Next week is a special time of year for the journalism industry, as publications across North America celebrate National Newspaper Week. It’s one of those field-specific holidays, one that passes quietly each year as newsrooms across the country continue their work. The annual celebration is one that urges recognition of the role newspapers play in society, one of being watchdogs, […]
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Giving seasonIt’s officially giving season. Harvest season, I mean. Zucchini and squash are exchanged between friends and coworkers, boxes of tomatoes and cucumbers appear on our church table every week, and our neighbor stops by on Monday mornings to offer corn and cantaloupe. My mother has long since learned not to grow certain vegetables herself, since we’re bound to be given […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Recently, the Lignite Energy Council publicized findings of our annual statewide polling, indicating that North Dakota residents want the coal industry to succeed, and they support carbon capture to do it. Our history of success using safety and transparency gives us credibility in working with private property owners on land access and reclamation. If we want a coal industry that […]
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Editing enjoymentI enjoy editing. Not everyone does, and that’s understandable. It’s a difficult, daunting task to edit any piece of writing, be it an article or a novel or a poem or a column like this. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re trying to transform a messy first draft into something amazing. It’s also my favorite part of the writing […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR POLICY
The Beacon welcomes letters from its readers. Letters must include the writer’s full legal name, city and state of current residence and phone number for verification. Anonymous and unsigned letters will not be printed. Letters must be 300 words or less. No more than one letter per month will be accepted by one individual, with an exception made for writers […]
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A special dayWhen I was a kid Sunday’s were my least favorite day of the week. Getting ready for church was a hassle, and then church itself sometimes seemed to take forever. The afternoons afterward were quiet while my parents napped and we waited for dinner time. Nothing exciting ever happened on Sundays, except sometimes squabbles over which family movie to watch. […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Character counts City Attorney Scott Solem (Solem Law) has been challenged on his conflict of interest with the Main Street Beautification Project at both the Special Council Meeting held August 30th and the second Town Hall gathering. Conflict revolves around a nearby city block of frontage he owns that will be receiving an estimated $1 million in beautification and infrastructure […]
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