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Battling substance abuse requires collaborative effort
Two and a half years ago, Attorney General Tim Fox and I stood on the steps of the state capitol with other lawmak…
CPMC, we thank you for your service
Thank you is all we can say to the excellent care we have received at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center. As local residents for 25 years we are indebted to those who have given so much to the vision of such a great faci…
And so, winter arrives in Montana
Just found out a friend is fishing in the Bahamas.
Thank you, Nan Miller
Nan—
The math from Carrier job-saving deal shows the truth
It is interesting to me that no one has done all the math on the Carrier job-saving deal in Indiana.
A quote for thought
At this time of year, we remember the wonderful Christmas quote from Peter Riga of Houston, Texas: “Jesus did not come to Earth to explain suffering nor to make us understand it nor to take it away. He came to endu…
No headline
Many people in the United States are expressing concern over the rise of hatred, hate crimes, bigotry, racism, sexism, and Islamophobia. At the same time, a number of creative nonviolent responses have arisen for a…
Understanding grizzly bear management
In some ways, 2016 will go down as a landmark year for grizzly bear management.
D*** Confused
While I am d*** mad, why don’t we reexamine our failed effort to create federally funded native nations within our own United States borders. We, tax payers, have supported the native population in a practically pe…
From 'Not Trump' to 'Why not Trump?' to 'Let's go, Trump'
I was not an early Trump supporter — as I said many times, I preferred Sen. Rubio — nor was I enamored with his adolescent behavior and thin skin during the campaigns.
When free speech skips school
In 2006, I clipped a “Non Sequitur” cartoon that captured perfectly the mystique that surrounds our nation’s universities. The cartoon pictured a professor ensconced in a cubicle surrounded by an alligator-infested…
Winning based on the popular vote: a new system
The debate has started again as to whether the U.S. Constitution should be amended in order to change the presidential election process. Some promote eliminating the Electoral College in favor of a direct popular v…
Resources available for abused women
We need everyone’s help in stopping the senseless violence and deaths in our county. If you hear screaming and possibly physical fighting, call 911! Keep calling every time you hear it.
Apartment dwellers deserve smoke-free homes, too
Everyone needs a safe, healthy place to live.