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Democratic-NPL is in touch with ND voters Carter Hass Valley City Three years ago I would’ve laughed at the idea of going to the ND Dem-NPL State Convention. But on March 7, 2026, I found myself, at 18 years old, attending as a delegate from District 24. Needless to say, I was shocked by what I heard. The North Dakota Democrats were primarily focused on economic policy, not culture wars. In fact, when I proposed a resolution calling for the party’s support of banning individual stock trading by members of Congress, it received resounding applause and passed unanimously. For a ...

Letter to the Editor: History preservation includes Indigenous people’s story

As an Indigenous woman and a state representative from Mandaree, I was raised to understand that land carries memory. The hills, rivers, and plains of this region hold the stories of our ancestors. That is why I am troubled by the recent secretarial order issued by Doug Burgum, which has led to the removal and alteration of historical interpretation across our national parks. Our national parks are classrooms, cultural sites, and living archives of our country’s full history. Agencies like the National Park Service, operating under the United States Department of the Interior, have ...

National parks face staffing, financial challenges

Lillian Crook, Bismarck I have been in love with National Parks for as long as I have conscious memory. Back in the 1960s & 1970s, my family camped in countless National Parks. At this point in life, I have visited every National Park except the two, and I intend to visit those two. Later in my life, I got to work for the National Park Service, at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the only National Park named after an American President. By that time, I knew every single trail and much about the flora and fauna of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and quite a bit about the history ...

PETA sign not appropriate for public place in Minot

Patricia Marquard, Minot There are many reasons why the PETA sign (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) should not be placed in a public area in Minot. First of all the statement, “Get Over (That Meat Addiction)! is a false statement. It categorizes meat, a source of protein and essential vitamins with nicotine alcohol, drugs and other addictive substances. Most doctors would agree that eating meat is not a disease and hence not an addiction. Secondly, PETA is an out of state private enterprise that harasses farmers, cattle ranchers, property owners, hunters, and would ...

Service dog program needs to continue

Capt. Ryan Moss (Ret.) Jud Service dogs create an improvement in life when it comes to living with PTSD. I have had my service dog, Major, for over 5 years. During that time, I have gone from not being able to go shopping alone, not participating in family life or events, not being part of community groups, and not being able to hold a full-time job to someone that is able to walk into a store and not think twice about it because I have a partner by my side. I am able to more actively participate not only with my son’s life by getting involved with things that he enjoys but also ...

There’s no single story of immigrants

Terry Hansen, Grafton When President Trump labeled Somali immigrants “garbage,” he weaponized presidential power to diminish an entire community. In her insightful TED Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story,” novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warns that “power lies not only in the ability to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person.” Yes, some Somali Americans in Minnesota have been implicated in financial fraud. That fact should be reported, but it should never become the sole lens through which we view this ...