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Veteran appreciation doesn’t translate to votes

James Maxson Minot On November 11th we celebrated Veterans Day. Many take the day off, go shopping, or go hunting. We fly our flags and thank veterans for their service. This is all well and good. “Thank you for your service,” however, has not translated into voting for veterans. Three Vietnam veterans have run for U.S. President. Their number of wins equal Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl victories. The last time North Dakota elected a veteran as Governor was in 1988, that being George Sinner. Sinner was an Air Force veteran who served stateside during the Korean War. The ...

Pronouns matter because truth matters

Andrew Allis Granville   Pronouns matter because truth and reality matter. Ironically, in our present twisted zeitgeist, it is now those who refer to confused persons, those identifying as another sex, by using their correct birth pronouns who are accused of “misgendering” a person” and who are then subject to societal reprisal and punishment. That punishment may take the form of social ostracization, being fired from his or her (whoops . . . there I go with my politically incorrect binary male/female pronouns again!) job, or even imprisonment by a now inverted ...

Term limits was wrong decision

Dan Reinhard Minot At least in the great State of North Dakota, the midterm elections are over. I believe the election outcomes to be the best for our State –except for term limits. Here is why. Most States throughout the country have legislatures that serve 12 months a year in consecutive years. As we are well aware, our legislators serve in a biennial term in a four month session each. If we total up the months that most legislators around the country can serve in eight years, that would equal 96 months. But for a North Dakota legislator to reach 96 months of service, he or ...

Support reformed child tax credit

Bette Grande , Fargo North Dakota families are facing extraordinary strain with the current spike in inflation coming on the heels of a global pandemic. Increasing childcare costs compound the pain that families across the state are feeling with grocery and gas prices going through the roof. One proposal from Washington is cutting through the noise to offer real relief for working-class families—the Child Tax Credit (CTC). An updated proposal from Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Steve Daines (R-MT) would improve the Child Tax Credit benefit in several ...

Government necessity, government control

Ben Field , Minot War in Ukraine. (Unwelcome as it is, we still have to deal with it.) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is not a threat to Russian security. NATO is only a threat to Russian aggression. NATO is only a threat to Putin’s security. In the past two centuries Western Europe invaded Russia three times: Napoleon in June 24, 1812, the German Kaiser in the summer of 1914, and Hitler in June 22, 1941. In all these instances, a good part of Western Europe was under the control of just one or more dictators. Today Western Europe/NATO is a defensive alliance ...

Cannabis legalization will erode ND’s future

Cynthia Sessions Minot For several years now, Minot and ND have witnessed the erosion of the quiet, peaceful, relatively crime-free, moral life its earliest settlers paved the way and provided for ND’s future generations. The legalization of cannabis will only further erode that peace and morality. Since the legalization of medical marijuana our state has seen influxes of drug dealers from Michigan and other parts of the country. Two fled ND only to flee police in Wisconsin and while doing so killed two beautiful young souls. We have seen not only a rise in domestic ...