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Proof of citizenship bill harms voting rights

Barbara Headrick President, League of Women Voters of ND Fargo Fowzia Adde Executive Director, Immigrant Development Center West Fargo Nicole Donaghy Executive Director of ND Native Vote Lincoln In November 2022, less than 43% of North Dakota’s eligible voters turned out to vote. That’s the lowest voter turnout in at least 42 years. Even with this low voter turnout, at least ten bills have been introduced in this legislative session to prevent ineligible voting. The Heritage Foundation reports zero cases of ineligible voting in North Dakota, and why ...

Supporting LGBTQ+ as people

Pastor Janet Mathistad, ELCA (retired), Minot By now it will be clear from the spate of Letters to the Editor that there is a difference of opinion among clergy members when it comes to issues of importance to the LGBTQ+ community. It is also my experience that on this topic, people don’t change their minds by reading the back-and-forth arguments of either side, no matter how carefully and clearly written, or which Bible verses one side or the other references. Our minds tend not to change until we have had the opportunity to personally know and love someone who identifies in the ...

Giving new meaning to fast pitch

Dennis Sommers, (ace pitcher for the 1961 nine/ten-year-old Champion Beech Aircraft Hawks), Minot I read with interest the story from MDN’s sports page March 7th titled “MLB pitchers adjusting to quick pace of new pitch clock.” It spoke of changes to rules for Major League Baseball intended to speed the game along by requiring less time between pitches along with several other elements. It’s hard not to wonder what professional basketball or football players might think when a pitcher says, “When I run in from the bull pen, I feel winded.” When was the last time (any ...

Lower prices could boost attendance

Alex Schollmeyer, Minot As someone who likes to attend events and shows in the city, including the upcoming KX Sports Show and, of course, this year’s North Dakota State Fair, I plan on saying something that might be of benefit to the organizations and the people that attend or plan to attend. Here goes: why is there such a high price of $10 of admission for each day of the sports show? I know some people might think nothing of the price and think it’s a bargain. But for those just going to look for a short time at boats, campers, bikes, etc., I feel some will just say forget ...

Good reasons exist to remove books

Linda Thorson, State Director, Concerned Women for America, Edinburg People fall into three groups regarding children: children, those who protect children, or those who wish to bring harm to children. Thankfully, a great majority of our lawmakers desire to protect minors from access to obscene material and pornography as defined by the North Dakota Obscenity Code in tax-payer-funded libraries. Pornographic written material has been found in children’s sections of public libraries and school libraries across North Dakota. And yet, we have people in the press who believe removing ...

Biblical knowledge exposes false teachers

Steve Moen, Minot I found the pastor’s disparaging remarks about the bills being passed by the legislature in their letter to the editor disconcerting to say the least. The most troubling is their apparent lack of Biblical knowledge and them being the shepherds of their flocks. Their opinions don’t matter, God’s Word does. Paul states in Galatians 1:7-8 “but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.” Matthew 1:21 ...