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1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · By Carolyn Becraft, Fargo

   Letter: How do Medicaid cuts, war in Iran and tariffs help people in rural Minnesota? (opens the original)

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   Wadena — I agree with the recent letter to the editor that it was good to see U.S. Rep. Fischbach at the Todd Wadena Electric Co-op candidate forum. As for her support of rural Minnesotans, I have several questions. How has the current war with Iran — or as our administration has referred to it by other names, “conflict, military operation, little excursion, skirmish," continued without Congressional authorization? This action, now over 6 months old, has cost lives, including many Iranian civili

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2. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · By Carolyn Becraft, Fargo August 19, 2026 at 7:05 AM

   Letter: No excuse for poor conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln (opens the original)

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   I served as the assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs from 1998-2001 and was stationed at the Pentagon. Before that, I served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for military and community support. In that capacity, I was responsible for quality-of-life issues for members of the United States Armed Forces and their families. The callous disregard for the plight of the sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln by the president and secretary of defense is despicable. Of th

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