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American Solutions for Business promotes Nate Disrud
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (369+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...
Robots boost Hubbard County's organics program
1+ week, 1+ day ago (595+ words) PARK RAPIDS, Minn. " Robots are making food waste recycling easier for residents in six Minnesota counties. Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman and Polk counties are rolling out this cutting-edge program to collect organic waste such as food scraps, food-soiled paper…...
An Echo Press Editorial: Would you let AI guide your divorce?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (481+ words) Artificial Intelligence continues to invade the everyday lives of human beings in ways that no one would have guessed. So it's not too surprising to hear that AI is now creeping into a very personal part of human lives " divorce....
The Shopper " March 28, 2026
3+ week, 1+ day ago (12+ words) Alexandria Echo Press The Shopper " March 28, 2026...
The study of design is a perfect fit for Gen Z
3+ week, 2+ day ago (341+ words) ALEXANDRIA " Take a look around you. Your kitchen table. Your comfy chair. Maybe the restaurant or coffee shop where you're enjoying today's paper. It's all been " designed. Somebody, somewhere, made the table this way, not that way. Someone decided your…...
The Shopper " March 21, 2026
4+ week, 1+ day ago (12+ words) Alexandria Echo Press The Shopper " March 21, 2026...
The Shopper " March 14, 2026
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (12+ words) Alexandria Echo Press The Shopper " March 14, 2026...
Letter: It's time to pass a data center moratorium
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) Some of the wealthiest people are now investing trillions into the AI Revolution spuriously claiming that artificial intelligence will increase productivity and improve living standards. It's projected, however, that AI, automation, and robotics could replace nearly 100 million American jobs over…...
Minnesota police department to use AI to generate reports
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (586+ words) CLOQUET, Minn. " The Cloquet Police Department will begin using AI software to draft police reports using body camera footage and audio. While city officials are hopeful the software will streamline officers" workloads, digital advocacy groups have raised concerns over the…...
Residents, environmental advocates push for a hyper-scale data center moratorium
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (609+ words) ST. PAUL " Environmental advocates and residents who live near proposed data centers called for a moratorium on new hyper-scale data centers and other restrictions at a rally Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Capitol. The call for a pause in construction across…...