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The mountains of western Montana are sweeping monoliths of beauty and danger, testaments of nature’s grace and ire. Buried within this granite boneyard is the quiet town of Manhattan, home of the Thronson Forge. This is a place of creation. Inside, sparks dance through the air and fade into the concrete floor. Billets of layered
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Twenty-three years ago, 7,400 meters above sea level, Narayan GC climbed the jagged face of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world, on the border of Nepal and China. A blizzard had battered the final camp – only 800 meters from the summit – for three days. Winds hit 80 mph. Temperatures dropped
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In 1929, Gladys and Harold Nikalson moved from Spencer, Iowa, to Brookings, South Dakota, where they began to make what would, arguably, become the most famous burgers in South Dakota. At a starting price of five cents per burger and with the “Dirty Thirties” ahead of them, the Nikalsons needed to create an icon to
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Diannia Zimmerman sits crookedly in an armchair she never bought – in an apartment she can barely afford. Confined to her walker, she makes the effort to leave the apartment building each day to smoke her cigarettes – the only vice she affords herself anymore. This is where the decades spent serving the public left
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Generally speaking, the day-to-day routine of a collegiate athlete is anything but lackadaisical. Hours of practice wear down the body, weekdays full of classes weigh on the mind, and weekends spent on the road competing leave little room for rest – let alone much else. These elite few who pass into the realm of college
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was on the Black Hills State University (BHSU) Spearfish campus on Feb. 18, 2026. Students and faculty were made aware of the ICE presence through a campus update sent to faculty, staff and students on the morning of Feb. 10. The update stated ICE will be conducting an annual routine
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During the long winter months, many struggle to stay warm. They tamper with finicky heaters, scramble to buy new coats, cook comfort meals and hide away from the icy elements under their covers when they go to bed at night. In the summer, people suffer through long conversations with repairmen over broken air conditioning units,
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An opinion that I hold, which is not widely regarded, is the use of the word “bitch”-or rather, opposition to its use. As someone who attended a public elementary school, I learned at a young age that, in its truest sense, a bitch is a female dog. It’s a dog breeding term. It’s also a
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This article will contain spoilersfor season one of “Heated Rivalry.” On Nov. 28, 2025, “Heated Rivalry” began airing on HBO Max. No one involved with production expected this show to become as popular as it did. It wasn’t a product of Hollywood in any way. It was created, funded and published entirely by Crave, a
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