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Opinion

Take a minute to remember how far you’ve come

National Columnists

Sometimes we’re so focused on where we’re headed, we forget how far we’ve come. This week has been such a week. I’m waiting to hear back on an opportunity I’ve applied for and planning projects and growth with my boss. My eyes are on the future. Social media can be a toxic rabbit ...

Where will city’s 85% come from?

Letters to the Editor

Edana Kitzmann, Minot On June 10, 2023, there was a statement made that 85% of budget money (I believe from property taxes) goes for emergency services, such as law enforcement, etc. Where will that 85%, dollars, come from (if not from property taxes) to cover the line item of emergency ...

Servant leader will be missed

Letters to the Editor

J. Patrick Traynor, Executive Director, Dakota Medical Foundation, Fargo The Fourth of July was a bittersweet day this year for all of us at Dakota Medical Foundation. While we were celebrating Independence Day with friends and family, we got the news that our region lost one of its most ...

Primary enforcement will save lives

Letters to the Editor

Ron Henke, Director, N.D. Department of Transportation Col. Brandon Solberg, N.D. Highway Patrol, Bismarck Seat belts save lives. That’s the reason North Dakota’s law is changing from secondary enforcement to primary enforcement on Aug. 1. Seat belts are the single most effective ...

Statistics, polls create liars

Letters to the Editor

Ron Schmidt, Tolna Lies, damn lies and statistics. Mark Twain, HL Mencken and George Orwell, where are you now when we need you. Numbers, numbers, numbers. 7-12-23. More numbers. CNN: according to a poll, 61% of Americans support abortion in most or all instances. Really! The same ...

Congrats to Minot City Council

Letters to the Editor

Bob Sanderson, Minot Recently there has been an issue raised with the Minot City Council regarding an ordinance that would have provided legal protection to the LBGTQ community. Unfortunately, that ordinance created a fair amount of controversy. After a number of meetings and testimony ...