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School lunch still an issue

Deven Mantz, Minot In case you weren’t aware, last spring the North Dakota Legislature avoided helping all North Dakota school children by denying them school meals. While some ground was gained and income eligibility limits were increased, more should have been done. This disappointment is compounded by news of a substantial surplus in the state’s general fund tax revenues. The Legislature’s projection of a $166 million surplus above initial estimates underscores the missed chance to invest in our children’s well-being. According to the ND Kids Count 2023 Legislative ...

Hostfest fun is almost here

Jessica Ackerman, Minot The 44th Norsk Hostfest is just weeks away. Your $44 admission ticket gets you access to free side stages, free demonstrations, and fun for all ages. Thanks to the generosity of Cornerstone Bank, kids under 12 receive free general admission to the festival. Kids and parents won’t want to miss Koo Koo Kangaroo. The Minneapolis-based duo will be rockin’ on the Skien Mezzanine, and they’ll have everyone on their feet boppin’ to their electric dance music. Koo Koo Kangaroo didn’t start as a kids’ band, but their interactive dance shows were such a ...

Where have teachers gone?

Charlotte Franks-Erickson, Sheyenne School has started or for some is starting soon and there’s a teacher shortage across the nation. It’s a well known fact that burnout is a common reason. I might have a solution or two that could be tried. K-2nd graders or older would be required to take and complete a summer course in self management, manners, showing kindness, ability to listen to a story, follow directions and other social skills they are coming to school without. You parents who are practicing unhealthy parenting can sit back and continue to do so but your children ...

Phones down, heads up

Pat Traynor, Executive Director, Dakota Medical Foundation Last week, Dakota Medical Foundation hosted its inaugural summit, and the turnout was truly heartening. Hundreds of concerned medical providers, parents, teachers, and community members from across the region came together in person and online to hear from Stanford psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke, who’s at the forefront of a silent epidemic ravaging our country: digital addiction. I’d like to share with you some concerning trends: – American adults currently spend about seven hours a day in front of a screen, and ...

SBA celebrates 70 years

Al Haut, District Director, SBA ND, Fargo This year, we celebrate the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 70th anniversary of powering the American dream of entrepreneurship. SBA’s creation was largely a response to the pressures of the Great Depression and World War II. The agency’s beginnings can be traced back to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1932 but got its formal start on July 30, 1953, after President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Small Business Act into law creating the agency. From its inception, the SBA’s mission remains to “aid, counsel, ...

No, Tuberville is not right

Bob McNamara, Upham In response to an Aug 5 letter I would submit Mr. Turberville is in fact is way off base in blocking military promotions. His is strictly a political move against an administration that he doesn’t like. One only has to look at the administration’s decision to leave US Space Command in Colorado rather than move it to Alabama. I spent 26+ years in the military. In 1990 while stationed in Spain I had a young airman who became pregnant. There was no authority for the military to provide an abortion. She couldn’t have an abortion in a Spanish hospital and, for ...