Connie Samuelson, Minot What is our breaking point? Many ND residents are struggling financially. We hear daily about associations, foundations and organizations assisting in gathering essentials during these inflationary times. For years, school supply drives have helped parents prepare ...

Steve Moen, Minot In 2012 eliminating property tax failed, largely because of all the misinformation put out by people scared of change. How did that work out for you? My property tax doubled. For some it tripled and even quadrupled! This was after the politicians promised to fix and lower ...

Brenda Seehafer, Rolla Vote “NO” on the ballot measure proposing the elimination of property taxes! This measure affects everyone in every community in the great state of North Dakota. We all use local public services: whether it is the roads we travel on, the schools our children attend, ...

Connie Samuelson, Minot Over the past 4 years North Dakotans’ struggled through inflation while our ND State Legislative Assembly (NDSLA) increased their spending from $14.3B to $19.5B. Their general fund spending has increased from $4.9 billion to $6.1 billion. Factoring in population ...

Karen Anderson, Warwick There is a history of Confined Animal Feeding Operations ruining the environment in many states. The new Riverview Dairy operations set to enter the Eastern part of ND near Hillsboro and Wahpeton should be looked at through the eyes of how we want our livestock ...

Ken Wangen, Carrington I’m urging you to vote ‘no’ this November on the ballot measure proposing the elimination of property taxes. My impetus for writing? A recent incident that clearly outlines the necessity for maintaining local control with property taxes. In the early hours of ...