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Guns: Leading cause of death in children

Mike Rose, Minot I have never understood why a large segment of our population in the United States and North Dakota have indicated that owning a gun is more important than the lives of our children. I have never understood why the right to own an assault rifle that is designed to kill many people quickly is more important than our children’s lives. Over the years we have heard a variety of excuses why we can’t have major gun control, but it always comes down to the fact that a large portion of our population values guns more than the safety of our children. The United States ...

Riley Gaines is coming to ND in June

Margo Knorr, Bismarck Chapter Leader, Independent Women’s Network I had the privilege of meeting Riley Gaines while participating alongside her in a panel discussion on women’s sports, moderated by Speaker McCarthy. The event took place on National Girls and Women in Sports day, with Rep. Claudia Tenney carrying the Protection of Women’s Sports Act to the house floor. One of the key topics discussed was the negative impact on women when male athletes are allowed to compete on women’s teams. Riley Gaines serves as the official spokeswoman for Independent Women, and her ...

Retired library director shares appreciation, thoughts

Janet Anderson Burlington It was an honor to work for the Minot Public Library, and the City of Minot, for more than 10 years and I’d like to take this opportunity to share some appreciation and some thoughts. First of all, thank you to the patrons of the Minot Public Library. Whether you used the library to check out books or video games or chainsaws or only use digital options. Library customers are simply the best kind of customer. If you’re not using one of your local libraries you are truly missing out and I don’t understand why you’d let that happen. Next, the ...

District 40 censure raises concern

Tyrone Langager, Minot Before I make my main point, if permitted, a few disclaimers: (1) I have known Senator Krebsbach since before her election to the legislature and have always found her to be open, receptive, and tolerant of diverse political views. (2) I do not know Jay Lundeen, but at my wife’s behest I do visit his exercise business. (3) I have always considered myself a conservative Republican (with a few MAGA propensities), but I must admit that I found Senator Krebsbach’s votes to be within the very acceptable range of orthodox Republiicianism (virtually all of the ...

MSU offers musical treat

Anna Marie Shoment, Minot Last Wednesday evening I was privileged to attend a superb concert presented by the MSU concert choir. Dr. Eads’s 24-member group, along with a talented saxophonist, violinist and pianist, treated the audience at St. Leo’s Catholic Church to an unforgettable evening of beautiful music. The newly renovated church with its amazing acoustics was the perfect venue for a perfect concert. We Minoters are very fortunate to have access to numerous school-related as well as community-related musical groups. I hope that people in our area are appreciative of ...

State can’t keep out Satan

Rev. Brock Schmeling, Barney The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that it was impermissible for a school district to ban “After School Satan Clubs” in a school In Pennsylvania. This is a wake up call all parents must pay attention to. While the Satanic Temple claims that they have no interest in having children worship the Prince of Darkness, the gig is up in their name. The words of Jesus are offensive to Satanists because they emphasize loving neighbor instead of loving self. Satanists support abortion on demand and treat it like a ...