Gensches: Sort the Books — Don’t Ban Them

Gensches: Sort the books — don’t ban them

I’m writing to voice concern over the exclusively conservative board appointments and decisions recently made by the Garfield County commissioners concerning our public libraries.  The history of libraries is long, beginning with the Ebla Library, located in present day Syria between 2500–2250 BC. This library had stone tablets containing written documents. Libraries and have grown and changed since then, with Benjamin Franklin founding the firs…

Port: NDGOP to consider resolutions censuring Armstrong, Legislature over property taxes and book ban

MINOT — One of the most interesting questions for the 2026 election cycle will be how much the North Dakota Republican Party — by which I mean the party organization itself, not necessarily its various candidates — is relevant to voters. The Republican brand is a potent one in North Dakota, no doubt about it. In most parts of the state, a Republican party affiliation is enough to almost guarantee a candidate the majority of the vote. That's beca…