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Letters to the Editor

War is hell

Ron Schmidt, Tolna It’s 2023 and the Biden administration is lecturing Israel about excessive Palestinian civilian casualties. The country that firebombed Tokyo and nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki now moralizing. Please excuse me while I regurgitate. Lest anyone jump to conclusions, I think ...

Santos expulsion took necessary courage

Bob McNamara, Upham I would like to commend Kelly Armstrong for his vote to expel Representative Santos. It is quite evident the ethics committee found ample evidence to show the man lied and cheated. While innocent until proven guilty applies in a court of law it doesn’t in the court of ...

Respect others on the road: slow down

Richard Reuer, Minot Today I was reading in the paper about a roundabout being put at 83 and 23. To me that is not a solution. I find drivers when I’m driving on the 83 bypass and 2 & 52 driving 10 or more over the speed limit. There is not enough law enforcement to cover those who go ...

Republicans need intelligent debate on property taxes

James Maxson, Minot In 2024, North Dakota voters will probably vote whether or not to eliminate real estate property taxes. It looks like it will be a proxy war between the obvious factions within the North Dakota Republican party. Republicans in recent history have comprised roughly 75% ...

Generosity toward people in need

Duane Brekke, Minot For the last several years, those of us associated with the Lord’s Cupboard and the elevated gardens, located north of Velva, have learned a new way to spell generosity – KASOWSKI. This is the name of a family north of Karlsruhe, N.D., who has donated potatoes ...

Let’s keep the progress going

Josh Wolsky, Minot A couple of years ago I brought a car back from Florida. I used the trip as an opportunity to see how Minot measured up. I wanted to see how we compared to other places. I didn’t have a lot of time, so my stops were brief. Most were maybe an hour – just enough time to ...