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Letters to the Editor

Eliminating property tax would have positive effect

Steven Moen Minot Everyone is negatively affected by property tax, not just the property owner. How you say? Do you think groceries are tax free? Not so, their prices are adjusted to pay the store’s property tax. Same goes for any store you shop at, or any apartment you rent. Dakota ...

Imagine this science fiction episode

James Maxson, Minot Imagine a science fiction episode in the classic old black and white series, The Twilight Zone. The main character is a middle class woman in a middle class town in the Midwest called Lake Flaccid. The woman has a toothache. She goes to her dentist. Her dentist ...

Remembering who we are

Steven Moen Minot I haven’t forgotten who we are! We are a Constitutional Republic not a democracy as Mr. Wolsky stated. Our founders had no use for democracies. They wanted a nation governed by laws not just majority rules as that leads to situations of 3 men and 2 women voting which ...

Carrier creates positive mail experience

Lois A. Kankovsky We have had mail delivery problems and I often hear the many complaints. I would like to share a different story. I am 89+ years old, walk with assistance and cope with aches and pains that often accompany my age. The condo where I live receives mail in a pedestal box ...

Questions arise around elections measure

James Maxson, Minot There is now a petition being passed around with the stated goal of protecting election integrity in future North Dakota elections. There are several questions the citizens of our state may wish to consider. County auditors are the boots on the ground regarding North ...

Have we forgotten who we are?

Josh Wolsky, Minot Almost 250 years ago, the American Colonies were fighting for our independence from an imperialistic world power. We were an emerging democracy; we were also on the brink. In our moment of need, another world power, France, lent aid, arms, and even troops. It was ...