Rep. Lisa Finley-Deville, Mandaree As a representative of the people that elected me, it’s a serious concern when I hear talk about taking away options for people to vote. This national conversation around eliminating mail-in ballots and voting machines is a direct challenge to the ...

Roger Stonefeld, Minot As a citizen of Minot I pay attention to the best of my ability on local government issues. Lately I have read in the paper that there are once again talks among our city council of attempting to substantially raise taxes, this time I believe to pay for “first ...

Patricia Marquard, Minot This letter should have been written a long time ago. Procrastination is the excuse. It is never too late to recognize leadership in the younger generation. Josiah Roise ran an excellent campaign for the mayor position in Minot. Jantzer, the winning candidate, had ...

Bob McNamara, Upham Ever notice how things become normal incrementally. Paying for checked baggage was unheard of until it became normal. Wearing seat belts was unheard of when I was young but is now normal. These things happened in small increments over time until we just accepted them as ...

Debra Zavada, Wolford On May 13, 2025, bad actors on the dark web hacked my North Dakota Teachers’ Fund for Retirement account and were able to have my June 1st pension sent to Green Dot Bank. I discovered this on June 2. The North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office was unable to ...

Miranda Schuler, Minot When most people think of elections, their minds jump to Washington, D.C. But the truth is, some of the most critical decisions that shape our lives happen right here at home. On Tuesday, August 5th, Minot voters will choose the city’s next mayor in a special ...