Jessica Ackerman, Minot In North Dakota, the shift of seasons is significant. Kids are back in school. The leaves are beginning to change colors. The trolls have arrived. The Norsk Høstfest is one of Minot’s longest-running cultural staples, and apart from the past couple years’ ...

Tom Ross, Mayor of Minot Norsk Høstfest is back. After the event was cancelled for two years, one of the largest Scandinavian festivals in the United States is scheduled for Sept. 28-Oct. 1. And I couldn’t be happier. Høstfest has been one of our community’s signature events ...

M L Berg, Minot One of the main tenets of Critical Race Theory is that racism is embedded in the fabric of American society and its institutions. This is surely a truism. If it were not so, why was federal legislation required to assure the civil rights of minorities in such areas as ...

Duane Brekke, Minot An old joke I heard many times when I traveled the North Dakota roads (40 years) — an expert is a man with a brief case and is 50 miles from home. I may not be an expert but I have traveled the roads of North Dakota, 40,000-45,000 miles per year. I do know something ...

Dan Reinhard, Minot The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution I become so disheartened by the numerous declarations from ...

Jeff Herman, Group CEO/Managing Director Prairie St. John’s, Fargo You are not alone. Help is available. September marks Suicide Prevention Month. A national poll conducted in 2020 found that while 95% of Americans surveyed would do something if someone close to them was thinking about ...