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An opportunity to be part of Broadway’s future

Broadway has long been the epicenter of vehicle traffic in Minot. It’s the busiest roadway in town, and it’s important that the north-south route through the heart of our community remains up-to-date, safe, and efficient. The ongoing Broadway Corridor Study was created as a comprehensive, ...

Investment decisions not for the Legislature

At the behest of Jamestown area legislators, a grand plan for a $60 million amusement park has been proposed to the legislature for a direct appropriation of $5 million and a $60 million loan from the oil-rich Legacy Fund now brimming with $8 billion. Developing a huge recreation area in ...

This absurd notion of absolutism

Rep. Lauren Bobert of Colorado likes to shoot from the lip. She has called President Biden and anyone who agrees with him on firearms restrictions a “tyrant.” “The Second Amendment is absolute,” Bobert posted. “Anyone who says otherwise is a tyrant.” The president is no ...

Thank You for supporting MSU’s Giving Day!

On April 14, Minot State University held our annual MSU Giving Day. This is an online, 24-hour event through the MSU Foundation to raise funds and support over 50 programs across campus. Our Giving Day event began in 2018 and occurred again in 2019. Last year, it was shifted to a singular focus ...

Mayor calls committee to fight COVID

With COVID-19 running rampant, the mayor called the Homeland Security Committee to adopt a protocol to guide the citizens. Obediently, the town’s 12 electors trouped into the old ZCBJ lodge hall to apply their wisdom and ingenuity to the problem. No sooner had Chairperson Ork Dorken rapped ...

Democrats don’t need to pack the court

This idea by some Democrats to “pack” the Supreme Court gets me to humming Joe Friday’s old Dragnet tune. “Dum, de dum dum.” Oh yeah, it’s that stupid. It’s that short-sighted. It’s that overtly political. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts says the High Court needs to be ...