Your letters to the editor for June 9, 2024: Will a Trump win be four years of retribution? After losing the support of his fellow Republicans, Richard Nixon resigned still claiming he was no crook. Convicted felon Donald Trump, supported unequivocally by Republican leaders, claims innocence from everything and threatens to go after his adversaries […]
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North Dakotans to narrow U.S. House race during Tuesday’s primary
Jun. 8—GRAND FORKS — A seven-person race for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat will soon be trimmed as voters on Tuesday, June 11, decide the finalists who will progress to the November general election. Five candidates are vying for the Republican nomination and two seek the Democratic nomination during the primary. Voters will be able […]
Public safety for South Dakotans
South Dakotans, Native and non-Native, deserve and should demand to be safe in their homes, on their streets, and at their places of work. As Attorney General, and as a former US Attorney, State’s Attorney, and Tribal Prosecutor, I do not accept “jurisdiction” as an impediment to the ability and responsibility of law enforcement to […]
At economic development conference in Grand Forks, panelist urges North Dakotans to ‘push, push, push’
May 1—GRAND FORKS — With more than 17,000 open jobs in North Dakota and just one third of a person available for each opening, attraction initiatives for potential workers and collaboration with business site selectors were among the conversations during the second day of the Economic Development Association of North Dakota’s spring conference. North Dakota’s […]
Jemini Posey remains ‘only one of many’ missing Indigenous North Dakotans
Apr. 27—GRAND FORKS — Anita Frier has been enduring what she considers a parent’s worst nightmare since her 21-year-old daughter disappeared more than three months ago. Jemini Madeline Posey, the baby of the family, started a family of her own last year, Frier said. She gave birth to a daughter last spring, and in December, […]
Two South Dakotans to be named as judicial nominees to federal district courts by Biden
President Joe Biden is set to announce four more individuals as judicial nominees to federal district courts — two of whom are candidates from South Dakota — according to a Wednesday morning press release from the White House. The Wednesday morning announcement adds Eric Schulte and Judge Camela C. Theeler as nominees for the United […]