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The COVID narrative is changing … Why?

Over the past week or so, the powers that be have begun changing the narrative on the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve come across probably a dozen articles in decidedly mainstream news sources that reflect an abrupt about-face on COVID. Throughout the fall and even up until Christmas, the mainstream media was pitching the usual panic porn about COVID: clamoring for third and even fourth “boosters”, defending the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates and the layoffs and firings of the unvaccinated, cheering for New York’s and other cities’ vaccine “passport” requirements and, ...

Visit Minot start-up studio raises questions, concerns

If you look around nationally, you’ll see that business incubators are all the rage. Think about it this way — an incubator for a plant; it matches quality seeds with the best soil for sprouting and growth. It gets the plant off to a good start. Not to be confused with a business accelerator, which is much like a greenhouse for business. Once the plant has sprouted, it helps the plant grow to its potential. What does that really mean for business? No one is really sure, but it seems to be all the rage nationally. It also seems to be a lot of buzzwords to get ...

An abysmal child care proposal

President Joe Biden wants to bring the same discerning, common-sensical governing style to American child care that has his job approval rating in the low 40s. In other words, look out below. The child care proposal that House Democrats have written into Biden’s Build Back Better “human infrastructure” bill may be the worst feature of the nearly $2-trillion legislation, and that’s saying something. It is high-handed and prescriptive, constitutes a new front in the culture war via an expanding welfare state, will likely increase the costs for middle-class and ...

Do more than change your time on Sunday

In case the end of Daylight Savings Time has crept up on you, consider this your reminder that at 2 a.m. Sunday, we “fall back,” setting our clocks back one hour and dragging out all the usual moaning about leaving work when it is already dark outside. But there are benefits to the semiannual changing of the clocks. For example, it is a perfect time to check carbon monoxide detectors, smoke alarms and other gadgets in your home to make sure their batteries are fresh and they are in working order. As we head into winter, carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms can be even ...

Let’s keep our children safe this Halloween

As children prepare to make their annual costumed trek throughout the region this weekend, we ask parents to make safety a priority this Halloween. Following some common-sense rules will ensure a safe and happy Halloween for everyone. Parents should always accompany young children or make sure an adult or responsible teenager is with them when going door-to-door. Youngsters should be reminded of a few rules before they go out trick-or-treating, and make sure they carry a flashlight and have reflective material on costumes. Remember, costumes shouldn’t restrict movement. ...

Tax relief, ARPA investments will benefit ND citizens now

North Dakota is always competing. We compete with other states, and even other countries, for businesses, jobs and the workers needed to fill them. We compete for workers who choose which state to live in based on our economic strength and opportunity, our infrastructure and communities, and our quality of life. So, when the opportunity arises to make sound investments in our state and provide meaningful tax relief to our citizens using unanticipated resources – at a time when our financial condition is strong and our reserves are full – we would be wise to seize the ...