Counties anticipate property tax challengesIt's that time of year, when the words "property taxes" are a big topic of conversation. It's that time when your local governments are setting their budgets for 2018 and are making tough budget decisions. Each county, city, school and park board are ...
Congrats to communityI want to congratulate my community of Rugby for their efforts to achieve Cardiac Ready Community designation through the Department of Health's Emergency Medical Systems and the American Heart Association.Being "cardiac ready" means that our community is ready to respond ...
Keep fluoride in Rugby waterFluoride in our water is the right decision. Since the late 1950's the municipal water of Rugby has had a small amount of fluoride added to the water to help prevent tooth decay. Your city fathers, at the time, went as far as passing an ordinance stating that ...
The North Dakota Rural Health Association has been keeping a close eye on the healthcare debate sweeping the nation. There is one important element to rural communities and rural providers that may be in jeopardy, and not many people know about it.The 340B Drug Discount Program has been around ...
Hats off to the County Commissioners for denying the abatement applications to the land that was purchased for $198,000 in 2015. How can anyone expect the true and full value go from $198,000 to $2,302?I spent 10 years on the City Council and do not recall any special deal regarding this ...
I don't want to hear more numbers. I am not a number. My children are not numbers.When they talk about millions of Americans losing Medicaid, they're talking about my family. When they say Medicaid recipients are "takers" who don't deserve medical care unless they "get a job," they are talking ...
Rugby Eagles thanks communityThe officers and members of the Rugby Eagles Club recently held the Dakota State (North and South) Eagles convention in town. We, the members of Rugby, are so very proud of the effort made by all from this community. Comment from the visitors was only positive.Thank ...
Having grown up a North Dakota farm kid I've always been proud of our state's long history of feeding the nation. This crucial role for North Dakota requires many people working in direct agriculture production, distribution, research, rural development, conservation, and bringing crops to ...
In praise of the basketball bookI am writing this letter to sing the praises of the Rob Hovland book: 75 YEARS OF RUGBY PANTHER BASKETBALL. As a former resident of Rugby and a former Rugby High basketball player I was very interested to read the book as one might imagine. Honestly, I was ...
Over the course of the last decade, ND retailers have faced a growing number of government regulations and mandates. All of these regulations are cutting into a business's bottom line, making it harder for retail outlets to hire new employees and grow.President Donald Trump's prioritizing of ...