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Letters to the Editor

September marks Suicide Prevention Month

Jeff Herman, Group CEO/Managing Director Prairie St. John’s, Fargo You are not alone. Help is available. September marks Suicide Prevention Month. A national poll conducted in 2020 found that while 95% of Americans surveyed would do something if someone close to them was thinking about ...

Flat tax proposal has problems

Rep. Pamela Anderson, District 41, Fargo To Governor Burgum, State Tax Commissioner Kroshus & Representative Hedland: You are introducing a bill to cut North Dakota’s income tax. Other than states with no income tax, we already have the lowest. You are proud to give North Dakotans ...

Traffic control needed

Dean Clayton Whitmore, Minot I am writing in regards to additional stop signs downtown due to safety issues, and while I agree safety is the issue, I would like to bring up an increasing problem area in SW Minot. The increasing danger issue is on 31st Ave. and 10th Street in southwest ...

Seeking information on adopted cats

Jerry Howard I am searching for help from anyone who may have information regarding the status and welfare of 2 cats that were placed from Souris Valley Animal Shelter. They are black-white-gray tabby marked males — almost twins except one is substantially larger than the other. The larger ...

Keep Minot’s pit bull ban

Sarah Mullin, MD, Minot As a Minot Physician for the past 37 years, and as a Ward county coroner, I strongly encourage the pit bull and related breed ban ordinance which was previously passed be upheld. I see Alderwoman Evans noted there were no pit bull bites in the last 3 years. Might I ...

Home park residents want out

April Lowther, Minot As a resident of one of Minot’s mobile home parks, I’ve watched with growing concern as ownership of parks becomes more distant and unreachable. If parks are so profitable, it would be interesting to know if the city could buy the parks or establish better managed ...