Letter: It's nice to see Tony Bender write something that's not dripping with sarcasm

Brown relates his experience as a Jewish man at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He writes, "I did not always feel safe in responding to anti-Semitic speech, and I did not always have a network of supporters to lean on. The prospect of having to educate faculty and students was overwhelming."

Haut writes, "The EIDL program is a loan program with a 30-year maturity and an interest rate of 3.75% for most borrowers. Under the COVID disaster declaration, EIDL loan payments are deferred for two years with principal and interest payments required over the remaining 28 years. SBA began approving COVID EIDL applications in March 2020. For those early loans, we are rapidly approaching the end of the deferment period. Business owners should start preparing to make payments."

"It seems to me that the freedom of speech applies to the bishops' letter, as well as the ability of the Bishops or members of their flocks to petition the government for a redress of grievances," writes Mark Sornsin of Fargo.

A letter signed by 28 North Dakota faith leaders urges the state to ensure residents can access the funds and put them to use for the purpose they were intended.