Vicki Brandjord Lake Metigoshe I am writing about my concerns over the federal requirements for nursing homes to have a registered nurse on duty 24 hours a day in long term care facilities starting in May of 2027 in rural communities. The smaller homes are in smaller communities where ...

Breanna Cowan Minot More than 13,000 people in North Dakota suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and more than 19,000 friends and family are caring for them. Sadly, I know firsthand how Alzheimer’s greatly affected our family when my grandma, Kelly Strauch, was ...

Steven Moen Minot What is Sen. Hogue up to now? I just read he wants to spend $500 grand to study the feasibility of building a nuclear power plant in North Dakota. This begs to question, why? We have ample supplies of wind, coal and natural gas to provide us with electricity for ...

Carmen Watne Boggs, Everett, Wash. In 1974 I was privileged to be in the first graduating class from the brand new Magic City Campus. Our 50th reunion was this summer in Minot. I also graduated from what was then Minot State Teacher’s College, and spent over 47 years in education. Thank ...

Connie Samuelson, Minot What is our breaking point? Many ND residents are struggling financially. We hear daily about associations, foundations and organizations assisting in gathering essentials during these inflationary times. For years, school supply drives have helped parents prepare ...

Steve Moen, Minot In 2012 eliminating property tax failed, largely because of all the misinformation put out by people scared of change. How did that work out for you? My property tax doubled. For some it tripled and even quadrupled! This was after the politicians promised to fix and lower ...