Connie Samuelson, Minot Over the past 4 years North Dakotans’ struggled through inflation while our ND State Legislative Assembly (NDSLA) increased their spending from $14.3B to $19.5B. Their general fund spending has increased from $4.9 billion to $6.1 billion. Factoring in population ...

Karen Anderson, Warwick There is a history of Confined Animal Feeding Operations ruining the environment in many states. The new Riverview Dairy operations set to enter the Eastern part of ND near Hillsboro and Wahpeton should be looked at through the eyes of how we want our livestock ...

Ken Wangen, Carrington I’m urging you to vote ‘no’ this November on the ballot measure proposing the elimination of property taxes. My impetus for writing? A recent incident that clearly outlines the necessity for maintaining local control with property taxes. In the early hours of ...

Kathy Martin, Valley City This month is Plastics-Free July, an event initiated in western Australia in 2011. The aim is to find creative and effective ways to drastically cut back our dependence on plastic. As we prepare to vote for local, state and federal offices in November we need to ...

Wendy Weiss Voeller, Minot My name is Wendy K. Weiss Voeller, living in the Artspace Building downtown Minot. I felt moved to write this following our removal from the Artspace building on Monday June 24. There was evidence found by our Building Manager, Rose Hystad, and the Fire Dept ...

Gary Schell, Minot All new houses in Minot, Burlington and Surrey are 3,000 sq. ft. and priced well above $250,000. Some people are looking for affordable housing. Like 1,000 to 1,300 sq ft. Two bedrooms, two baths and two car garage. Or some new condos with an elevator, 3 or 4 stories ...