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Tribal communities see wins in Legislature

Reps. Jayme Davis, Rolette; Collete Brown, Warwick; and Lisa Finley-DeVille, Mandaree Sen. Richard Marcellais, Belcourt The 2025 session of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly has reached its halfway mark, and it has already been a successful session for North Dakota’s Indigenous community and the sovereignty of Tribal Nations. With HB 1535, the House voted to create a new “Feather Alert” that provides public notice of a missing Indigenous person just like current Silver and Amber Alerts already provide notice of a missing senior citizen or child. HB 1199 was also adopted ...

Request representatives to hold town halls

Neta McDonald Lincoln I think it is time for Senator Hoeven, Senator Cramer and Representative Fedorchak to have town halls at several cities covering ND, either individually or as a group. I think ND voters deserve a face to face to ask why they are no longer honoring their oath to the constitution as an equal branch of government with the power to be a check on the executive branch. Why are they permitting Musk to have access to our treasury and all other departments? Why they are voting to cut trillions from the budget so they can give the rich a $4.3 trillion tax cut and ...

City, judicial system must act now

Tyrone Langager Minot On February 18th I watched with a combination of awe and extreme consternation the presentation of Mr. Craig Gerhart before the city council. My awe was directed toward Mr. Gerhart and the thoughtful, insightful, and mature manner in which he presented his case. My consternation was toward the members of the body politic who found, yet again, reasons to defer his most logical and heartfelt request. I have, over the years (albeit, while walking my dogs) been subjected to the unwanted and uninvited attention of the person who was the subject of the discussion. ...

House sends winning property plan to Senate

Roscoe Streyle Minot There’s an old saying that goes like this: Most people mess up something good by looking for something better, just to end up with something worse. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen with the good thing the North Dakota House of Representatives just sent to the Senate – legislation that would cut property tax bills by $1,450 per year for the next two years, with that amount climbing every biennium until most North Dakota homeowners won’t be paying any property tax at all. Having served in the House, I’ve been watching the debate on the property tax ...

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 during the last quarter of 2024. Fewer chickens means fewer eggs! A basic law of economics is that a short supply of goods results in great demand and higher prices. You can’t blame the government for that! In response to the other comments by the writer, I would add that, indeed, the ...

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 330 athletes and 45 cheerleaders from across North Dakota a chance to showcase their ability and determination to succeed.  The athletes’ achievements were supported by more than 71 volunteer coaches and close to 400 hours of volunteer time and expertise from Minot, Minot State University ...