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Don’t trust ‘scientists’ on carbon issue

Cory Christofferson Hamar Go get your vaccines, start capturing carbon, support your farmers, and consume all the high fructose corn syrup and sugar you can stomach. Trust the rat-tested drugs — they might work, but if they don’t, well, too bad. Don’t worry, though. The system has your back! (And by that, I mean you can’t sue us. Lol.) Only then can you earn the title of a true American. We are the scientists. You don’t know us, but we have fancy degrees and stylish lab coats, so clearly, you should listen to us. And now, boys and girls, it’s time to capture carbon! ...

Ensure everyone’s safety, rights

Bob McNamara Upham I don’t understand transgender. I don’t believe I ever will understand it. What I do understand is that in America we are supposed to be free to live whatever lifestyle we wish as long as we don’t infringe on the rights of others or demand from others. I also understand the legislature is there to ensure I am free to live my lifestyle at the same time ensuring others are free to live their lifestyle. All while ensuring everyone’s safety and rights are protected. Not just some but everyone. To provide for a safe and free society if you will. This brings me ...

New food bank would intrude on neighborhood

MJ Taylor, Minot I received a letter from the City Planner dated Dec.17th, 2024, informing 53 property owners around Our Lady of Grace of a request to rezone their property from R1 (residential) to P (public). For more information to contact the Planning Dept. I found out that the Church is planning to build a 3,000 to 4,000 sq ft food bank in the SW corner of their property. Only 2 of us contacted the City to find out the need for Zoning change. I informed the neighbors on both sides of my home and they were not liking the idea of this commercial sized building. We are concerned ...

Education savings accounts are bad idea

Jeffrey J. Ralph, Wahpeton North Dakota is one of very few states with no private school vouchers and no charter schools, and as a result, our public education system is among the best in the country. Despite this, private school voucher advocates try every legislative session to siphon public dollars from public education and send them to private schools. This session is no different. This session, lawmakers are touting “education savings accounts” as the hot new thing in education. But North Dakotans are smart, and we know if public funds are used to send kids to private ...

Bring Ten Commandments back into schools

Marlene Kouba, Regent HB 1145 is now in the Legislature and relates to the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools in North Dakota. I support that bill and encourage it be passed. When I first started teaching school, a copy of them was posted in each rural school and public schoolrooms. I never taught them as they were not in the curriculum but they were there for anybody to see. I still have a copy if anyone is interested. Some say it is against the law but what law? The First Amendment to the Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of ...

Family grateful for Trinity’s services

Cathy and Ken Haarstad, Minot We as a family are grateful. Very grateful. Our adult daughter with disabilities was hospitalized last summer after she fell ill with diabetes, pneumonia and staph infection. She spent weeks on a ventilator and required lung and other surgeries, an infection control specialist and respiratory, speech, physical therapy, skilled nursing and medical care at Trinity Hospital. She spent another two months at Trinity Nursing Home. Today her lungs are clear. Her blood sugar is well-controlled, and she no longer has a tracheostomy and feeding tube. She has her ...