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NEPA overhaul should cut red tape, not corners Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille Mandaree January 20, 2025, President Trump initiated an overhaul of the National Environmental Protection Act through Executive Order 14154, "Unleashing American Energy.” The order specifically directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to provide new NEPA guidance, propose rescinding its regulations, and coordinate agencies as they rewrote their own NEPA procedures. NEPA is the only measure for the general public to give direct input on federal projects that impact our lands, that's why it's being ...

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Service was opportunity of lifetime J. Patrick Traynor Fargo (Editorial Note: Among the Minot agencies associated with the N.D. Department of Health and Human Services are First District Health Unit and North Central Behavioral Health Clinic.) As I reflect on my last 15 months in Bismarck, there’s one word that keeps coming to mind: “blessed.” Blessed that Gov. Kelly Armstrong gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to work on a set of issues I am so passionate about. Blessed that the boards of Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation encouraged and supported me for the ...

Letters to the Editor: Social Security must be protected

Nancy Guy Bismarck Margaret Fitzgerald Fargo Volunteers, AARP North Dakota Executive Committee For millions of people, Social Security is much more than a monthly check. It is the financial security earned through a lifetime of hard work. Most of us have worked since we were teens, paying in at every step in our work lives. We’ve earned our Social Security. At a time when the cost of everyday essentials like groceries, housing, utilities and health care continue to rise, our peers tell us that those payments matter more than ever. And they don’t just matter to current ...

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Minimize disruption from city road construction Luke Wegner Minot So what’s the deal with all of this road construction? It seems that any time you want to drive somewhere, you are guaranteed to run into some form of blockage or detour. The big one that I have a gripe with, though, is how often 16th Street and Broadway are shut down. My thought process and issue with this is the fact that those two streets are the main thoroughfares and essentially the only way to get from one side of the city to the other without taking some crazy back roads. If construction needs to be done on ...

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As the National Walleye Tour prepares for its Aug. 27-29 championship on Lake Sakakawea near Garrison, anglers will have a chance to watch some of the country's best walleye fishermen compete. I'm interested in more than who wins. I wonder if we're seeing a generational shift in walleye fishing. Nineteen-year-old Jayden Wendel became the youngest angler ever to win an NWT event this season at Bay de Noc. Dylan Nussbaum, another young angler, rallied from 40th place to finish second at the Lake Erie opener. Those results don't prove younger anglers are better fishermen. They may ...

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Congress needs to address economy Ron Chittum Minot “It’s the economy stupid!” This phrase was famously used during the Clinton campaign in the '90s. Nearly 30+ years later it’s still true. Yet Congress does nothing to address it. Whether the Republicans or Democrats gain control of either the House or Senate this fall, nothing will change. During the Biden administration when inflation and cost of living reached a decades record high, the Democrats did nothing. During the Trump administration, with cost of living soaring, the Republicans do nothing. I am not advocating for ...