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Hwy 52 expansion to benefit Minot, surrounding towns

The upcoming expansion of Highway 52 to a “Super 2” Highway will provide real benefits to drivers traveling to and from Minot, all the way from Carrington up to Kenmare. Currently, this 165-mile stretch of road is largely two-lane highway that supports a significant amount of east to west ...

Welcome back, North Dakota State Fair

It’s coming. If you’re like me, you’re starting to look forward to seeing family and friends, and making new friends. Maybe your mouth is already watering for the endless variety of tasty treats, and the familiar smells are awakening your senses. Yep, it’s almost time for the North ...

Have we forgotten in two generations?

We were immigrants. High on hope and strong on expectations. A barren prairie just waiting for the rails and the plow. So we came. All immigrants. The first of us were Yankees, Scots and Irish. Then the Germans and the Scandinavians poured in. There were Black Sea Germans, Hutterites, ...

Isn’t it time to share the wealth?

Governor Burgum ran his first gubernatorial campaign stating he wanted to expand North Dakota’s economic base. In doing so he wanted to reduce our reliance on energy and agriculture by bringing other industries to our state. That was certainly a worthy and reasonable goal. Almost five ...

Abortion issue muddier than ever

Most of the state legislatures have terminated their business for the year, leaving the abortion issue unsolved, most likely because it is an unsolvable issue that straddles the secular and spiritual worlds, making it a political as well as a theological enigma. Since the protection of life ...

It takes a village to protect a community

i want to thank everyone who attended or watched Saturday’s Resilient Together event recognizing the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Souris River flood and its aftermath. It was a great opportunity to remind me and everyone else of this simple fact: We are in this together. We were in it ...