Don Morrison, Bismarck Thank goodness U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter Welte decided to fix North Dakota’s violation of the Voting Rights Act. The remedy will give voters from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Spirit Lake Nation a fairer opportunity to elect representatives ...

Denise A. Dykeman Minot Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day that takes on additional significance this year as we mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans ...

Steven Moen, Minot When I hear people asking questions “how is the state going to pay the local subdivisions their portion of their budget once property tax is repealed, especially during an economic downturn,” I am flabbergasted. They are more interested in the government’s well being ...

Bob McNamara, Upham Kind of that time of year again. Colds, flu, viruses, etc. I was in a store recently when I overheard someone greet an acquaintance of theirs. As with many greetings he simply greeted her with a Hi, how are you these days. At which point she told him she’d been sick off ...

Jay Ivey, Minot My circumstances have put me in the position to watch and/or participate in Division 2 basketball at the highest levels consistently since the mid 1990s. This has included observing a variety of teams and conferences throughout the country and I have seen many national ...

James Maxson, Minot The many questions I have asked about the elimination of real estate taxes have not been answered. There are more which were not included in a prior article. Minot has a high percentage of sales tax revenue for obvious reasons. Thanks to the grace of God and industrious ...