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All because of unanswered questions

Mary A. Marmon Mohall Being frustrated after the 2020 election and after calling the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office for answers I started to ask more questions. Rarely did I hear back from Congressman Armstrong, Senator Cramer, or Senator Hoeven’s office either by email or by phone in a timely manner. Almost all of the responses from Senator Hoeven’s office came after the votes. When I did call and speak with a person and not an answering machine, on the days of actually voting on the $2.3 Trillion in 2020 and the $1.2 Trillion in 2021 I was told that he didn’t ...

Childcare system faces crisis

Monica Klein Mandan At the beginning of each school year I am always reminded of something that one of my supervising teachers told me during my student teaching. “Remember that you are teaching and taking care of people’s everything.” This continues to stick with me as I enter my 15th year of teaching some of our youngest students on the most challenging and joyful days. However, I don’t feel that I wholeheartedly understood what she told me until I became a parent myself. I have been lucky enough to find two amazing, consistent daycare providers for both my ...

GNDC, chambers of commerce oppose Measure 1

Arik Spencer , GNDC president/CEO The Greater North Dakota Chamber (GNDC) and chambers of commerce from across the state released a statement opposing Measure 1 – the Term Limits Measure. North Dakota has a representative government. Meaning, we choose individuals to REPRESENT our needs and interests in the lawmaking process at the state level. Voters weigh in on the effectiveness of their chosen representatives at least every 4 years and either continue on or elect anew.  Elections are fundamental basics of a democratic government. They give people the chance to select who ...

Measure 1 is constitutionally deficient

Clarence F. “Rick” Olson , Fargo North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 is an initiative which would impose term limits for governor and state legislators.  This initiative is on the ballot in North Dakota as an initiated constitutional amendment, which has been placed on the Nov. 8, 2022, general election ballot.  A “Yes” vote supports limiting the governor to serving two four-year terms and limiting state legislators to serving eight years in the state House of Representatives and eight years in the state Senate. A “No” vote opposes enacting term limits on the ...

Better options exist than term limits

Steven Moen , Minot I urge a No vote on both measures but especially the term limits. I think there has to be a better way to address this issue, and all the out of state money funding this measure is a big red flag that there is more to it than what is being told to the voter.  More than 50% of the legislators have been turned over according to Darrell Lies and his talk show so there really is no reason to do this; the question is why is it being pushed.  A better way to keep everyone honest is to pass a law to keep all the funding for candidates local. By that, if you are ...

Vote ‘no’ on legislator term limits

Bruce Gjovig , Grand Forks Have you ever voted for a legislator that served longer than 8 years? Nearly every voter has. And every voter should have that freedom Vote “No” on term limits (Measure #1) to keep all your future choices available for house and senate candidates. Term limits are a limitation on your freedom and the rights of citizens to choose and elect their preferred legislators. Term limits will transfer power to unelected career bureaucrats and special interest lobbyists — centered in Bismarck — as experienced legislators around the state are forced ...