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Family Motor Coach Association invites participation

By now you have probably heard or read about the Family Motor Coach international convention taking place in Minot Aug. 14-17. While the humongeous coaches are impressive to see, getting involved and interacting with the 5,000 FMCA members anticipated is also recommended. And that is allowed. We published an article in Saturday’s paper that lays out an invitation to the public to participate in the 100th annual convention and take in some of the exhibits and entertainment. The entertainment most notably includes a presentation by Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger and a concert ...

Despite housing affordability, small towns face numerous challenges

Friday’s article in Minot Daily News about the affordability rankings of housing in North Dakota communities contained good news on one side, but on the other side, touched on the challenges that small towns face in our region, state and across the nation. On one hand, the study cited in the article ranked mostly small communities as the most affordable for housing, with the caveat that the rankings were determined based on housing cost relative to incomes. Numerous factors contribute to this including supply and demand, income differentiations between those in major cites as opposed ...

RPZ goes from great zoo to community anchor

Minoters have always been fond of Roosevelt Park Zoo even when it wasn’t much to brag about. Sometime in the past 90-plus years it became a good zoo and for years now, by most people’s standards, it’s been a great zoo. But today. Today RPZ is much more — a community anchor, an institution Minoters can count on for education about wildlife, entertainment, a safe environment to just hang out, even a place that offers clever opportunities for kids and their parents to bond. One example of that is the overnight “camp outs” within the zoo grounds that sound like so much fun ...

Partisan rancor shouldn’t trickle down to public

Thursday, a budget and debt deal was approved by the U.S. Senate by a 67-28 vote with plenty of Democratic support and with President Donald Trump having already committed to signing it. The same day, U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-ND, was in Minot and pointed out areas where there has been bipartisan progress over the past two years. Afterward he shared with Minot Daily News commentary on the subject of the partisan divide in Washington. It was significant that he said that Democrats and Republicans in Congress do indeed work together on legislation and many frequently get along ...

Delegation should ‘grease the skids’ to improve local postal performance

Ward County Commissioner Alan Walter isn’t the only person in Minot with concerns about postal service in the county. Nor is Ward County itself the only mail recipient which has struggled with a variety of postal related service weaknesses. Minot Daily News readers frequently express their struggles with sending and receiving mail efficiently. Yet, postal authorities have asserted that there is no problem with service in Minot and that there aren’t at least a significant volume of complaints. Something has to give. Walter has now taken his concerns to the top – to the ...

‘Thank you’ observance this weekend should be a true celebration

This weekend, the Ward County Historical Society and its engaging Pioneer Village is hosting a “thank you” event in its new Burlington location for all of those who donated and otherwise supported the Village’s relocation from the North Dakota State Fair property to a location in the adjacent town. Good for the historical society, as well as Burlington, fans of the historical society and for local history buffs. It should be a celebration of accomplishment as much as a thank you. Just a few months ago, it looked like Pioneer Village was in peril. NDSF came out on top in a ...