Matt Gerszewski, West Fargo Seems like a number of bad choices have been made by Magic City leaders in the nearly four years since I moved from there after 40-plus years of enjoying life in Minot. The people of Minot deserve much better leadership than they’ve been getting. What in hades compels people to share their own sexually explicit material? A personal choice? Yes. But it’s also fair for the public to expect better personal choices from their leaders.
Linde Paige, Minot With the recent Mayor situation, I would like to encourage the citizens of Minot to allow the current Minot City Council members to select 1 of the 6 to the Mayor seat. Simply, the citizens have already voted this group into their seats. We should allow the council now to complete the action of voting one of them into the Mayor seat. It will save funds and time, allowing Minot to move toward a positive future. Minot needs wins and I believe this would be a great start! “Be 6 Strong” A long-time citizen.
Bob McNamara, Upham This week gave us two more examples of our Senate delegation not taking their role of advice and consent seriously. Mr. DeJoy was a terribly controversial nominee for postmaster general and our delegation knew of the controversy. Yet they bobbled along with the party line and voted to confirm him. Five years into his ten year term and he has resigned with the post office in far worse shape than when he went in. I wonder how your ND postal service has been? Not good thanks to this confirmation. Mr. Hegseth was another terribly controversial nominee. I wrote to our ...
Connie Samuelson, Minot Vicki Martin, Linton Kathy Schneible, Lincoln Lanny Kenner and Gordie Greenstein, Bismarck To those of you who voted against reforming property taxes as proposed in Measure 4, are you paying attention to the ND Legislative Session? Are you being active and watching how our Representatives and Senators are voting? What they are spending your tax money on (or not spending it on)? Have you emailed any with your suggestions, support or opposition on bills? What plan has the coalition Keep It Local (KIL-ND) and their supporters come up with since M4 was ...
Sheryl Beard North Dakota Disabilities Advocacy Consortium Williston My name is Sheryl Beard. I live with my husband in Williston, ND. I work hard and own my home. Social Security allows me to live independently. I use it to pay my mortgage and bills, while my wages pay for food and personal necessities. I’m very upset about federal cuts to Social Security. In North Dakota, 146,521 individuals receive Social Security and 7,870 individuals receive Supplemental Security Income. Social Security is the primary source of income for most older adults with nearly 20% relying on it ...
Denise A. Dykeman President, Plum Valley League of Women Voters Minot Right now, Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote – including you. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require every voter to provide specific citizenship documents, such as a passport or an original birth certificate, not just when registering but also when updating voter registration or, in North Dakota, when voting. This law isn’t about election security — it’s about creating unnecessary barriers that could ...