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Letter to the editor: GOP suffers from its own inaction

Letters to the Editor

Ron Chittum Minot Even the most casual observer saw the results of the midterms being bad for Republicans. Maybe not the extent of 60 House seats and possibly 9 Senate seats, but not good for the right. Three months ago I submitted a letter to the editor about the high cost of fees, insurance, groceries, etc. I gave specific examples and naively believed I would hear from someone at the state or federal level, I did not. The Republican Party will mis-read these results and blame Trump, the war in Iran, and so forth. The truth is people on the right stayed home or switched their ...

Letter to the Editor: AIS prevention invests in ND's outdoor future

Letters to the Editor

Gary Korsgaden Park Rapids, Minn. Having spent more than 60 years fishing in North Dakota, Minnesota, and surrounding waters, I've watched aquatic invasive species become one of the most serious challenges facing our fisheries. I remember fishing Lake Michigan in the late 1980s when U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists first discussed the growing problem of invasive species with me. They warned that what was happening in the Great Lakes would eventually spread west. Their concerns were not exaggerated. Today, zebra mussels and other invasive species are reminders of how ...

Letter to the Editor: Following in footsteps of special veteran

Letters to the Editor

Steven Moen Minot The veteran I would like to honor is my dad, George Moen, a WWII vet. He grew up south of Minot during the dirty ‘30s, one of 12 kids. He graduated from the 8th grade in a rural school, never stepped foot outside of North Dakota until he joined the Navy. In January 1943 he left for Farragut, Idaho, for boot camp, then off to Norfolk, VA, where he was trained to be a radar operator on a subchaser ship. He said he wasn’t very good at fixing the radar so he became a Motor Machinist Mate and worked on diesel engines instead. This little ship was 12-feet’ long ...

Will Dems be able to help ordinary Americans?

National Columnists

"Lawyer up," incoming House Oversight Committee Chair Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) warned the Trump administration on election night. Not exactly subtle! Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) dialed it up even further on X: "We're going to toss out subpoenas like Mardi Gras beads." On the ...

Congress should let America build grid

Local Columnists

When I served in Congress, I learned that Washington has a talent for turning simple problems into decade-long ones. Here’s a simple one: North Dakota produces far more energy than it consumes, and the power lines we need to move it are not keeping up. We’re a Top 10 energy-producing ...

Democrats float to top of dome

National Columnists

On a richly colored autumn afternoon, the Capitol was all abuzz, and I went forth expecting the breaking news of the day to be on the House side, with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's impeachment vote. Pete escaped the scythe of impeachment 211-204, with the outgoing House Republican ...