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Shriners statue shows helpfulness

James Marples Longview, Texas Having family in Minot and area, I read The Minot Daily News: “Minot Masonic Center to dedicate Shriners statue” (Oct 21 issue).  When I was growing-up in Kansas, my folks took me along on a trip to Manitoba, Canada. We passed through Minot. My dad was a member of the Masons and Shriners and he contributed personally to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. I am pleased that the Shriners exist as part of the Masonic family of organizations.  When I was a kid, a man had to be a Knight Templar in York Rite Masonry and/or a 32nd degree ...

Burden of proof falls on victims

Edana Kitzmann Minot 250 rape kits need to be processed so the pursuit of justice can be accomplished or at least begun. Anyone who has been a victim of a horrendous crime finds out real quick that the burden of proof that the alleged criminal is guilty falls on the victim. And that the criminal can lie and have no burden of proof of their innocence. The guilty verdict has to be proven by the victim. I personally know of a victim being also falsely accused by the criminal and the burden of proof of innocence was put on the falsely accused (who was also the victim previously). ...

Deer hunting just got more challenging

Steve Moen Minot With all the craziness going on today it makes deer hunting so much more challenging than it used to be. Now we have to wonder if the buck we have in our sights is really a buck or maybe he identifies as a doe. Or maybe the doe tag we’re about ready to fill identifies as a buck or maybe even a coyote. How are we to know? I know the tags around here are for “any” antlered or antlerless but what about one that only has antlers on one side? Is this one transitioning from antlered to antlerless or vice versa? Then too the tags that are specific to whitetail or ...

People of faith respond to ‘truth matters’

Denise A. Dykeman Rev. Ellery Dykeman Janet Fisher Barb Solberg Minot As people of faith, we are writing in response to the letter to the editor titled “Pronouns Matter Because Truth Matters.” First off, let’s discuss the differences between biological sex, gender, and gender identity. Sex is a label — male or female — that you’re assigned by a doctor at birth based on the genitals you’re born with and the chromosomes you have. However, that doesn’t fully capture the complex biological, anatomical, and chromosomal variations that can occur in humans. ...

Letting it all hang out

Christopher Jones Minot I, Christopher Jones, do hereby notify all interested parties that henceforth and forthwith I am going to let my nose hairs and other flora and fauna of my nasal passages run amok. I do not take this decision lightly. Since emerging from the slovenly years of my adolescence, and especially since realizing the importance of good grooming to success with the fairer sex, I have made sure my nostrils are remarkable for their unremarkability. Those gateways to my sinuses have been clean as a whistle—which is ironic given that unimpeded nose tubes tend not ...

Expansion of Chinese influence raises concerns

Patricia Marquard Minot China is ambitious, and clever. It looks for opportunities to expand its influence. It has captured the attention of the organizations of America’s favorite past time, professional sports. Have you heard of NBA China? Owners of many professional teams have invested millions of dollars in the organization. Their players enjoy all that goes along with dedication to China including gifts, and monetary deals. There are many organizations in the U.S. that have ties with China. Lately, there have been concerns about China in the news. Is it really ...