LETTERS
Backbreaking work appreciated
I am writing to send a special thank-you to Larry Kallod and the two dozen community volunteers who, along with Moorhead Mayor Mark Voxland and several City Council members, filled sandbags during the first day of the sandbag filling operations at the Moorhead Public Works building.By Barbara Sipson , March 17, 2010
Scriptural words to endure flood
The Forum is a major and trusted source of information in the valley. Perhaps you should issue a reminder to the community that along with all the needed physical efforts necessary in preparation of a very possible pending flood, we need to remember President Ronald Reagan’s advice from Scripture:By Annette Selcer , March 17, 2010
Little response from the county
We are residents of Forest River Estates, and again this year, like they did in 2009, we have learned that Cass County will be building dikes to protect selected areas, causing the water to back up into our neighborhood.By Dick and Helen Johnson , March 17, 2010
Address problem, not the symptom
In response to The Forum’s March 14 editorial to “Build it right the first time”:By Terry Guttormson , March 17, 2010
Tired of paying for deadbeats
Recently, I was in line to pay for a few groceries in the Moorhead Hornbacher’s grocery store.By Chuck Hanson , March 17, 2010
Forum editorial: Really bad measure for ballot
As really bad ideas go, the push to compel North Dakota legislators to read every bill that is introduced in a legislative session ranks right up there with the Edsel and new Coke.March 16, 2010
Forum adopting Fox standards?
John Hoeven’s mustache gets front-page coverage in The Forum.By Greg Hodur , March 16, 2010
Put a stop to all this gum-chawing
It is getting, or has gotten, entirely out of hand, and we need to put a stop to it. What? Individuals wandering around in public chawing on a wad of gum.By Lynn Olund , March 16, 2010
Does anyone believe senator?
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., in The Forum’s opinion page of March 10 spends a great of deal of time parsing the term “reconciliation.”By John Manesis , March 16, 2010
Lend A Hand says thank you
Thank you to all who committed time, expertise and contributions to raise more than $1.5 million to help 70 Cass and Clay families experiencing a medical crisis.By Jeana Peinovich , March 16, 2010
Good stewards at UND
Much has been written recently in newspaper stories, columns, editorials and letters to the editor about the remodeling of the presidential offices at North Dakota’s two largest universities.By Peter Johnson , March 16, 2010
Forum editorial: Grande in Iraq wins roses
PRAIRIE ROSES: To Rep. Bette Grande, R-Fargo, for her recent trip to Iraq to observe elections at polling places in Baghdad.March 15, 2010
Gov. John Hoeven’s many faux credits
With due respect to my friend Dale Anderson’s letter (Forum, March 8), I must take exception to crediting Gov. John Hoeven with developing horizontal drilling, CO2 sequestering and wind generation.By Don Such , March 15, 2010
Prepare for erratic weather because of NASA’s rockets
The first shock rings from the last shuttle launch are due around March 22 and then around April 4 from the shuttle’s return to Earth.By Milo Buchholz , March 15, 2010
Democrats don’t tell whole story
I just love how the Democrats are always so selective about information. Just when are they going to start looking at the facts – and I mean all the facts?By Delores Rath , March 15, 2010
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