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OPINION NEWS
Burleigh commissioners take
courageous stand for refugees
If North Dakota was going to
emulate President Kennedy’s Pro-
files in Courage, our first chapter
would have to be dedicated to the
three Burleigh County commission-
ers who voted to keep the door open
for refugees.
President Donald Trump author-
ized local governments to veto the
importing of refugees. After four
hours of public comment, the com-
mission voted 3-2 to accept the 2020
allocation of 25 refugees.
The vote astonished some since
Burleigh County and the state of
North Dakota are deep in Trump
country. In 2016, North Dakota
ranked third in support of the presi-
dent with a vote of 63-27 percent.
Burleigh County was even stronger
for Trump — 69-23 percent.
According to the Washington Post
report of the meeting, someone sug-
gested that anyone who voted for the
refugees would not likely get re-
elected. Looking at the statistics
from 2016, this may be a valid ob-
servation but there are times when
people rise above themselves.
Bismarck Mayor Steve Bakken
complained about the pressing needs
in North Dakota, a joke for a state
with $6 billion stashed away and not
spending it on Bakken’s list of school
enrollment, veterans’ needs, home-
less needs and Native American
needs.
The Legislature has already deter-
mined that it is appropriating enough
money for all of these needs. Some
It's time to expan
During one of our weekly hospice
meetings, the discussion turned to
the burden of finding an opening in a
facility for one of our patients. Mr. A
belongs to the working-poor segment
of our society, just above official lev-
els of poverty and yet he cannot af-
ford health insurance and primary
care, let alone the private cost of an
assisted living center or nursing
home.
Our patient is still living at home,
has no family support and is in trou-
ble. His progressive cancer has
caused an inability even to do activ-
ities of daily living such as bowel
and bladder care. He now only has
Medicaid and his hospice nurse and
social worker is not able to find an
assisted living center or a nursing
home that will take him in.
It’s no surprise that care facilities
in states which have no Medicaid ex-
pansion find it financially difficult to
Matters
By Lloyd Omdah]
N.D.
of us may disagree with legislative
priorities but it is their decision to
make.
Another speaker claimed that ob-
jections were all about money. The
federal government is footing most
of the bill. And only 25 refugees
being authorized means there isn’t
much money involved so there must
be another reason.
Post Writer Antonia Noori Farzan
concluded that the “residents who
packed the cafeteria saw the vote as
a referendum on their community
values.”
According to Farzan, arguments
made for keeping the door open in-
cluded references to the immigration
from Scandinavia, Christian respon-
sibility for taking the stranger in, and
fear that North Dakota would be la-
belled as bigoted.
Yes, immigrants made North
Dakota socially, politically and eco-
nomically successful. It would be
shameful if the children of immi-
grants slammed the door on people
who wanted to do exactly what their
forefathers had done.
Some Christian speakers re-
minded those in attendance that it
was an occasion to demonstrate the
love of God. With the Christian faith
becoming more shallow as each year
passes, it was indeed a good oppor-
Prairie Doc
Dr. Richard P.
B y
Holm
accept Medicaid patients like Mr. A.
Without Medicaid expansion, facili-
ties lose money when caring for
them. If a nursing home has too
many Medicaid patients, it simply
can’t stay afloat. This explains why
nursing homes, especially in rural
areas, are closing.
The national solution was to ex-
pand Medicaid coverage to increase
payments for services using federal
Medica
tunity to stop the slide when the na-
tion was watching.
The 3-2 vote was a courageous
blow against bigotry, a disease with
which most of us In North Dakota
struggle. A vote to deny refugees
would have been interpreted across
the country primarily as a vote for
hate and bigotry.
On this point, it is interesting how
history repeats itself.
In the early 1960s, the Office of
Economic Opportunity in Johnson’s
War on Poverty suggested that North
Dakota sponsor a Job Corp at Fort
Lincoln.
While those of us in the govern- '
ment were discussing the logistics of
accepting the offer, someone in local
government was reported in the press
as saying that black Job Corp stu-
dents wouldn’t have anybody with
whom to associate. That suggested
that the white folks weren’t going to
have anything to do with the black
kids.
When that comment was re-
ported, the discussion in the Capitol
changed. Logistics were forgotten
and the issue became whether or not
we could let the nation think that we
were all bigots in North Dakota. So
we were forced to take the Job
Corps, logistical problems notwith-
standing.
Three county commissioners have
put their offices within reach of the
bigots. If anything, the voters should
give these commissioners a positive
vote for their courage.
id coverage
dollars. Some states initially elected
not to expand Medicaid, for fear they
would become dependent on this
money. However, many states have
changed their position, and to date,
36 states now accept the national
funding from expanded Medicaid,
including North Dakota as of 2014,
and Nebraska in 2018. So far, '14
states have not expanded Medicaid,
including, South Dakota, Kansas and
Wyoming.
Medicaid expansion passed last
year in some majority Republican
states indicating that this is a biparti-
san issue. In my opinion, fearing de-
pendence on federal money does not
justify letting our rural nursing
homes close or letting the working-
poor go without care.
Bottom line: It is time for those
within the political arena to expand
Medicaid.
NDSU Extension hosting Alzheimer's webinar
Anyone interested in learning
about Alzheimer's disease will have
an opportunity to attend a free webi-
nar that North Dakota State Univer-
sity and South Dakota State
University Extension are hosting Jan.
8,2020.
The Alzheimer‘s Association's
Minnesota—North Dakota Chapter
will present on the 10 warning signs
of Alzheimer's at noon Central time.
"Alzheimer's and other dementias
cause memory, thinking and behav—
ior problems that interfere with daily
living," said Jane Strommen, NDSU
Extension gerontology specialist.
'"Join us to learn how to recognize
common signs of the disease, how to
approach someone about memory
concerns, the importance of early de-
tection and benefits of a diagnosis,
possible tests and assessments for the
diagnostic process, and Alzheimer‘s
Association resources."
Registration is required. To regis—
ter, visit the SDSU Extension events
page at
httpszl/extension.sdstate .edu/event/ 1
0-warning—signs-alzheimers-
webinar. The registration deadline is
Wildlife officer of year named
Art Cox, North Dakota Game and
Fish Department district game war-
den stationed in Bowman, is the
state’s 2019 Wildlife Officer of the
Year. Cox was honored recently by
the Shikar—Safari Club International,
a private conservation organization
that annually recognizes outstanding
wildlife officers in each state.
In a nomination letter sent to
Shikar—Safari, chief warden Robert
Timian said Cox’s district contains a
variety of wildlife and recreational
areas that encompasses parts or all of
four counties.
“Warden Cox has a large district
that requires energy and dedication
to patrol with elk, deer, pronghom,
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Timian said. “He is often pulled in
different directions but always finds
a way to get his mission completed,
and has a great working relationship
with the public and landowners in his
district.”
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jane.strommen@ndsu.edu.
Tofheediior
Delegation plays role in helping rural communities
To the editor:
Washington politics have become
so polarized that it can be tough for
Democrats and Republicans to come
together to tackle big challenges.
But that’s exactly what happened re-
cently on Capitol Hill thanks to ded—
icated lawmakers like Sens.Hoeven
and Cramer and Congressman Arm-
strong.
North Dakota’s congressional
delegation listened to thousands of
electric cooperative stakeholders as
they fought tirelessly to add impor-
tant legislation to the 2020 spending
bill. The bill, which was recently
signed into law, included a provision
known as the RURAL Act, which
solved an existential issue for elec-
tric co—ops and America’s rural com-
munities.
Electric co-ops work to secure
government resources to help pay
for numerous activities that benefit
the communities they serve. These
include grants for storm recovery
and economic development.
Every electric utility is one natu-
ral disaster away from suffering sig—
nificant damage to its poles, wires
and electrical infrastructure. In
North Dakota, we have seen the
crippling impact the combination of
wind, ice and snow can wreak on
even the most sturdy and well main-
tained of systems. Large scale
weather events happen and are out
of anyone’s control. When these dis-
asters occur, North Dakota’s-electric
cooperatives rely on help from a net-
work of neighboring line crews,
equipment providers and contrac-
tors, as well as the assistance and fi-
nancial support of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to restore power as safely
and efficiently as possible.
In order to maintain their tax-ex-
empt status, co-ops can’receive no
more than 15 percent of their income
from non-member sources. Histori-
cally, government grants to co-ops
were counted as contributions to
capital, but due to a glitch in the
2017 tax law, government grants
were reclassified as income, pushing
some co-ops beyond the 15 percent
threshold and jeopardizing their tax-
exempt status.
This tax problem left co-ops with
an unfair choice. Do they take the
money they need to turn the lights
back on for their members as
quickly as possible after a disaster?
Or, do they turn down those grants
to avoid spending their members’
money paying, unintended taxes
rather than improving service?
Thanks to Congress, electric co-
ops across North'Dakota don’t have
to make those trade-offs. This is
good news for both co—ops and their
members, because some co-ops
would have had to raise their electric
rates to pay new taxes.
North Dakota’s electric coopera-
tives are extremely grateful to Sens.
Hoeven and Cramer and Congress—
man Armstrong for their support of
the RURAL Act. In standing up for
North Dakota’s local communities,
they proved that Congress still
works for the people. Notably, the
legislation drew the bipartisan sup-
port of more than 300 lawmakers in
the House and more than half of the
Senate before it was passed. That’s
a rarity in Washington these days.
Josh Kramer
Executive Vice President and
General Manager
North Dakota Association of
Rural Electric Cooperatives
Why the risk of heart attack rises in winter
Dear Savvy Senior,
’ve read that people with heart
problems need to be extra careful
during the winter months because
heart attacks are much more com—
mon. Why is this?
Cautions Senior
Dear Cautious,
Everyone knows winter is cold
and flu season, but many don’t
know that it’s also the prime season
for heart attacks too, especially if
you already have heart disease or
have suffered a previous heart at-
tack. I-Iere’s what you should know,
along with some tips to help you
protect yourself.
In the US, the risk of having a
,hart attack during» the winter
months is twice as high as it is dur-
ing the summertime. Why? There
are a number of factors, and they’re
not all linked to cold weather. Even
people who live in warm climates
have an increased risk. Here are the
areas you need to pay extra attention
to this winter.
Cold temperatures: When a per-
son gets cold, the body responds by
constricting the blood vessels to
help the body maintain heat. This
causes blood pressure to go up and
makes the heart work harder. Cold
temperatures can also increase lev-
els of certain proteins that can
thicken the blood and increase the
risk for blood clots. So, stay warm
this winter, and when you do have
to go outside, make sure you bundle
up in layers with gloves and a hat,
and place a scarf over your mouth
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and nose to warm up the air before
you breathe it in.
Snow shoveling: Studies have
shown that heart attack rates jump
dramatically in the first few days
after a major snowstorm, usually a
result of snow shoveling. Shoveling
snow is a very strenuous activity
that raises blood pressure and
stresses the heart. Combine those
factors with the cold temperatures
and the risks for heart attack surges.
If your sidewalk or driveway needs
shoveling this winter, hire a kid
from the neighborhood to do it for
you, or use a snow blower. Or, if you
must shovel, push rather than lift the
snow as much as possible, stay
warm, and take frequent breaks.
New Year’s resolutions: Every
Jan. 1, millions of people join gyms
or start exercise programs as part of
their New Year’s resolution to get in
shape, and many overexert them-
selves too soon. If you’re starting a
new exercise program this winter,
take the time to talk to your doctor
about what types and how much ex-
ercise may be appropriate for you.
Winter weight gain: People tend
to eat and drink more and gain more
weight during the holiday season
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and winter months, all of which are
hard on the heart and risky for
someone with heart disease. So,
keep a watchful eye on your diet this
winter and avoid binging on fatty
foods and alcohol.
Shorter days: Less daylight in the
winter months can cause many peo-
ple to develop “seasonal affective
disorder” or SAD, a wintertime de-
pression that can stress the heart.
Studies have also looked at heart at~
tack patients and found they usually
have lower levels of vitamin D
(which comes from sunlight) than
people with healthy hearts. To boost
your vitamin D this winter, consider
taking a supplement that contains
between 1,000 and 2,000 interna~
tional units (IU) per day.
Flu season: Studies show that
people who get flu shots have a
lower heart attack risk. It’s known
that the inflammatory reaction set
off by a flu infection can increase
blood clotting which can lead to
heart attacks in vulnerable people.
So, if you haven’t already done so
this year, get a flu shot for protec-
tion. And, if you’ve never been vacs
cinated for pneumococcal
pneumonia, you should consider
getting these two shots (given 12
months apart) too.
Send your senior questions to."
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