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JIM FUGLIE: View From The Prairie — Congratulations, Jocelyne And Monique

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The Lamoureux twins, Jocelyne and Monique, who led the U.S. Women’s hockey team to a gold medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics, have been named recipients of the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt  Rough Rider Award, the state’s highest honor. Finally. They are the first and only North Dakotans ever to win Winter Olympic Gold. And they did it in a …

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JIM FUGLIE: View From The Prairie — Colonel Jocelyne And Colonel Monique

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Forty-three North Dakotans have been honored with the rank of colonel in the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders since North Dakota began giving its highest award to its highest achievers in 1961. It’s time to make it 45. The award was created by former Gov. William L. Guy as part of North Dakota’s commemoration of the Dakota Territory Centennial, …

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