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Letters to the Editor

Handling of public money needs accountability

Leon Mallberg Dickinson There‘s a claim that we have a two-tiered legal system, one for the elites, ruling class and some politicians and another for the rest of us. Lo and behold, this can be said of North Dakota. In Richland County the Water Board Secretary had a warrant out for her ...

Lack of ‘Plan B’ lets athletes down

Gary Schell Stanley This is my first ever “letter to the editor.” I’ve coached Boys Golf (7-12), Football (7-8), Girls and Boys Track (7-8), Boys and Girls Basketball (7-12) at various times for 37 years. My concern is the lack of a secondary plan when weather becomes a main factor at ...

Consider facts about property taxes

Fred W. Evans, Stanley I’m Fred Evans, chairman of the board for Brookbank Township, and I’d like to share some important facts about property taxes in Mountrail County, North Dakota, which may be similar to the situation in your area. The primary concern often revolves around property ...

End unfair property taxes in ND

Steven Moen, Minot I won’t vote for any politician who does NOT support Ending Unfair Property Tax. I was in the U.S. Navy, in a submarine group that was instrumental in winning the Cold War, known as 41 for freedom as we had 41 Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines that continually prowled ...

Can politics be positive?

Faye Seidler, Moorhead, Minn. I work in suicide prevention, which is work that focuses on hope. While we often think about this topic in regard to mental health, it’s so much broader than that. It’s how we feel connected to our community or not, our access to resources or opportunities, ...

Issue is not property tax fairness

Bob McNamara, Upham The amendment being advocated is titled Unfair Property taxes. I wonder how they can be unfair when the people you elected are the ones who passed those taxes. Whatever taxing authority you wish to refer to, they are people you elected and placed in a position to establish ...