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The High Plains Reader is an alternative newspaper serving the Fargo and Grand Forks metropolitan areas, with an estimated readership of 20,000 to 30,000 weekly between print and online readers. The tabloid was founded in 1994 by Ian Swenson, Peter Ryan, and Len Schmid in Grand Forks, North Dakota and is currently owned by Raul Gomez and John Strand who purchased the paper in late December of 1996. After a flood and fire destroyed their Grand Forks office, the Reader moved its office to Fargo, while still covering both Fargo and Grand Forks. In 2004, the Reader celebrated its 10th anniversary in different venues in the Fargo-Moorhead area, including Ralph's Corner Bar.
Recurring portions of the High Plains Reader include the weekly editorial, generally written by editor John Strand; the "Dear John" section for letters to the editor; the cover story; a theater column; movie reviews, one by writer Greg Carlson, who covers current movies, and one by Christopher Jacobs, who often writes about his own film productions and DVD releases of rare and classic movies, a Best Bets section, generally giving brief synopses of upcoming events, focusing mostly on local musicians; and a calendar section, a detailed list of daily events for the upcoming week.
The HPR can be obtained for free at a number of locations in Fargo/Moorhead.
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