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Opinion

Congress should not wreak havoc on public lands

Local Columnists

As early as this week, the House of Representatives could vote on a plan that takes away the power of North Dakotans, undermines a system of balanced multiple use, and throws public lands management into chaos. You only need to look back at the past month to know how popular public lands are ...

Trump takes Epstein tiger by tail

National Columnists

Catching the tiger by the tail, like catching lightning in a bottle, is a difficult task. More difficult is letting go of the tiger’s tail. In 2015, President Donald Trump wove together a collection of grievances against the ruling elite in Washington, D.C., and rode into office intent on ...

Democratic Party’s brand in clearly apparent tatters

National Columnists

It has been painfully obvious, ever since the presidential election last November, that the Democratic Party’s brand is in tatters. This week, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed that congressional Democrats have a minuscule 19% approval rating – an all-time low in the history of that ...

When compromise becomes collapse

Letters to the Editor

Tony Koons, Bottineau What do you do when the house is on fire — and the firefighters decide to wait until after the next election to turn on the hose? That’s exactly what it feels like watching the Democratic Party roll over for the so-called “Big Beautiful Budget Bill,” a piece of ...

Even with discount, property taxes high

Letters to the Editor

John Charles Schollmeyer, Minot I placed my tax payment ($7733) in my mailbox with the flag up at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.18. The mailman did not pick up the mail, so I delivered the payment to the post office on Feb.19. (I have paid my real estate taxes in full in Feb. for 49 years). So on ...

ND reps help nation closer to fiscal collapse

Letters to the Editor

Delwyn Groninger, Minot The purpose of my letter is to point out the need for North Dakotans to tell our N.D. Congress folks – Senators Hoeven and Cramer as well as Representative Fedorchak – that they need to stop voting on bills that spend more than what is taken in. We’ve been told ...