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Letters to the Editor

Why are small towns dying?

Kit Brenan, Hillsboro Property taxes have done nothing but rise for almost 100% of residents in ND. If you rent and think you don’t pay property tax or specials, this is the main reason for yearly rent increases. Those costs are passed down. Yes, we’ve had state credits, buydowns, and ...

Alzheimer’s Association honors local volunteers

Melanie Gaebe, Bismarck During National Volunteer Week (April 20-26), the Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND is proud to honor local volunteers making a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. An estimated seven million Americans age 65 and older are living with ...

Feeding special interests while families struggle

Amy Jacobson, Prairie Action Executive director Right now, the North Dakota Legislature is considering a slate of so-called “education savings account” bills. Whatever the poll-tested “school choice” label of the week is, don’t be fooled — they do the same thing in effect: drain ...

Gratitude to Minot 911 operator, EMTs

Kay Kupser, Minot All Minot residents should be thankful for the 911 operator and EMT response team we have at our disposal. They responded to an emergency situation that occurred on March 27 at the Moose Lodge. The 911 call was placed and in 3-5 minutes the team was in the building. They ...

VA cuts need to stop

John Evanson, Fargo I am John Evanson, president of AFGE Local 3884, representing the hardworking staff of the Fargo VA hospital. There has been a concerted effort by this administration to paint Federal workers as incompetent and lazy working in a system that is fraught with abuse, fraud and ...

Public expects better from leaders

Matt Gerszewski, West Fargo Seems like a number of bad choices have been made by Magic City leaders in the nearly four years since I moved from there after 40-plus years of enjoying life in Minot. The people of Minot deserve much better leadership than they’ve been getting. What in hades ...