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Thoughts on the US House race

Andrew Alexis Varvel Bismarck I am undecided between Kelly Armstrong and Cara Mund.  I disagree with each candidate on abortion.  My priority is to get federal legislation passed to mandate uterine anaesthesia during abortion, so fetuses don’t get tortured to death.  I have other concerns too. The Democratic-NPL brass recruited pro-life Mark Haugen to run for Congress.  There was another choice – ardently pro-choice Roland Riemers.  Pro-choice activists could have supported Roland Riemers at the convention, saving Mark Haugen from spending over five months of his ...

‘Extreme’ is matter of opinion

Ron Schmidt Tolna “Extreme.” This as a term that I observe to be much more used than in the past. Among my Liberal friends of which there are “extremely” few now, there is the refrain that opposition to abortion is extreme. Strange. If one is opposed to the cessation of a fetal heartbeat and the removal of the fetus from the womb and its consequential destruction a benign act or lack of an act there of is considered extreme. As a single male who never had or wanted children, I don’t have a dog in the fight. Children grow up to be adults, to which sometimes I prefer ...

Welcome back Norsk Hostfest

Tim Mihalick, President, Norsk Hostfest, Minot It’s my great pleasure to welcome you to the 43rd annual Norsk Hostfest! After two years offline, I am thrilled to have this event back in our beloved community. This wonderful event is made possible by our volunteers, vendors, visitors, and corporate sponsors. We couldn’t do this without your support, so thank you! While attending Norsk Hostfest, I encourage you to enjoy the high-quality entertainment found in both the Great Hall of the Vikings and the numerous side stages placed throughout the festival grounds. This year’s ...

Conference brings focus to nutrition

Karen Ehrens, Former coordinator, Creating a Hunger Free North Dakota and Healthy North Dakota Bismarck September 28, 2022, the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health will be streamed online live across the country from Washington, DC. This one-day summit will bring together people and organizations working to end hunger and improve the quality of and access to food. The initiative’s goal is to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. A ...

All racism is evil

Andrew Allis, Granville “It’s time we have an honest conversation about race in this country.” So goes the now cliched disingenuous offer usually initialed by the left. Disingenuous because they are not looking to have “a” conversation about race, but only a particular one that fits their narrative of America as a deeply “systemically” racist country. If anyone, especially a white person, disagrees with that premise, then you know what happens. They are called what? You got it, a RACIST (shouted and stated with outrage and moral superiority for the maximum virtue ...

ND media aren’t listening to women

Lana Rakow, West Fargo Charlene Rawson, Lisbon Apparently some media pundits in North Dakota don’t care much how women in North Dakota feel and what they think. The coverage and commentary they are disseminating about Mark Haugen’s decision to leave the U.S. House of Representatives race show how little they understand this new political landscape with angry women in it. When columnists and editorial writers are dismissive of “one issue” taking center stage in North Dakota politics, it’s because they don’t get or don’t care how much reproductive freedom and access ...