Editorials

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week: * Bravo to James Valley Youth for Christ and the donors who helped make the new Liechty Activity Center possible. The $250,000 addition to the Youth for Christ building will be used for various events including concerts, meetings...

There are members of Congress, particularly in the House, who would find fault with President Barack Obama if he said the sun rises in the east. That's been the flavor of some of the reactions to the president's Tuesday night address to the nation on the situation in Syria. It should...

The simmering outrage over possible violation of one of North Dakota's most significant historical sites invites national attention. The Killdeer Mountain Battlefield in Dunn County is in the Oil Patch. Encroachment by oil and gas development has been underway for years. The latest...

If I prevent one accident from happening this is worth it. It was about 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5. I was going up the hill by the Legacy (old hospital) traveling 35 miles per hour. In my observation I saw a 10- or 12-year-old boy dressed so he blended into the location where he...

The harvest season is payday for the farming community. Combines, tractors and trucks descend on the fields in an effort to gather commodities as quickly and efficiently as possible. Safety must be on the minds of farmers and the public who share the roads during this important time. Several...

The manned flying mission of the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Wing at Fargo might be history, but the legend, lore and unequaled record of the Happy Hooligans will not be forgotten. The last airplane assigned to the unit left the north Fargo base Aug. 27, ending 66 years...

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week: * Bravo to the implementation of a new security system for Jamestown Public Schools. The system is expected to be in effect Monday. It includes having outside visitors identify themselves before being allowed...

Twenty years ago, a group of Fargo residents got together to contemplate establishing a state-of-the-art zoo in the city. Six years later, a modest Red River Zoo celebrated its grand opening. Today, zoo personnel, patrons and animal lovers will gather for one of the zoo's premier...

The findings in two recent surveys of North Dakota high school coaches and athletes put into question the maxim "sports builds character." Results of the studies indicate that school sports can skew the moral compass of a significant number of young athletes, and a lesser number...

Imagination Library helps children learn to read and become more ready for school. It's a great program that's free, and we hope more parents take advantage of it and organizations continue to support it. There's no doubt that the program's becoming more popular since its launch...

The flaring of natural gas in western North Dakota oil fields has begun to get pushback from the state Industrial Commission. Director of Mineral Resources Lynn Helms has been directed to speak to oil, pipeline and gas companies about the regulatory means for bringing down the percentage...

The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week: * Bravo to Jeremy and Sarah Wilson of rural Jamestown, who donated sweet corn from their farm to the Great Plains Food Bank for distribution to food centers around the state. * Buffalo chip to federal cuts to...

Fargo school officials erred on the side of student safety and the condition of the classroom learning environment when they closed several elementary schools because of the late August heat. Schools without air conditioning were closed based on a weather forecast that had temperatures...

The Jamestown community and the University of Jamestown will unite today to mark the end of summer and the start of the school year at the Community Block Party. The much-loved annual shindig might seem an age-old tradition, but it's been six years since the whole thing got started...

Retired general David C. Jones was a visionary, according to those who worked with him during his long career in the Air Force. Jones, who was born in South Dakota but grew up in Minot, died Aug. 10 at the age of 92. Jones' lengthy and impressive career made him well-known in the...