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Confused about USAID, tariffs

Sharon Buhr, Valley City I’m confused. President Trump has recently closed USAID (a humanitarian organization that provides food in famine, medicines for preventive care for diseases like TB, measles, AIDS, etc and grants to help people in developing countries grow their own food). Yet the very same week that USAID was closed President Trump called on Americans to be more religious. Being religious means action – to help our fellow human beings (“love your neighbor as yourself”). Call or email your representative or senators to ask them to help our neighbors by ...

Legislators owe citizens integrity, civility

Janet Anderson, Burlington ND Legislators are elected by the citizens of the state and their salaries are paid by these same citizens. They are tasked with the job of representing all North Dakotans with integrity and honesty and with our best interests in mind. Unfortunately, many of our elected officials in Bismarck do not seem to be doing their part to represent all of us and integrity and honesty do not seem to be high on their list of priorities. Whether it’s legislators being denounced by their own party for antisemitism or past legislators heading to trial for sex offenses, ...

Let’s keep funding NPR, PBS

Barb Solberg, Minot As a resident of North Dakota, I am deeply disheartened and ashamed by the recent decision of our ND House of Representatives to cut funding for PBS and NPR. These esteemed institutions have long been pillars of education, culture, and unbiased news reporting in our community, and their absence will be felt acutely across our state. PBS and NPR have played an invaluable role in promoting education. Through their diverse programming, they have brought STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) knowledge into our homes, inspiring both our young ...

School meals bill bad idea for ND

Steven Moen, Minot Michelle Wagner just verified what I have suspected with the push to feed all the kids in school with HB 1475. It isn’t about the kids. It’s about enriching those who will be feeding them. What a boon for them. The state (us taxpayers) will be paying them whatever they demand to feed the kids. No longer will they have to put up with parents who are wondering why the food costs so much and just what are you feeding them. Trump exposing the real spending of USAID shines a real bright light on bills like this. After all, USAID was supposedly using all their ...

Bill to defund public TV wastes lawmakers’ time

Keith Monilaws, Absaraka What does the legislature have against Prairie Public TV to refuse to fund it? House Bill 1255, introduced by Republican Rep Jorin Johnson, is another example of our legislature wasting time and energy introducing bills for made up concerns The only reason I have seen for this bill being brought forward is because some Republicans feel Prairie Public does not give equal time for pro-life discussions even though CEO John Harris said, “Our goal is to do fact-based reporting.” “Allow different viewpoints to be heard and different voices to be heard, and ...

Where’s promised drop in egg prices?

Dean Hulse, Fargo Remember when President Trump promised immediate action on egg prices? Here’s a refresher for those Trump-supporting spinmeisters: last August he said, “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one.” Well … egg prices increased more than 8 percent from November to December, according to the Consumer Price Index. Furthermore, experts say the increases are likely to continue as long as outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian flu persist. (We already know how Trump likes dealing with disease outbreaks.) The U.S. Department of ...