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Family sends thanks to Region 6

​Greg, Ryan, Riley, and Reid Morlock Lansford We the Morlock Family would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to all of Region 6.  To all the coaches, players, fans, officials, and tournament workers, you were truly a godsend.  The Pink Shirts, hugs, handshakes, and well wishes will not be forgotten.   When friends, acquaintances, and complete strangers tell you they are thinking about you and praying for you, you realize just how blessed your family really is.  Humbling is an appropriate word.  It was hard to determine at times if the ...

ND needs insulin price cap

Ellen Schafer AARP ND Executive Council member Bismarck In 2020, when AARP asked 50+ voters about their experience with prescription drug prices 60% said drug prices are unreasonable and many said they have or will need to make trade-offs to afford their medications. That is especially common for the 58,335 North Dakotans who have diabetes. And if that number doesn’t catch your attention, according the 2022 North Dakota Diabetes Report, 16,281 adults had undiagnosed diabetes and another 177,618 had pre-diabetes. Additionally, the fastest growing diabetic age group is age ...

Remember what you learned in government class

Patricia Marquard, Minot Many of the events of the last couple of years have been swept under the rug. Most people look the other way. I still wonder if citizens are aware of what I learned in Government class many years ago. I was taught that the state legislatures have a special job regarding Presidential elections as written in the U.S. Constitution. Article II. Section 1. states “Each state shall appoint in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct a Number of Electors equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in ...

Respect individual decisions on books

Barb Skogstad, Minot I am commenting on a letter from a couple weeks ago from Tim Knickerbocker concerning the legislation on banning books. I agree with Tim that this is clearly overreach on the government’s part here in North Dakota as well as MANY other states. It seems the Republican legislators want to CONTROL what their constituents read and think and see. If as they say – “Knowledge is Power” they certainly don’t want the public to be educated in ALL respects, have knowledge or heaven forbid power…THEY want the control. What and who is to say what is explicit ...

Legislation would hasten school closures

Dean Meyer, Dickinson The Starkweather Stormkings. The Elgin Dutchmen. The Scranton Miners, Wishek Badgers, Milnor Bison. The Killdeer Cowboys. Whether it’s been declining population, lack of funding, or co-ops, the past 40 years have brought a lot of changes to our small town schools. And each time one of our schools has had to shut down or consolidate, we’ve lost a little bit of our history, our identity. Did you know the Hebron Brickmakers were named for one of the country’s most historic brick plants, located to this day in Hebron? Another classic – the Glen ...

0Investment can help ND tourism growth

Sara Otte Coleman ND Tourism and Marketing Director Bismarck The multifaceted work of LandTrust in North Dakota has the potential to diversify the state’s economy by creating new opportunities for agritourism and outdoor recreation. With the recent investment from Wonder Fund North Dakota, LandTrust is set to expand its offerings and create new jobs while supporting local businesses. North Dakota has a rich cultural and natural heritage that attracts tourists from all over the world. With LandTrust’s recreation access network, visitors can experience the unspoiled outdoor ...