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Surveys give some ‘food for thought’

You might say surveys are “a dime a dozen.” Every week a group seems to be doing a survey on some topic. These surveys cover a range of topics from what state in the United States has the most employed people, what state is the happiest and unhappiest to what state has the healthiest people. This week the results of one of the surveys, or studies, arriving by email ranked two North Dakota towns as the “coziest small towns in the U.S.” for a winter weekend escape. MyDating Adviser.com composed this survey. If you wonder which towns received that ranking, it’s Medora (No. 6) ...

America’s suicidal energy policy has very real costs

Last week, Saudi Arabia announced, in conjunction with OPEC+, that it would be cutting oil production in the face of dropping prices. That decision came in spite of the Biden White House’s lobbying in favor of increased production, which included a sycophantic visit by President Joe Biden to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In response to the Saudi announcement, the White House quickly announced that the United States would be reevaluating its relationship with the Kingdom. Meanwhile, the White House announced that it would be “preparing to scale down sanctions” on ...

Newspaper reporting, content never more relevant

We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable information about COVID-19 during the pandemic and turning to us (newspapers) to deliver accurate national and state health departments’ evolving assessments as well as local reporting on treatment options in our communities. We at NNA see it in our daily government affairs work with members of Congress, who almost uniformly admire their local community papers regardless of how they might feel about the national press. We see it in the example of the civic leaders in Mineral Wells, Texas, who were so distraught over the ...

Nominations for MDN’s Best of the Best start Sept. 24

In The Minot Daily News’ Best of the Best contest, readers have the final say. For years, Minot residents have looked forward to voting in the Best of the Best contest to support their favorite local businesses, organizations, people and attractions. It’s the biggest contest of its kind in the region, and we’re proud to host it to recognize the places and people that make Minot, Ward County and North Dakota special. In 2021 we made the contest bigger and better than ever, to provide even more visibility to the Magic City’s businesses and organizations. Again, this year ...

Low-income Americans must stop looking to government?

New polling data from Gallup show Americans are not having an easy time through this period of rising prices. According to Gallup, 56% of Americans say now that rising prices are causing severe or moderate hardship. Drilling down, we see that the hardship is not shared equally. Among low-income households, those with income less than $48,000, 74% report they are experiencing hardship. Among middle-income households, with income $48,000 to $89,999, 63% report hardship. And among upper income, $90,000 and above, 40% report experiencing hardship. But Secretary of the Treasury Janet ...

Healthcare market evolution could benefit consumers

North Dakota’s healthcare market has been evolving, and the speed of the change has been picking up.  Representatives of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota who spoke with The Minot Daily News recently indicated the continuing evolution could make healthcare not only better but help curb the rise in healthcare costs. Both would be welcome events for consumers. No one wants to see large jumps in insurance premiums, as has happened at times in the past. BCBSND President Dan Conrad described the historical insurance system as “churn medicine.” The more patients use ...