Letter from the Publisher

This publisher/editor position I have found myself in has taken me on another adventure.I shared in the Sept. 26 issue of our favorite newspaper that I had heard from Curtis Engelbrektson through his daughter, Caryn.

Musings | Notes from Minot…By Lyle Van Camp

I’m sitting in our hotel room in Minot, Saturday morning, letting breakfast settle, before we pack up our things and head to the field to watch our Bombers play for the 2024 North Dakota State Six Man Football championship this afternoon.I keep thinking about one thing.

My Two Cents | This week in History...By Mike Alan Steinfeldt

I think it is always interesting to look back at history. So I thought I would do that for the week of Oct. 20-26.Oct. 20On this date in 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the 15 million dollar Louisiana Purchase.

On Monday, Saralee Hoselton

On Monday, Saralee Hoselton and Phyllis Holter attended the annual Pizza Party/Membership Drive at the Senior Citizen’s Center. The Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Association holds this event every year on Columbus Day, also Indigenous People Day.

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Measure 4 FactsMeasure 4 addresses the unfair property taxes in North Dakota. A yes vote allows the measure to pass, and upon passing, ends unfair property taxes in our state.Right off the bat, property taxes are essentially penalizing property owners (i.e. land and homeowners).

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Measure 4 Will Hurt North Dakota Healthcare The North Dakota Rural Health Association Board of Directors strongly feels that Measure 4, which seeks to eliminate property taxes, needs to be defeated.

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217,128 – what is this number and why is it important?According to the ND Secretary of State Election Results, let’s look at some real numbers from the ND 2020 Presidential Election. It’s important to look at the actual numbers rather than just the percentages to get a clear picture.

Letter from the Publisher

I stepped into Lowe’s for the first time in years last weekend. I was greeted with an abundance of Christmas decorations right up front along with an abundance of Halloween decorations, lit and shining brightly.

Musings | Baby steps forward beats no progress at all…

Tired, very very tired. For the last three hours I have been sitting in my recliner trying to recuperate from an afternoon of hard work. I spent a few hours moving things from our old yard to our new home in anticipation of doing some fall yard work before the coming winter arrives.

What I did for Fall vacation...

Last weekend my wife Chris and I went on a quick four-day trip to visit my mother who lives in Windom, Minnesota along with my sister Mary and my brother-inlaw James.We left on Thursday, Oct. 10, which was a beautiful day.