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Letters to the Editor

Closing schools not financial solution

Edana Kitzmann, Minot So the final answer is $6 million on shortfall. Four to five weeks ago the savings number was $1.8-2 million. The numbers get larger as time goes by, it seems. The savings number now is $3-3.5 million. To receive “assistance” from the “state school fund” to get ...

Harassment defies common decency

Don Morrison, Bismarck In the midst of this wonderful place we live – the beautiful, bountiful prairies – some people keep insisting on harassing other people who are a little different than they are. We see and hear continuing racial taunts and slurs aimed at Indigenous players on North ...

ND has money to replace property taxes

Connie Samuelson Minot Minot Public Schools are faced with a $6.6M (5.32%) budget deficit going into their 24/25 school year. This stems from the December 2021 bond passing to build a sports complex, a 4 year high school and revamping 2 schools ($108.6M) and projected loss of enrollment ...

Officiating saddens basketball fan

Linda Freeman Kenmare Over my many years of watching basketball games, I have seen referees occasionally make calls that determined the outcome of the game, but I have never seen anything quite so blatant as the referees in the second half of the 3rd and 4th place Region I game in New Town. ...

Current property tax is discriminatory

Steve Moen Minot The RHINOs are on the warpath! How dare we the people float a petition to end property tax! Didn’t we get the message last session when they tabled it. They held a meeting in Mandan to see how they can silence grass root conservatives and are totally against giving the ...

Stop giving away public funds

Lianne Zeltinger Minot I want to commend the members of the City Council for the detailed discussion they had during the March 4th meeting. I think the majority of them are realizing the boondoggle that is being created when public money is given to a few select private entities. And now ...