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Chinese balloon raises suspicions

Dan Reinhard, Minot I lived long enough to know that most things happen for a reason. Of the events that are exposed on the surface are not necessarily the true reasons for that occurrence.  Are we to believe that China would invade our sovereign airspace by sending a spy balloon over our heartland with massive intelligence gathering equipment without US military interdiction? Why would anyone believe that China is that naive? Why would the Chinese do that when we know that there are more Chinese agents throughout America than even Moses or Aaron could shake a stick at? I am not ...

What’s behind brutality?

Ron Schmidt, Tolna Is there anyone who hasn’t heard about Tyre Nichols? He is the 29-year-old Black man brutally and savagely beaten to death by 5 Black policemen in the city of Memphis. Brutally and savagely. If one is beaten to death, how could it be otherwise? When does reporting a crime become an instrument of incitement? Shocked, outraged and appalled. There is nothing like a politician in camera and microphone time. Let’s milk it for all we can get. Police reform. Defund the police. Nothing like a photo opp or a sound bite. I suggest what is needed is attitude reform ...

Committee spurns bill to help insulin users

Erin M. Conroy Bottineau My son, age eleven (11), and my two (2) brothers all have Type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is not a lifestyle choice. Without regular doses of insulin, Type 1 Diabetes is always fatal. Often confused with Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes is not the result of being overweight, sedentary, or hormone dysregulation. Type 1 Diabetes is not preventable and usually first afflicts its victims when they are juveniles. In order to live, children with Type 1 Diabetes must have access to insulin, glucose monitoring supplies, and other preventative supplies, such as ...

Fund students, not systems

Amber Vibeto, Minot A recent bill proposed by North Dakota legislators has opened up an opportunity for a much-needed conversation regarding school choice. While House Bill 1532 is well-intentioned, it misses a big opportunity to provide education choice for all students, not just those who have access and have been accepted to a private school. The school choice movement has exploded over the last few years and there has never been stronger public approval for the concept of funding students rather than continuing to fund a broken system. And yes, it is broken. A year before ...

Wild horses’ preservation is park mission

Dee Baertsch Medora The ecological and cultural role of wild horses on appropriate landscapes within its historical range is a part of the mission and intent of the establishment of T.R. National Park, honoring Theodore Roosevelt’s ranch life and influences. Horses need to be managed and interpreted at ecologically relevant scales, while also generating a value-added economy, improving human and environmental health and supporting tribal historical and cultural values associated with wild horses. The National Park Service has the responsibility to: Honor the legislative ...

Manage, interpret wild horse population

Wally Owen Medora The National Park Service is planning to remove the wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora. Theodore Roosevelt National Park was established as a memorial park to Theodore Roosevelt and his ranch life in North Dakota Badlands. Horses are an important part of that story. Roosevelt mentioned his horses in his autobiography. Horses were a major economic driver, and it was in a large way centered in North Dakota, with Huidecoper, who founded Little Missouri Horse Company in western North Dakota and eastern Montana, after the great blizzard, ...