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Opinion

Blue states need Washington less

National Columnists

“Move it back to the states,” Donald Trump says about education, about FEMA and, as will probably happen, about Medicaid. What that would mean to Americans depends on what state they live in. As the federal government moves forward on this, it’s a good bet that high-income states can ...

Federal bill threatens right to vote

Letters to the Editor

Denise A. Dykeman President, Plum Valley League of Women Voters Minot Right now, Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote – including you. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require every voter to ...

Ripping off taxpayers is big business

National Columnists

If you haven’t watched the Bret Baier interviews on Fox News with Elon Musk and the other executives who have given their time and expertise to exposing the rampant fraud and inefficiency of our federal government, I urge you to do so. It will infuriate you — and that’s what we need ...

Nation’s education performance failing

National Columnists

A recent report from the American Enterprise Institute summarizes results from the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress — also known as the nation’s report card. The test, given every two years, reports scores of our nation’s children in reading and math at the ...

What will Trump’s tariffs ‘liberate’ us from?

National Columnists

I am writing this from the last days of our captivity. Indeed, by the time some of you read this, we will be free. If all goes according to the White House’s plan, April 2 will go down in history as America’s “Liberation Day.” Steve Bannon, a prominent unofficial Trump adviser, is ...

Federal funds give power over higher education

National Columnists

President Donald Trump is using every tool he has to challenge woke practices in America — and he has a lot of them. Notably, none of the mechanisms that the president is using were put in place by conservatives for leverage against progressive institutions. No, Trump is simply availing ...