Rep. Zac Ista, Grand Forks There’s a saying in politics: “Don’t tell me what your values are. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what your values are.” Well, some North Dakota lawmakers value subsidizing private schools and feeding themselves more than they value feeding ...

Jed Limke, Fargo, ND Q: When is 95 > 30,092? Back in 2015, we had a special election to fill a Fargo City Commission seat that was vacated, indirectly, due to the death of Mayor Walaker. The winner of that election won with four-out-of-every-five Fargo voters not voting for him. The ...

Del Carver, District Director, SCORE, Fargo April is National Volunteer Month — a month dedicated to recognizing the importance of volunteering and honoring the significant contributions volunteers make by generously donating their time and talents to worthy causes. For many nonprofits, ...

Ross Hausfeld, Minot Well it’s done. Despite receiving a super-majority Do Not Pass vote from the House Transportation Committee of 9 to 5 the House at large voted to pass Senate Bill 2362, foisting upon us the gift of the police’s watchful eye on whether every person in a motor vehicle ...

State Sen. Sean Cleary, Bismarck There has been a push this Legislative session to close the state’s main PERS pension plan for state employees and many local government workers. While our state’s pension liability needs to be addressed, closing the pension plan entirely would be ...

Matthew Zelinski, Deering Let me clarify for the readers some of Ms. Hendrickson’s comments from her Letter to the Editor on Saturday 01Apr2023. She incorrectly stated that the decisions at North Prairie Rural Water District are concentrated into a select few hands. First, the ...