LETTERS
Montana football rivalry among the nation’s best
There’s another football game in town Saturday and the contest is not at the Fargodome.By George Weatherston , November 20, 2009
An embarrassment to be the ‘richest’
It is an embarrassment to us Americans to hear our politicians brag to the world that we are the richest country in the world.By Georgann Swits , November 20, 2009
Vatican appears unconcerned about our constitutional rights
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a woman has a constitutional right in the child-bearing process, some religious groups have tried to erase that right without success.By Gerald B. Jacobs , November 20, 2009
School financial picture not clear
As Kelly Smith wrote in the Oct. 27 Forum (“West Fargo teachers, school district agree on pay raises”) the negotiators reached a “half-way” concession of both sides’ goals: the teachers receiving a slight annual pay increase for each of the next two contract years; however, the district’s offering of the same “locked” health insurance plan will not be changed.By Joseph Connor , November 20, 2009
Writers resort to false information
The Nov. 6 letters by Lois Stromme and Sureshi Jayawardene Anaman contain some errors. First, this is not the “worst recession in our nation’s history.” One needs only to revisit the 1970s.By Richard D. Wee , November 20, 2009
Money wasted on Blues letter
I’m not unlike anyone else. When times are tough, I spend less money, try to save more and tend to do the right thing.By Larry Barrett , November 20, 2009
Editorial on UND logo dispute inaccurate and irresponsible
The reading public is well aware that not all editorials are well thought out or are of factual and responsible content.By Earl Strinden , November 19, 2009
Unsolicited mail very annoying
Blue Cross Blue Shield sent unsolicited mail to policyholders regarding all the evil things health care reform is going to do.By Tim Laponte , November 19, 2009
Get started on climate work now
I am shocked. The Army Corps of Engineers dared ask our region’s climate experts this question: “Is it likely that climate change will have a significant impact on the flood flow frequency curve during the life of the proposed flood risk reduction project for Fargo, N.D.-Moorhead, Minn.?”By Joshua Ruschhaupt , November 19, 2009
US health care reform is needed
Having recently returned to Cass County in North Dakota, where I was born and reared, after living for the past 50 years in Canada, I am compelled to report my great disappointment in finding health care so cumbersome and expensive here in the U.S.By Dr. Helen Diemert , November 19, 2009
Thank you to Rieckman family
As the owner of the lost jewelry featured in Bob Lind’s column in a recent issue of The Forum, I would like to say a huge “thank you” to the Rieckman family.By Richard Johnson , November 19, 2009
Schafer’s ‘party’ a contradiction
Today, former Gov. Ed Schafer will be in Minot, N.D., to headline a “tea party,” billed as an event to protest against government spending.By Nancy Gooch , November 18, 2009
60 Plus is fox in the henhouse
I was really surprised to see the so-called 60 Plus Association attacking Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., for supposedly voting to cut Medicare benefits to seniors.By Beverly Quamme , November 18, 2009
Progress after many false starts
On Saturday, Nov. 7, a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives made history by passing HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.By Michael Steele , November 18, 2009
Front groups attack Pomeroy
I’m disgusted by the TV ads attacking Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., and trying to scare seniors about health care reform.By Curt Stofferahn , November 18, 2009
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Another Sun's letter system
Rob Granatstein of the Toronto Sun has a great column here about writing letters to the editor and getting them published in his Sun. His advice would also be good for anyone wanting to get a letter into my Sun -- only we allow letters as long as 450 words instead of only 75.
Posted by: Logan C. Adams on Aug 12, 2009 at 1:40 PM | It's Good To Be In N.D.
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