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Letters to the Editor

More deaths raise urgency for upgrade

Walter Piehl, Minot Surprised … You shouldn’t be. Another two people killed on Highway 52 between Velva and Sawyer. No matter what the reason, one vehicle crossed the center line. With intense traffic, the chances of a head-on collision are increased exponentially. For whatever reason ...

GNDC, BIOND wants pharma access, innovation

Arik Spencer GNDC President/CEO Bismarck Richard Glynn BioND Executive Director Grand Forks The Greater North Dakota Chamber and the Bioscience Association of North Dakota share a common goal of supporting and growing businesses in North Dakota. We work every day to ensure ...

Property taxes are not local

Kevin Glatt Bismarck We all have heard it – property taxes are a local issue. If property taxes are a local issue, why is it that ND State Law dictates how and when property is assessed and equalized? Why does state law mandate when local budgets are deliberated and the format and ...

Let doctors practice without legislative interference

By Rep. Liz Conmy Fargo After my first week as a Representative in the North Dakota legislature, I found myself spending the weekend with an IV in my arm at the hospital in Hettinger. It wasn’t the legislature’s fault. Not feeling well while visiting my son’s family in Bowman, I ...

Americans can’t trust government officials

Gary Berube Mandan In 1954 Congress added One Nation under God to the Pledge of Allegiance and in 1956 Congress made IN GOD WE TRUST the national motto of the United States. There is hope; we can trust God. It is very apparent we cannot trust anyone else. Our own government raiding ...

Weather-ization is a program worth supporting

Perry Lundon Devils Lake A recent news story noted the extreme temperatures we experience in an average North Dakota year. It is not uncommon for us to see a temperature range of 140 degrees from the hottest day of summer to the coldest day of winter. These conditions can be difficult ...