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Opinion

Capital credits demonstrate cooperative nature

Letters to the Editor

Tom Seymour, West Fargo I am writing to commend Cassidy Kersten Hjelmstad, CEO and the SRT Communications, Inc. Board of Directors for their recent distribution of a capital credit check to Tom Seymour of West Fargo, ND, in the amount of over $140.00. This gesture demonstrates the cooperative ...

Liberal churches dying on vine

Letters to the Editor

Andrew Allis, Granville A recent survey of one of the largest mainline Protestant denominations in this state was just released yielding alarming statistical results. Over the last 10 years, the percentage of congregations with fewer than 50 people has doubled. In fact, presently 58% of its ...

Virtual town halls good start, not enough

Letters to the Editor

Mary Tintes, LWVND, vice president, Fargo The League of Women Voters of North Dakota commends Representative Julie Fedorchak for holding virtual town halls. They are an important tool in keeping constituents informed and engaged. Virtual town halls are a good start, but not enough. Holding ...

Pass Big Beautiful Bill, then pass reforms

National Columnists

As Senate Republicans turn the One Big Beautiful Bill, passed by one vote in the House, into a major taffy pull, two questions hover in the background. Where is our country headed? Will Republicans retain their razor-thin margins in the House and Senate in 2026? Satisfaction regarding the ...

Woke right acts like woke left

National Columnists

In 2018, some activists, appalled by woke nonsense being published by academic journals, submitted nonsensical research. One paper claimed researchers “closely and respectfully examined the genitals of ... ten thousand dogs” to learn about “rape culture and queer performativity at urban ...

Is Israel deploying Gaza model in Haiti?

National Columnists

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Something strange is afoot in the house of mirrors otherwise known as Haiti. Much is being made these days of so-calledAmerican contractors pouring into the country to assist the “government” in combating “terrorists.” But is that really what’s going on here? Last ...