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Letters to the Editor

Public expects better from leaders

Matt Gerszewski, West Fargo Seems like a number of bad choices have been made by Magic City leaders in the nearly four years since I moved from there after 40-plus years of enjoying life in Minot. The people of Minot deserve much better leadership than they’ve been getting. What in hades ...

Senators put party over country

Bob McNamara, Upham This week gave us two more examples of our Senate delegation not taking their role of advice and consent seriously. Mr. DeJoy was a terribly controversial nominee for postmaster general and our delegation knew of the controversy. Yet they bobbled along with the party line ...

Legislative bills offer no true reform

Connie Samuelson, Minot Vicki Martin, Linton Kathy Schneible, Lincoln Lanny Kenner and Gordie Greenstein, Bismarck To those of you who voted against reforming property taxes as proposed in Measure 4, are you paying attention to the ND Legislative Session? Are you being active and ...

Strengthen, not cut, Social Security

Sheryl Beard North Dakota Disabilities Advocacy Consortium Williston My name is Sheryl Beard. I live with my husband in Williston, ND. I work hard and own my home. Social Security allows me to live independently. I use it to pay my mortgage and bills, while my wages pay for food and ...

Federal bill threatens right to vote

Denise A. Dykeman President, Plum Valley League of Women Voters Minot Right now, Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote – including you. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require every voter to ...

Library bill costly, unnecessary

Mariah Ralston, Bismarck Randi Monley, Minot, Co-chairs, Right to Read ND Senate Bill 2307 takes aim at content in libraries and schools, and if it passes, North Dakota taxpayers will have to pay millions of dollars to implement it. Taxpayers would be on the hook for $2 million for ...