This is Localore

See Todd Melby chew tobacco. And other highlights from Localore.

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Black Gold Boom: In The News

Highlights from Black Gold Boom in national and local media.

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The Sound of Money

If you have mineral rights in western North Dakota, a pumpjack is the sound of money.

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Trucks, Trucks, Trucks!

Do like pictures of trucks? This post is for you.

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Black Gold Boom public art campaign debuts

Find the photos. Grab a smartphone. Scan. Listen. Enjoy.

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Perspective on the Bakken Boom from a Top Economist

An interview with Narayana Kocherlakota.

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Bow Fishing with Ben Audet

You never know what you’re going to see in North Dakota oil country.

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Flare, Baby, Flare

Global gas flaring is up 4 percent.

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Gun on the kitchen table: Not so different around here

“The gun was on the table. A Kimber .45.”

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Warning: Cute Dog Photos Ahead

Chug, a North Dakota dog with one eye, steals my heart.

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An Early Dispatch From Oil Country

Thousands of trucks hauling oil, water, rigs, pipes and dozens and dozens of other things cram crowded highways and narrow gravel roads.

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Black Gold Boom on SoundCloud

Listen to “Black Gold Boom” stories on your phone or computer.

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$1,100/month in Bowbells, North Dakota

While researching this project, I made several calls to men and women living in the oil patch. From my office […]

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