Orlan Dreyer, Minot Why would you as city council members want to get involved in human relations? We all have different opinions. You were elected to protect us with police, fire, keeping streets passable and making things look good. Stay out of social issues, especially this LGBT, ...

Jessica Ackerman Minot This year is the 44th Norsk Hostfest. Chester Reiten had a dream for Hostfest, and the community helped make it possible. Volunteers united to make sure the rommegrot was stirred, the ice cream scooped, and tables cleared between diners for more than 40 years. All ...

Bob L. Timm Minot North Dakota’s Parole and Probation Department is broken. Truly I can only speak to Ward County’s Parole and Probation Department, but being the state office is being run by the former Ward County Parole and Probation supervisor, I am taking a leap of faith that the ...

Andrew Allis, Granville Life teaches many lessons. One of them learned recently by the author of this letter is that people you’ve met and known only for a very short period of time can have a disproportionate beneficial impact on your life, more so than people you’ve known for years. ...

Dan Reinhard, Minot I couldn’t get to sleep a few nights ago so I turned on the TV and watched a rerun of a late night game show. When the host, asked a contestant: “what would you do if you hit a parked car?” I was as startled as was the host when she answered: “Leave.” But later ...

Katrina Christiansen, Jamestown Senator Tuberville’s single-minded, egotistical, and pompous actions to block the military promotions of 250 general and admiral nominees for the last six months is most definitely a political stunt but more importantly a national security threat. Senator ...