"I would be dead if it wasn't for F5." The F5 program turns people's lives around

 

October 29, 2026: I am sorry to see that Becker County, Minnesota has ended its contract with the F5 project. This is a big mistake. Many people at the lowest points in their lives have enormously benefited from F5 programs, and turned their lives around.

Yes, the North Dakota Attorney General’s office found that F5 made some improper financial mistakes. However, F5 has signed a compliance agreement, promising that those mistakes won’t happen again...

(Jim Shaw is a veteran newsman and journalist based in Fargo, ND. Read his weekly column at kfgo.com and listen Thursday afternoons.)