Aunnah Shaw, Minot As a prior SNAP recipient and current social work student, I support increased funding and ethical reform. I’ve submitted two formal letters to U.S. Senators outlining systemic failures in Ward County. I’m willing to speak directly as someone with lived experience and ...

Gene Bailey, Minot This letter is in response to the Honor Flight returning from Washington, D.C., on Monday, the 28th of April 2025. I was holding back tears of joy. What a special homecoming. I want to thank each and every one of you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for coming out – ...

Ron Schmidt, Tolna Where is an economics professor when we need one? Anyone ever hear of the Law of Comparative Advantage? Bees don’t make honey without flowers. Flowers don’t grow without water. There is little water in the desert. Hello anybody!!! Econ 101. P.S. How much stock ...

Wayne F. Fisher, Dickinson Apparently, Trump is applying a 10 percent tariff on an Antarctica island which is only occupied by penguins. Desperately, the Penguin Prime Minister of this Antarctic island is swimming across the Atlantic Ocean to plead with Trump for a better deal. What do the ...

Nicole Donaghy, Executive Director, ND Native Vote, Bismarck As a North Dakotan who cares about our rural communities, I’m concerned about the House’s recently passed tax and spending bill. Touted as a “big, beautiful” solution, this 1,100-page boondoggle is anything but. It’s a ...

Steven Moen, Minot Minot’s City Council/Park Board are at it again, spending money they don’t have on buildings we don’t need. They are pushing to raise sales tax to pay for this building that a very small percentage of taxpayers will ever set foot into. I think the reason behind this ...