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OPINION NEWS
Facts are enough to defeat Measure No. 1 Tomeeditor
For a variety of reasons, Measure
No. l doubling the size of the Board
of Higher Education is a bad idea.
Four management organizations say
that eight-member boards are more
effective, more efficient than 15-
member boards.
The North Dakota Board of
Higher Education is presently the
right size for the work it does.
Measure No. 1 is on the ballot be—
cause the legislature likes to fool
around with the board because it is
jealous of the constitutional inde-
pendence of the board. The board is
an itch the legislature can’t scratch.
Even though it is a bad proposal,
MeasuretNo. 1 warrants an honest
discussion of the issues involved.
However, one piece of campaign lit-
erature being circulated against
Measure No. l is so dishonest that it
is impossible to remain silent.
It reminds me of situations in po-
litical parties when they have some
vocal loudmouths saying radical
things that undermine the integrity of
the organizations. The party main
streamers know that the party would
be better off if these loudmouths
would just go over to the other party.
We have that situation in both par—
ties today. There are people on the
radical fringe that party regulars wish
would go away. After my decades in
party politics, I know that even if
they went over to the other party re-
placements would soon show up.
When the system has only two par-
N.D. Matters
By Lloyd Omdahl
ties, everybody — including radicals —
has to be someplace.
This 8-by-12—inch anti—Measure
No. 1 piece uses arguments that ap-
peal to old North Dakota biases
rather than offering an intelligent
comment on reasons for voting
against Measure No. l. I wish the
designers were on the other side. All
three of its allegations are not true.
1. Good for Bureaucrats.
“Gives power to more unelected
government insiders.”
Not true
The measure doubles the size of
the Board so that 15 people, not
eight, would be exercising the pow-
ers of the board that are already in the
state constitution. The card does not
tell us who the imaginary “insiders”
are since the measure simply calls
for "the appointment of outsiders to
the existing board. There will be no
new bureaucrats or government in—
siders.
2. Bad for Students
“Grows the bureaucracy and red
tape around our universities.”
Not true
In the first place, there is no ex—
planation of how Measure No. I will
be bad for students. In fact, the stu—
dents will be unaffected by the meas-
ure since it applies only to the top
'How to create an online memorial fora d
Dear Savvy Senior,
My mother passed away last
week, and because of C0 VID we did-
n’t have a funeral . would like to cre-
ate some type of online memorial for
her sofamily and friends can express
their condolences and share their
stories. What can you tell me about
making an online memorial for my
mom?
Grieving Daughter
Dear Grieving,
I’m very sorry for your loss. Cre-
ating an online memorial for your
mom is a great idea and one that’s be—
come increasingly popular in the age
of COVID. Thousands of families
have created them for their departed
loved ones, especially those who did—
n’t have a proper funeral because of
the pandemic. Here’s what you
should know.
What is an Online Memorial?
An online memorial is a website
created for a deceased person that
provides a central location where
their family and friends can visit to
share stories, fond memories, photo—
graphs, comfort one another and
grieve. The memorial can remain on-
line for life, or a specific period of
time, allowing people to visit and
contribute any time in the privacy of
their own space.
Online memorials started popping
up on the Internet in the late 19905
but were created primarily for people
who were well known. But now,
these sites are for anyone who wants
to pay tribute to their departed family
member or friend and ensure they
will be remembered.
Content typically posted on an on—
line memorial includes a biography,
pictures and stories from family and
friends, timelines of key events in
their life, along with favorite music
and even videos.
Another common feature is an on—
line guestbook where visitors sign
their names and write tributes to the
departed. Online memorials can also
direct Visitors to the departed per-
son’s favorite charity or cause to
make a donation, as an alternative to
sending funeral flowers.
Some online memorial sites today
even offer virtual funeral/event capa—
bilities as a replacement for an im-
person funeral. And they’ll help you
get the word out by offering invita—
tions and RSVP tracking.
Top Online Memorials
To make an online memorial there
are a wide variety of websites avail—
able that make it easier than ever to
create a thoughtful, personalized pro—
file for your mom to celebrate and
honor her life, and the process of cre-
ating it can be very satisfying.
You also need to know that some
online memorial sites are completely
free to use, while others offer a free
New N.D. state troopers
complete training
Thirteen new recruits succeS'sfully
completed the Highway Patrol acad-
emy and field training and are now
sworn North Dakota troopers sta-
tioned throughout the state.
Troopers began the academy in
January and completed field training
in late August and recently reported
to their assigned locations as traffic
enforcement troopers.
The troopers and their hometowns
are Alex Breitbach, Oakes; Brady
Gustafson, Langdon; Coby Hubble,
Lander, Wyo.; Isaiah Jackson, Travis
Air Force Base, Ca1if.; Daniel John-
son, St. Paul, Minn.; Tyler Loven,
Bismarck; Christopher Olson, Devils
Lake; Dustin Pattengale, Moorhead,
Minn.; Jed Reile, Fargo; Miles
Rhonemus, Foley, Minn.; Tanner
Smith, Wilton, Calif; Tyler Steffen,
Beach; and Daniel Ward, Oxford,
Ga.. Seven have been assigned to the
northwest region; three to the south—
west region; two to the northeast re—
gion and one to the southeast region.
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management of the University Sys-
tem. It does not grow the bureau-
cracy. The staff for the University
System is already in place.
3. Horrible for taxpayers
“Takes tax dollars away from our
local universities and colleges and
gives it to government insiders.”
Not true .
Measure No. 1 is not a money
issue. In fact, the addition of seven
members would cost the state only
$157,000 per biennium. That is a
negligible sum in a state budget of
billions. “
The measure does not take money
from the institutions so there is none
to give to “government insiders.”
The only insiders involved would be
the new appointees to the board.
On the reverse side of this over-
sized campaign piece is this allega-
tion: “Don’t let government insiders
add red tape to our universities.” The
proposal did not come from dark
closet of “government insiders” plot—
ting to create a bigger government.
Measure No. I came from a conser—
vative legislature dedicated to smaller
and smaller and smaller government.
Measure No. I has so many flaWs
that it shouldn’t be necessary to fab—
ricate arguments to defeat it at the
polls. If the campaign piece just out-
lined the real evils of the measure,
that would be case enough to defeat
it.
If we can win honestly, maybe we
shouldn’t win at all.
eparted loved one
and a paid version that provides ad-
ditional features.
Some of the best sites that offer
both free and paid options are My-
Keeper.com (free or $75) and iLast-
ing.com (free or $49/year or $99 for
a lifetime membership).
Or, if you’re interested in one
that’s completely free to use, some
top options are GatheringUs.com
(they do charge for virtual events),
Memoriesnet, InMemori.com and
WeRemember.com.
Memorialize Facebook ‘
If your mom used Facebook, you
can also turn her profile into a me-
morialized account for free when you
show proof of death. This option will
let your mom’s family and friends
share stories, photos or memories to
celebrate her life, with the word “Re-
membering” shown next to her name.
Once her account is memorial—
ized, the content she shared is still
visible on Facebook to the audience
it was originally shared with, how—
ever, her profile will not show ilp in
publicspaces such as people she may
know, ads or birthday reminders.
In addition, you can also request a
Look Back video, which is a‘short
video created by Facebook high-
lighting your mom’s pictures and
most liked status messages.
Send your senior questions to:
Savvy Senior, PO. Box 5443, Nor-
man, OK 73070, or visit SavvySe-
nior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor
to the NBC Today show and author
of “The Savvy Senior” book.
State making questionable Medicaid decisions
To the editor: ‘
Medicaid leaders in the Capitol
are making questionab‘e decisions
for the health of vulnerable North
Dakotans.
Many low—income individuals,
pregnant women, children, and oth-
ers have health insurance through
Medicaid. To be sure these people
are getting the right care, the gov-
ernment contracts with organiza-
tions like Quality Health Associates
(QHA) of ND. to verify these vul-
nerable people are getting good, ap—
propriate and timely care.
DSU to forgo .
DICKINSON — Due to concerns
related to the ongoing COVID-19
After performing this work in
collaboration with health care
providers and consumers for over
30 years, Medicaid leaders in the
Capitol have chosen an out-of—state
company to do this work, and it’s
costing the taxpayer $250,000 more
per year. This should be troubling
to any taxpayer who wants their
hard—earned dollars supporting
North Dakota first.
More upsetting is the fact that
medical decisions for these vulner—
able populations will now be out-
sourced to a for-profit,
Pennsylvania company. instead of a
company like QHA, a non-profit
out of Minot that employs local
health care professionals who are
familiar with rural healthcare in our
great state.
As an ER physician who has
taken care of patients in North
Dakota for 20 years, it’s clear to me
these leaders have failed to place
North Dakota first.
Dr. Jeffrey Sather
Board of Directors Chair
Quality Health Associates of
North Dakota
annual Boo Hawks event
tion sponsored by DSU student clubs
and organizations that provides chil—
pandemic, Dickinson State Univer; «dren in the community an opportu-
‘sity will not be hosting the annual
Boo Hawks event.
Boo Hawks is a Halloween tradi-
nity to trick-or—treat on campus.
“The Office of Student Life sin-
cerely regrets the cancellation of
Boo Hawks this year," said Keith
James, director of student life at
DSU. “We look forward to welcom—
ing the Dickinson community back
next year and continuing this great
tradition.”
Government announces simpler PPP forgiveness for loans
WASHINGTON - The US. Small
Business Administration, in consul-.
tation with the Treasury Department,
has released a simpler loan forgive-
ness application for Paycheck Pro-
tection Program (PPP) loans of
$50,000 or less. ,
SBA and Treasury have also eased
the burden on PPP lenders, allowing
lenders to process forgiveness appli-
cations more swiftly.
SBA began approving PPP for—
giveness applications and remitting
forgiveness payments to PPP lenders
for PPP borrowers on Oct. 2.
Fire restrictions in place for McKenzie Ranger District
Due to continued drought condi-
tions throughout western North
Dakota, Acting Grasslands Supervi-
sor Jeff Tomac has signed an order
implementing fire restrictions for
the McKenzie Ranger District of
the Little Missouri National Grass-
land.
The restrictions are in effect until
Oct. 31, unless otherwise termi-
nated.
Until the order is terminated, the
following acts or omissions are pro-
hibited on all forest system lands
within the McKenzie Ranger Dis—
trict: Building, maintaining, attend—
Billings County sheriff’s report
Billings County Sheriff’s Office
summary report
For September:
Traffic: warnings, 38; citations,
11; truck regulatory contacts, 2; gen-
eral police calls, 84; motorist assists,
8; alarms, 2; fire call assists,‘4; aCci-
dents, 2; control burn calls, 1; hunt-
ing complaints, 4; ambulance call
assists, 7; agency assists, 8; animal
complaints, 7. Total calls for service,
n 127. Total arrests made, 1
Citation breakdown: speeding,
11. Total citations, 11. Total wam-
ings, 38
Muruato receives
scholarship
The Financial Aid Office at Valley
City State University, Valley City,
says Sophia Muruato of Beach has
been awarded the Charlotte Grachen
Scholarship, Elane F. McCarriar
Scholarship, Larry Grooters Scholar-
ship, and the Steve Welken Scholar-
ship for the current school year.
Billings County
residents:
After 20 years, it’s time to change
commissioners! At stake in the upcoming election
is the decision about the bridge to nowhere
across the Little Missouri River on the
117 -year-old historic Short Ranch.
The current commissioners have already spent
$3 million of Billings County taxpayers‘ money.
They plan to spend another $15 million of your
money to build the bridge because the state and
federal governments have turned them down.
This will be about $20,000 per Billings County
resident.
The commissioners’ plan is to take our land by
eminent domain, since neither of the landowners
affected, Shorts or Mossers, are in favor of the
bridge. This is not the American way!
Please go to the polls and elect some new
commissioners!
Thank you.
Sandy Short and Family
(Ad paid for by Sandy Short and Family)
Breakdown where citations
were issued: county roads, 5; Hwy.
85, 6. Total, 11.
Overload contacts information:
number of contacts, 2
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