City of New Salem, North Dakota

Introduction The City of New Salem is located within the central portion of Morton County, North Dakota, serving as the home of the Morton County Fairgrounds. Though the City of Mandan, opposite the City of Bismarck and Burleigh County, is a larger city in terms of population as well as the county seat, the smaller community of New Salem also provides special and unique circumstances relevant to the state. Fairgrounds The Morton County Fairgrounds are located in the northwestern portion of […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/hype-for-the-future-79h-city-of-new-salem-north-dakota/

Hype for the Future 79G: The Counties of North Dakota

Introduction Within the State of North Dakota, there are a total of fifty-three (53) counties. Each county provides a clearly distinct story on the cultural background of the State of North Dakota, whether attached to the larger communities or the significantly vaster rural territories associated with the State. Today, the most important of these counties are Burleigh, Ward, Cass, and Grand Forks Counties, home to the Cities of Bismarck, Minot, Fargo, and Grand Forks, respectively. Counties […]

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Hype for the Future 70E: Essex County, Vermont

Introduction Essex County, often recorded as home to fewer than six thousand permanent residents, often serves the role of the smallest county by population in not just the State of Vermont, but the entirety of the region commonly known as New England. Outside the contexts of Vermont and the larger scope of New England, the county is also home to numerous attractions related to the tourist draw to the county and particularly toward the Burke Mountain ski area. While the northern portion of […]

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Hype for the Future 70B: Orange County, Vermont

Introduction Orange County, representative of the east-central portion of the State of Vermont, is located to the east of Montpelier and along the Connecticut River, largely opposite Grafton County, New Hampshire. While Orange County does not contain much in terms of population, with the shire town (county seat) located in the lowly community of Chelsea, the county and surrounding area alike are each home to numerous smaller rural facilities, attractions, lowly tourist destinations, and […]

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Can We Really Afford to Let Health Care Get Any Worse?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/opinion/health-care-medicaid-cuts.html