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Opinion

Endangered Species Act offers safety net

Letters to the Editor

Lisa Finley DeVille, Mandaree Recent actions taken by the Trump Administration that weaken the Endangered Species Act should concern every one of us who depends on clean water, healthy land, and the survival of the wildlife we share this planet with. In the past year, the administration has ...

Compassion entails supporting Somali friends

Letters to the Editor

Interfaith Alliance of North Dakota Board members: Marty Toepke-Floyd, Jamestown David Myers, Moorhead Fowzia Adde, Fargo Barry Nelson, Fargo Gretchen Deeg, Bismarck Every major religious tradition calls us to walk in the ways of love and compassion. This is not always an easy path, ...

They’re coming for your credit card

National Columnists

In a scene that perfectly captures the strangeness of American politics today, President Donald Trump, a billionaire and self-styled champion of American business was all smiles during an Oval Office visit from Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and mayor-elect of New York City. For ...

Minn. fraud scandal should not have happened

National Columnists

Minnesota is now facing one of the largest documented government service fraud scandals in United States history. Under Gov. Tim Walz’s evidently unwatchful eye, federal prosecutors have estimated that approximately $1 billion in taxpayer funds have been siphoned from multiple state- and ...

US has tools to contain China, preserve global order

National Columnists

The United States is confronting an existential threat — but not the kind defined by ships on the horizon or missiles in the air. The danger instead stems from a waning sense of national purpose and a growing doubt about America’s global role. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ...

How to end Obamacare, improve coverage

National Columnists

Few people lie awake at night worried about the federal debt. So the Republicans’ plan to allow “temporary” COVID-19-era enhanced subsidies for Obamacare to expire because of their exorbitant cost won’t win many votes. It will save Uncle Sam money. A staggering 93% of premiums are ...