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Armstrong stands up for military members

Nicole Bredahl West Fargo I am a wife of a 12 year veteran of the U.S. Navy. Having representatives who listen to and stand up for service members, veterans and their families is important to me. Congressman Kelly Armstrong has been a strong voice for North Dakota’s service members and veterans and always stands up for service members. He supported the PACT Act which helps veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. He is the lead Republican sponsor of the Transition for Success Act, which will expand access to the SkillBridge training network for ...

Term limits good for ND

Jared Hendrix Minot A YES vote on Measure 1 will be good for North Dakota. It would apply an 8-year term limit to the ND Governor, and members of the State House and State Senate. Term limits improve citizen access to the process, encourage more candidates to run, and increase voter participation in elections. They mandate rotation in office and expand the circle of citizens with knowledge of how state government works, thereby increasing transparency and oversight. Term limits introduce fresh perspectives while preventing corruption. On October 26th, a press conference was ...

Why to vote on legalizing marijuana

Dan Donlin Bismarck As a former law enforcement officer, I feel it is my duty to explain why legalizing marijuana is a terrible idea and why I’m asking you to vote NO on Measure 2. Many of us believe that legalizing marijuana in North Dakota will be bad for our people, communities, and minds and bodies of North Dakotans, especially our young and impressionable kids. In my opinion, those in favor of legalizing marijuana are painting a false picture of safety and a lack of problems associated with legalization. If they were being honest, they would bring up all the ...

Becker stands for civil liberties

Jerol Gohrick McGregor As I check my mail daily, I notice more and more flyers from John Hoeven bashing Rick Becker and he seems to be fixated on the topic of crop insurance. He claims that Rick Becker is against the farmer. Not only have I done my research but over the past year I have gotten to know Rick Becker and spoke with him personally about this topic. Rick Becker is not against the farmer and does not want to end crop insurance but instead wants to reform it to make it better. He wants to offer a private option and move it away from our federal government and into the ...

Mund is typical politician

Sierra Heitkamp Barney It has only taken Cara Mund two months to show that she is a typical politician who will say anything to get elected. Mund entered the race to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives in August. Shortly after, she told KFGO that the “driving force” behind her decision to run was the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Fast forward to today and Mund is running digital ads declaring it was her opponent’s voting record that pushed her to run. What is different now that is causing Mund to ...

Don’t allow Measure 2 to pass

Raymond Grey Bear Bismarck An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Middle school children are seriously at risk for wide-spread abuse. Who is advocating for them? Statistics show that if a student succeeded in middle school, they are likely to be a high school graduate and continue to secondary schools. “ND Measure 2” seeks to legalize recreational marijuana. Have we not learned how young people have acquired vaping and vaping marijuana incidents? Can you imagine what teachers will have to do in order to try to instruct young people who are high on THC in their ...