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Letters to the Editor

Scout troop seeks leaders

Lucas Fairaizl, First Class Scout, Deering The reason why I’m writing this is because Boy Scout Troop 425 of Minot has had a great impact on me as well as many other people in making them more responsible as well as nicer people. Troop 425 is currently looking for a Scoutmaster and other ...

Disappointed with loss of tradition

Sherry (Storbeck) Pederson, Alexandria, Minn. With total disappointment, I’m letting the public know the decision that has been made to not go with the Minot High tradition of sitting in the numbers using maroon and gold gowns for the 2025 Graduation. This has been a tradition for over 45 ...

MACEDC disrespectful to support KIL ND campaign

Lianne Zeltinger, Minot The Minot City Council meeting had a couple of “intense” moments. The one I want to respond to is the comments and request by Alderman Scott Samuelson. First, I commend his steadfastness towards his principles, but also because of my support in changing the pocket ...

Mental health services should be local

Madison Hanson, Fargo Minot should be deeply concerned about the proposal to build a $400 million state hospital in Jamestown. As a Master of Social Work student specializing in public policy, I see a critical misalignment between this plan and the needs of the Minot community. Instead of ...

Horse removals, again?

Birgit Pruess, Fargo There we go again. The good old movie where Theodore Roosevelt National Park is attempting to remove horses is running again. Once more against the protest of thousands of tax paying citizen owners of the horses. And there I was thinking that the new administration was ...

Nursing home mandate could hurt rural communities

Vicki Brandjord Lake Metigoshe I am writing about my concerns over the federal requirements for nursing homes to have a registered nurse on duty 24 hours a day in long term care facilities starting in May of 2027 in rural communities. The smaller homes are in smaller communities where ...