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Letters to the Editor

Politics used to promote false gospel

Nathan Green, Minot I am responding to an editorial dated February 18, 2023, titled “Support legislation that reflects North Dakota values.” After reading this article, I see the false, no repentance gospel is alive and well in certain denominations across our state. The article states ...

Way forward should be through conversation

Faye Seidler, Fargo I’m a suicide prevention advocate in North Dakota. I specialize in LGBTQ+ outcome data and I work in healthcare. This legislative session has seen nearly 20 bills involving LGBTQ+ identity in some capacity and many of these bills restrict access to care or support. I ...

Oil tax cuts vs. veterans’ license fees

Austin Gillette, Garrison ND Legislature considers tax breaks for oil companies. ND produces over 1 million barrels per day. Reducing the cap level means less revenue for the State. We should be aware of the record profits had last year nationwide, over $200 hundred billion. The Legacy Fund ...

Reject House Bill 1532

Joseph Nesdahl, Minot North Dakota is proud of our rural communities. Many families and friends of mine choose to live in rural towns for the deep sense of community and the opportunities for our children to be nurtured and thrive. Rural and small-town public schools do far more than just ...

Catch the kindness contagion

J. Patrick Traynor, Executive Director, Dakota Medical Foundation, Fargo A little before 10 in the morning on Giving Hearts Day, I stood in the atrium of Dakota Medical Foundation soaking it all in. There were no less than 100 people shoulder-to-shoulder around the small stage we had set up, ...

Let’s look at retirement

Jon Godfread ND Insurance Commissioner Bismarck Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed a dramatic workforce shift. Baby boomers are retiring, while millennials and Gen Z are taking over workplaces across the country. Data shows that these generations of workers are changing jobs ...