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Minot

Minot (mīˈnät), city (1990 pop. 34,544), seat of Ward co., NW N.Dak., on the Souris River; inc. 1887. It is a commercial and transportation center for an extensive agricultural, lignite-mining, and oil-producing region. Manufactures include building materials, petroleum compounds, and farm machinery. Minot State Univ. and a state agricultural experiment station are there. Nearby is Minot Air Force Base. Points of interest include the Theodore Roosevelt Park and Zoo and a nearby wildlife refuge.
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Dr Christopher Keller from Minot State University motioned for two-day meeting.
The 26-acre Minot Landfill operated from 1961 to October 1971, receiving shipments of municipal and industrial wastes.
The Aa3 rating reflects the district's large and growing tax base that has benefitted from regional energy exploration and stability provided by Minot Air Force Base and Minot State University; healthy reserve levels, modest debt burden and pension liabilities.
Minot has had its share of bad publicity about nuclear weapons foul-ups, followed by hard questions from Washington about why it and other nuclear bases are caught in a recurring cycle of trouble and recovery, AP reported.
In a series of cinematic and harrowing scenes, Minot conveys the terror of the rebels' attack and subsequent kidnapping of 139 girls, of whom 109 were offered to be released if 30 would stay.
The airport's passenger numbers have risen sharply due to Minot's population growth, along with an enormous influx of workers and residents due to the oil boom in western North Dakota.
As Esther's and Jane's paths converge, Minot wrestles with Esther's question, "How does one tell a story so full of shame?"
Minot and all of North Dakota had a real wet spring.
The concert was attended by almost 16,000 fans at the Minot Rising show at the North Dakota State Faitgrounds.
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Minot, ND, July 13, 2011 --(PR.com)-- A disaster recovery fund for Food Services of America (FSA) employees affected by the recent Minot, N.D., flood has been set up by parent company Services Group of America.