To the editor: Out of my opinion, the biggest problem on earth is pollution. If you have heard about the banned pollutant, CFC, and the hole in the ozone layer that was growing between the 1960’s and 1970’s was a huge problem. Wildfires is a problem. Although, controlled wildfires ...

Dear editor: As a nursing home administrator in 2025, I witness firsthand the devastating impact of our ongoing staffing crisis. Severe workforce shortages in long-term care have already stretched the industry’s ability to provide quality care to residents. Now, Gov. Walz’s proposed ...

To the Editor: New Republican tax cut bill has passed the house with a massive 5 trillion dollar tax cut for the top 1% earners. Then it cuts food stamps, cancer research, Medicare and Medicaid. Michelle Fischbach of course voted for this, I guess she isn’t pro-life if she thinks 14 million ...

Dear editor: I am writing as a concerned citizen to speak against the budget proposals in Congress. First off, its morally wrong to cut things like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, housing etc. Cuts to Medicaid will have a negative impact on our rural hospitals. I would hate to see any ...

To the editor: My sister’s father-in-law suffers from MS and dementia. He was in a private pay facility for two years until family finances were exhausted. After that, he became a Medicaid recipient in North Dakota. Last Friday, the nursing home contacted my sister saying that Medicaid is ...

To the editor: Having read the 4-24-2025 ‘Xcel meeting offers closer looks at planned Garvin power plant’, here are some questions I would have liked to ask Xcel: 1. What is the estimated cost of the 420 megawatt gas turbine fired power plant and its substation? And what percentage of ...