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Local Columnists

Legislature will survive term limits

Term limits will not greatly impact the state Legislature if the constitutional provision being proposed by initiative petition is approved by the voters in 2022. Called “ultraconservative” by the media, the 42-member petitioning committee must expect some policy changes in North Dakota ...

Town’s dawg caught in ethnic fight

“I got bad news!” exclaimed Madeleine as she rushed through the door of the community hall where 11 of the town’s electors were gathered for the annual midsummer garden report. Chairperson had just called the meeting to order and Holger Danske was standing, ready to give the outlook on ...

Get vaccinated — Save your life

We are all tired of COVID-19. Unfortunately, COVID-19 isn’t tired of us. Recent statistics show that the novel coronavirus is once again trending upward. According to the North Dakota Department of Health, COVID-19, including the Delta variant, is present and spreading in North Dakota ...

It’s not too early to think about 2022 election

Tomorrow, the calendar flips to August, and suddenly Minot’s 2022 city election doesn’t quite seem so far away. The 2022 city election will be held June 14; the deadline to file petitions for office is April 11. There are several positions that will be on the ballot, including mayor, and ...

Term limits question citizen competence

A committee of petitioners is proposing a constitutional amendment that would limit future North Dakota legislators to eight years of service. The proposal would “grandfather” in all legislators now serving, meaning that all of the alleged evils of the present body would be preserved ...

Nepotism, Carbon neutrality, Stone Mountain

Biden Near Nepotism Though President Grant wasn’t involved in the nepotism of his leading administrators, newspaper headlines looked very incriminating. Under the circumstances, he should be reminded of previous innocent presidents whose administrations went down in history because of ...