opinion

FARGO — On July 22, George Sinner, the North Dakota Democratic-NPL candidate for U.S. House, held a press conference calling out Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., for missing 11 percent of his votes over the past three months. Cramer responded by saying there is more to the job than...

FARGO — I just read Robert Hale’s column in support of Measure 1 (“Amendment ensures N.D. respects, protects life,” Page A4, July 24). Before Hale writes another column about abortion rights, he should re-enroll in a constitutional law class. I would suggest Assistant...

GRAND FORKS — It took six years for the practices of Higher (N)one to come to the national light. Back in 2008, when a brave set of students (myself included) ventured into the wild seas of public discourse, little did we know that our simple request to keep our bank account...

ELDRED, Minn. — I have been a grain elevator operator for more than 30 years, and on occasion, I’ve experienced delays on the rail lines that have impacted my business. But the delays we’re being forced to deal with now are unlike anything I’ve ever seen, and this causes...

GRAND FORKS — Recently, Herald Publisher Korrie Wenzel presented a community challenge: Walk for personal and civic health (column, Page F2, June 22). Wenzel was reflecting on a conversation he’d had with Dr. Casey Ryan, outgoing president at Altru Health System in Grand Forks....

GRAND FORKS — Fastpitch softball is a sport on the rise, both nationally as well as locally. This past weekend, Grand Forks hosted the 2014 Junior Olympic State Fastpitch Softball tournament. I am extremely pleased to report that your local Grand Forks Express fastpitch...

STARKWEATHER, N.D. — While mowing today, a couple of Herald stories came to mind and resulted in some good “trivia questions” for the average North Dakota taxpayer, who always gets stuck with the bill in the end. In a July 16 story about the fact that “18...