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Letters to the Editor

Innovative ideas, not eggs, are what’s important

Anna Marie Shomento Minot Recently a gentleman from Fargo wrote a letter to The Minot Daily News erroneously blaming the current administration for the high price of eggs. The avian flu which ravaged the United States in 2024 resulted in over 20 million chickens dying or being destroyed ...

Special Olympics grateful for support

Willie Ressler Tournament Director Minot On behalf of Special Olympics North Dakota, thank you to the city of Minot for hosting the 2024 State Basketball Tournament on Dec. 14-15. The Minot community played a significant role in providing 47 games for 41 teams composed of more than ...

Legislators overstep bounds, waste time

Kara Vetter Minot Since the beginning of the current ND legislative session, there has been no shortage of ridiculous topics and wasted time. After the last couple of days, however, I think it’s safe to say it has completely devolved into nonsense. It is obvious that for many ...

Public dollars should go to public schools

Jessica Nolz Grand Forks I am writing to express my strong opposition to HB 1607, HB 1590, SB 2400, and HB 1540, all of which propose the allocation of public funds to private education. As a North Dakota resident and advocate for equitable education, I urge you to consider the significant ...

$300M mistake: Stop the asylum

Madison Hanson Fargo The North Dakota Legislature is on the verge of making a costly mistake – pouring $300 million into reviving the outdated asylum model instead of building a modern, community-based mental health system. Key stakeholders have referenced the article “Bring Back the ...

It’s time to choose

Greg Gallagher Mandan When such manifest chaos, corruption, and cruelties are thrust upon the American people by this Administration, when its efforts are spearheaded by an unelected, unconfirmed, self-serving oligarch itching for power, and when it positions itself beyond the independent ...