Board of the Red River Valley League of Women Voters Randilyn Dombek, president, Board of the Red River Valley League of Women Voters, West F; Denise A. Dykeman, president, Board of Plum Valley LWV, Minot; Kim Lee, president, Board of Bismarck-Mandan LWV, Bismarck; Barb Headrick, president, ...

Shirley Starke, Valley City How wonderful that North Dakota might get rid of Daylight Saving Time! The unseasonably warm weather we’ve had since February might be pleasant, but it forebodes a miserable and even deadly hot summer. Arizona got rid of its extra hour of heat in 1968, and its ...

Deven Mantz Minot This is a heartbreaking moment for the constituents of Minot. First and foremost, every single one of our representatives has turned their backs on our children by voting against providing meals for those in schools throughout the state. They have framed this as a choice ...

Pat Traynor Fargo Somebody might have to pinch me. When I woke up on February 14, the final Giving Hearts Day ticker read $31,584,082, and I was sure I was still dreaming. Surely this can’t be the same giving day that, less than 20 years ago, raised just half a million ...

Lillian Crook Bismarck I read a news story about some of the February 2025 firings of North Dakotans working for the federal government. Last summer I attended the 50th anniversary celebration at Knife River Indian Villages, one of the most important National Park Service sites in North ...

Lee Hagen and John Lund, West Fargo Merrill Piepkorn, Fargo North Dakota Senators will soon consider, among others, two bills passed in the House. HB 1540 would subsidize parents of all 7,986 private school K-12 students starting in the 2026-27 school year. The per pupil subsidy will be ...