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Legislators’ conduct on Senate floor offensive

Rosey Sand, Bismarck Upset they were called out by former Lieutenant Governor Lloyd Omdahl’s recent column for turning their backs on Pastor Leanne Simmons while she offered the daily prayer at the state legislature, State Senators Mike Wobbema and Janne Myrdal authored a letter to the editor accusing Pastor Simmons, and other clergy, of lobbying. Both Senators admit their conduct was intended to influence legislative action to prevent speech they disagreed with. This is the very definition of lobbying. Both also admit to intentionally intimidating a guest invited into the ...

How many more must die

Larry Barnett, Minot With reference to the latest in a long string of deaths as a result of a passenger vehicles and semi-trucks at the U.S. 83 and N.D. 23 intersection: How many more people must die before the NDDOT installs traffic control devices at this location? One has to ask themself: what is even one human life worth? I often travel between Minot and Bismarck and cringe every time I pass through this intersection!

Upholding reproductive rights: Call to action in ND

Amy Jacobson, Executive Director, Prairie Action, Fargo It has been one year since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that shattered nearly 50 years of precedent and stripped individuals of the right to control their own bodies. Following swiftly, our state legislature passed a stringent near-total abortion ban. Ironically, this occurred just weeks after the North Dakota Supreme Court recognized that our state constitution safeguards the right to obtain an abortion in life-saving and health-preserving cases. Responding with determination, ...

Omdahl’s assessment misses reality of event

Sen. Mike Wobbema, North Dakota District 24, Valley City Sen. Janne Myrdal, Edinburg We readily admit that we don’t read Lloyd Omdahl’s columns much, if at all, but having been notified this week that we were the subject of his attention, and noting that, sadly for him, his column lacks correct information, we feel that he deserves a response. We recognize that we come from different political ideologies than he does, but though he has tried to connect them, his issue is less political than it is really a misunderstanding of Christian, Biblical Doctrine having manifested itself ...

Committee won’t solve issues but is a start

Janet Anderson, Burlington I have watched all of the recent City Council meetings where the topic of the reinstated Human Relations Committee was discussed and I noted some common arguments against the committee. While I appreciate the citizen involvement and that the Council is willing to listen to constituents and weigh their concerns, I have also noted that certain facts are not being considered and should be brought forward. First of all, the Human Relations committee is an advisory committee only and will be overseen by Council. There is no legal action being encouraged or pushed ...

Mattress shoppers beware: AI is here

Christopher Jone, Minot I am 62. I worked as a computer programmer, so I am used to dealing with technological change. Computer hardware and software comes and goes, and more and more things are automated. That’s the way of the world. But even armed with that understanding, I was not prepared for what happened when my wife and I went shopping for a new mattress and box spring the other day. The salesperson showed us a very nice mattress priced at over two thousand dollars. That sounded expensive to me, but I know that it’s easy to get sticker shock for big-ticket items that you ...