As a lifelong North Dakotan, I am proud of our state’s history grounded in resilience, innovation, and grit. It’s a story about harnessing our abundant natural resources while protecting our land for future generations. This is the approach Americans want in all their leaders, and it is ...

It’s that time of the year when families and friends gather around the table to give thanks. We can give our thanks on Thanksgiving Day for what we are grateful — our friends and family, and being together, the food on our table, our health, our home, our work and whatever else has a ...

Monday is Veterans Day. The day was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the close of World War I in 1919. However, the fighting ended about seven months before that when the Allies and Germany put into effect a truce or formal agreement on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th ...

If you haven’t voted absentee, be sure to get out and vote next week or on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Voting is one of the most important civic duties and rights of a U.S. citizen. You make a difference by casting your vote whether it’s for national, state or local races. Your ...

Twenty-three years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, people around the world were shocked when terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It was the ...

As many students in Minot and area communities head back to classes, keeping children safe is a top priority. School bus, pedestrian and child safety should always be top of mind. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers tips for students, parents and drivers, and we are ...