Burleigh County Sheriff Kelly Leben , Bismarck I’m writing this, not only as a law enforcement officer, but as a citizen of North Dakota. Legalizing marijuana would be a serious mistake. There is no good reason to make it easy for more access to an illicit, insidious drug. I’m proud ...

Mike Motschenbacher , Bismarck On the November 8th ballot voters are going to vote on term limits. It is very important that the voters know all the facts prior to doing so. The first fact is that this measure only institutes term limits for the Governor and State Legislators. This ...

Troy Johnson , Williston Why hasn’t anybody asked the question, where does natural gas come from? Answer: right here in western North Dakota. The gas comes right out of the ground all around us. It’s actually a by-product with crude oil. Refined right here in North Dakota. This ...

Dina Butcher , Bismarck Lillian Bachmeier , Mandan We read the recent letter from the Republican women office holders with some interest. Somehow, they claim that Cara Mund’s talent and independence disparages their many contributions to their political party and our state. Nothing ...

Mary Swafford , Minot There must be a reason for getting such poor service from the Post Office. Years ago it was the place to go to work. Now we can’t even get adequate mail delivery. Today is Thursday, the 13th. We haven’t gotten any mail since Saturday, and I’m sure the only ...

Yves Gagnon , Minot Like many other areas in this country and maybe in the world, manpower is now a difficult reality. As with the Covid, we will have no choice to cope with this fact. As a community, we have to be behind our USPS worker and accept that our mail distribution will be ...