You could argue forever about when winter begins – by the calendar or by when the snow shovels come out and the gloves go on, etc. Seasons aside, Minot has had the most enjoyable winter weather for some time now. A white Christmas with temperatures in the plus range is nothing short of a ...

Who could blame the city council for not rushing into buying or building a new city hall? Council members and city staff will be criticized no matter what they do or don’t do in regards to securing more space in which to conduct the public’s business. Buy, build, expand? Does Minot ...

A common question around this time of year is, “Are you ready for Christmas?” It can be interpreted in a couple of ways. Sometimes, the query is whether we have all the gifts purchased, decorations both inside and out finished, donations to worthy causes made, and Christmas dinner food ...

Commercial aircraft production is a high-stakes business in more ways than one. Federal regulators should stick to their position of emphasizing one of those stakes — lives. Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jetliners have been grounded throughout the world since March, when two of the craft crashed ...

All too often, bad ideas never really go away in Washington. Congress merely reduces taxpayer funding for them, without insisting they be abandoned. That may be the fate of President Donald Trump’s “Space Force.” Trump envisions the force as an entirely separate, new branch of the ...

A great deal of the consumer protection advice we receive during the holidays amounts to common sense. How could a reasonably intelligent adult fall for some of the schemes, after all? But some consumer protection watchdogs are offering an important reminder: Adults may have nothing to do ...