Carol Dahlstrom, Hillsboro After teaching 34 years in secondary ed in North Dakota, I drew my pension through the ND Teachers Fund for Retirement, (TFFR.) However, in the sixteen years since retiring, over 9,000 other retired educators and I have yet to receive a COLA (cost-of-living ...

Carol Sawicki, Fargo Several bills have been introduced in the North Dakota legislative session that would require proof of United States citizenship to vote in our elections. These bills are unnecessary, potentially discriminatory, and may result in qualified voters deciding to stay away ...

Lizette Miller, Media relations manager, Samaritan’s Purse, Boone, N.C. I am writing to thank Minot-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season ...

Travis and Karen Anderson, Warwick A cruel wind is blowing from Bismarck. Our current Governor Burgum is pushing to end the ban on corporate farming in the state. A beginning economics class teaches that corporations are responsible only to their shareholders, ergo the bottom line. ...

Kevin Glatt, Bismarck Much has been discussed about property tax reform. Little has been accomplished. Relief has been approved several times by the legislature in various forms (income tax credit, county social service takeover, school funding, etc.). However, no real reform has been ...

Andrew Heidt, Minot Banning books has been done before. On May 10, 1933, Nazi students throughout Germany burned the books of hundreds of independent authors, journalists, philosophers, and academics that were “against the un-German spirit.” With the words “Against decadence and ...