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Plenty of swamp still to be drained

More than a few people who voted for Joe Biden as our next president were not unhappy with one aspect of incumbent President Donald Trump, we suspect. It was his pledge to battle the federal bureaucracy on behalf of the American people. Trump calls it “the swamp” — and there is ample evidence his campaign against it failed dismally. Ironically, one demonstration of that involves the U.S. Postal Service. Among eyes on the USPS during this election season have been those of U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, D.C. Prior to the election, Sullivan had ...

Just what is Biden’s energy plan?

Joe Biden is not yet president-elect officially, but it seems clear he will be the nation’s next chief executive. The sooner he clarifies his agenda — especially regarding energy — the better. It is probably no coincidence that within days of the election, some energy companies began revealing their own plans. Two major firms, American Electric Power and First Energy, have revealed plans to reduce generation using fossil fuels. AEP says it will eliminate 1,633 megawatts of coal-fueled generation by the end of 2028. First Energy plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ...

Guard members on front lines of war against COVID-19

We call them “citizen soldiers” because for most of the year, they are not in uniform but instead, among us at our workplaces, schools and elsewhere in our society. But this year, many are on the front lines of a war being fought not with firearms and other implements of combat, but with testing kits, face masks, hand sanitizer and other weapons of health care. About 450,100 Americans serve in the Army and Air National Guard. Normally, the governors of states where they live call upon them only during times of natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes. Their service lasts for ...

Kudos to volunteers who helped woman exit fire

The Minot Daily News thanks volunteers from Meals on Wheels who helped an elderly resident in southwest Minot exit her home safely on Tuesday when there was a fire in her garage. According to the City of Minot, the volunteers heard a smoke detector going off and saw smoke coming from the attached garage when they stopped by the residence at 2000 1st Aveue SW to deliver a meal. The volunteers helped the home’s resident safely get out of the house and called 911 at 11:46 a.m. One of the neighbors also saw the smoke and went into the house to make sure the resident got out safely. The ...

Americans again united by grief

Fifty years ago this Saturday, Americans were united in the worst possible way — grief over what had happened near the airport near Huntington, West Virginia. An airliner carrying nearly all members of the Marshall University football team crashed. All 75 people aboard perished. Expressions of condolence poured in from throughout the world. They were a comfort — but the pain ran deep. It touched many at what then was a university small enough that each and every degree earner — 1,527 of them in 1970 — had his or her name listed in the graduation program. To this day, the ...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means that there are more people in need in the region and seeking help from charitable agencies than ever before. It is also the time of year when different charities are seeking help from those who are fortunate enough to have the resources to donate. Please consider giving in whatever way you can, whether it is donating money to the Salvation Army kettle campaign, buying a present for a child whose Christmas wish list is written down on an angel hanging on one of the angel trees that will be on display in different locations this Christmas, or ...