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Reconsider council priorities

James Padgett, Minot I read an article this past summer stating the Minot City Council had approved spending about $100,000 to hire some company to drum more businesses. This while I watched the City Council grill the Chief of Police for asking for more Peace Officers. This while the Fire Department is trying to hire for the new fire station. This when it wasn’t that long ago the City Council caved to about 100 citizens chanting “Not in my backyard” shutting down the expansion of a retailer and costing hundreds of jobs. This while the majority of businesses are hiring. Some of ...

Norsk Hostfest is back

Todd Berning, President, EPIC Events, Minot After nearly three years of no festival due to COVID-19, Norsk Høstfest is getting ready to open its doors again! There will be a lot of familiarity to the folks that have enjoyed it for years and a few twists to keep younger folks wanting to come and enjoy first-class entertainment and Scandinavian culture! You don’t have to be Scandinavian to enjoy the food, crafts, beer, and of course — GREAT ENTERTAINMENT! Lance Johnson, Alexis Meyer, and Nicki Fix have worked hard this past year to restart the festival with the help of Tim ...

Response to abortion dualism

James J. Haman, Towner I agree with everything that was wrote about all life issues being very important. But for all those who are aborted, do any of the other life issues matter? don’t you think those who are killed by abortion would think so? Really, don’t you think you have to be alive before you are one of those to help with all the other life issues? Life is the greatest gift of all!

Expressing appreciation for Minot

Damian Chukwurah Amazu, Charles Epundu, Minot The Igbo community in Minot, North Dakota, wishes to appreciate the executive governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum, and mayor of Minot, Tom Ross, for the tremendous work they are doing in our lovely Magic City. Every year the state government and mayor of Minot city never relent in thinking about the safety of all the residents by refurbishing and reconstructing all the damaged roads, sidewalks for easy access of wheelchair and scooter users and providing other infrastructures for the benefit of mankind. It stands as a great proof that we ...

Carbon capture is key

Kathy Neset, Tioga I believe carbon capture and sequestration is a key element of North Dakota’s energy future. As a geologist and businessperson, I see the benefits in capitalizing on North Dakota’s enormous underground storage potential, a resource that is unlikely to run out. The state has the “geologic jackpot” in terms of carbon dioxide storage. Our geologic formations have more than enough capacity to safely sequester not only our own carbon dioxide but also that of our neighbors. North Dakota has over 250 billion tons of permanent underground storage capacity in deep ...

Abortion is example of dualism

Lillian Bachmeier Mandan Western Christianity has become dualistic, which is an egocentric system, largely argumentive. Non-dualism is challenging and complex, but philosophers explain it as such. Dualism uses descriptive words such as good/evil, smart/stupid, right/wrong, not realizing there may be a hundred degrees between the two ends of the spectrum. It works well for simplification, but lacks deep perception, which should be the primary arena of all religions. We need a dualistic mind functioning as a nurse, engineer, or scientist. But dualism cannot process things like ...