C.S. Hagen

Journalist at The Forum, InForum, photographer, an old China hand.

[C.S. Hagen @HagenChrisS]

On one side of the 640-acre contest zone in 1921, 37 gas-powered metallic tractors... and on the other side, 12 hay-powered draft horse teams, each side battling for farming supremacy.
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If a story of affluence and starvation, Japanese-run concentration camps and war and civil war interests you, then don't pass this story up.
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The final story in a three-part series based on research tracking Christian extremist views over the past century:
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The second story in a three-part series based on research tracking Christian extremist views over the past century:
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The first story in a three-part series based on research tracking Christian extremist views over the past century:
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The next time you eat a banana, remember this: "One man's quest to build an empire brought insufferable work conditions and death to thousands, government exploitation and even murder."
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The first story in a three-part series based on research tracking Christian extremist views over the past century in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.

https://t.co/cHuIEqMXsA

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In the 1990s, a feud between Gordon Winrod followers and the Leppert family in North Dakota led to multiple child kidnappings. One victim, now an assistant prosecutor in Minnesota, shares her story.
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The final story of the 5-part series investigating the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church focusing on school, abuse, alcohol and prayers for death.

While investigating, I admit it was unnerving knowing that I was most likely on a list for 'removal.'
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Part 4 of the 5-part series investigating the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church focusing on business and wealth, and how some claim they're "replacing religion with riches."
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Part 2 of the series investigating the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. This story focuses on physical, mental and sexual abuse with former members claiming there's no where to turn for help.
https://t.co/RjexSQ6gVn

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Part 2 of the series investigating the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, focusing on the "Three Fs: fear, family and finance."

https://t.co/d31Yrbz8h3

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For nine weeks, I have been immersed in a lengthy investigation of what some call a cult. This is part 1.

Investigating these stories dredged up a lot of memories from the six years I spent in a cult as a child.
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"The move to hand over the bodies after nearly 150 years was called "unprecedented" as the U.S. Army made concessions long sought by tribes over the disinterment and repatriation of students who died..."
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"Something broke inside me while watching my daughter walk away for the first time after I dropped her off at a college nearly 2,000 miles away..."
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"An annual report on community development shows homelessness is increasing and affordable housing projects are “moving at a turtle pace” in Fargo despite efforts by the city and its numerous partners..."
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"Despite city efforts to help, people who say they're homeless are still setting up camps along the Red River."
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"This is a true story in 2023. I've seen it on TV. I’ve seen it in the history books, but I never actually had a white person tell me to go to the back..."

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Believed to be the first Muslim, woman of color, Hamida Dakane was elected to represent a Fargo district at the state legislature.

“I am a Democrat, and I am a Muslim and I am black,” said Dakane.
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For the third time since July, a white nationalist hate group known as Patriot Front has vandalized areas in downtown Fargo, most recently targeting an immigrant business center.
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