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Letters to the Editor

Urgent plea for safer skies for aerial applicators

Brianne Osowski, Lynn Johnson, owner, Johnson Airspray - Grafton In the heartland of America, aerial applicators like my brother, Tylor Lee Johnson, dance a delicate balance between the earth and sky. Their mission ensures our tables remain abundant, yet the profession is fraught with unseen ...

Stop speaking up, start demanding

Gary Berube - Mandan Millions of illegal immigrants have been and are being encouraged to enter the United States illegally by the Biden administration. Now the Biden administration is planning to provide those people with photo identification cards which will allow them to vote. This will ...

Ponder this when encountering funeral processions

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard - Minot In North Dakota, funeral processions have the right-of-way at all intersections, implying processions can run red lights and drive through stop lights. But why? Funeral processions are given special treatment to show respect for the deceased and ...

Property taxes should be abolished

A.R. Allex - Minot The city of Fargo has a 120 million dollar budget. The city of Minot has close to a 200 million budget. Think about this! Minot’s idea of property tax relief is to raise your taxes not as much as they really wanted to. The citizens of ND will be able to vote on ...

Citizens deserve better than corporate greed

Brandon Meidinger, President, on behalf of McIntosh County Farmers Union Board, Fredonia Last week Lynn Helms, the head of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, shamelessly peddled to the media a contradictory agenda that reeks of corporate greed and disregard for the well-being ...

Raising concern for American democracy

Ron Schmidt, Tolna Been an atheist for a long time. Fall off the wagon now and then. Bad times get desperate. No atheists in a foxhole. Not sure who I should pray to, God or Jesus? Never seems to make any difference. Same result. Surprise. Surprise. These are the days, my friends. Afraid ...