Countercurrent; keeping critters warm
by Carl Wolf I see the 2” of snow last week turned out to be about 12.” This morning it was minus 12 at our outpost and both Labs loved it! So, how do animals deal with the extreme … read more
by Carl Wolf I see the 2” of snow last week turned out to be about 12.” This morning it was minus 12 at our outpost and both Labs loved it! So, how do animals deal with the extreme … read more
Dear Editor, January 22nd, 2019 marks 46 years since the United States Supreme Court’s decision of Roe vs. Wade. In that time, more than 60,000,000 unborn babies have been aborted. 60 million. That number is so staggering that my mind … read more
Dear Editor, More than 40 percent of rural Montanans lack access to broadband internet. This phenomenon, known as the digital divide, holds rural America back by not allowing read more
Dear Editor, I appreciate the opportunity to offer a response and clear up some inaccuracies from the January 18th One Big Sky District (OBSD) article. ONE Big Sky District is the most significant project our community or state has ever … read more
Dear Editor, I read the recent article by Crystal Murdock, “Stockman Bank steps up after Government Shutdown,” in the January 11, 2019 YCN, page 1. I’d have to agree with Jon Tester in the last paragraph of the article. Ms. Murdock … read more
Dear Editor, I’m still clapping my hands together after reading Jose A. Bustos letter to the editor! I, too, have stopped my subscription to the Billings Gazette because of the false reporting and nasty remarks toward conservatives. I DO LOVE … read more
Dear Editor, I think there are false statements and serious omissions in the One Big Sky article written by Evelyn Pyburn in the last issue of The Yellowstone County News. First it states that when private funding reached $300 million … read more
Dear Editor, I received my call sign KN6LIW on January 1958. I have been a licensed amateur radio operator since then. I was pleasantly surprised to read your article informing the public about amateur radio and how they can get … read more
Dear Editor, On Face Book there was a “Which side of the fence are you” of conservative and liberal stance. No one I know fit their description for either. I claim Christian Democrat, meaning Christ died for EVERYONE on the … read more
Dear Editor: Once a country loses control of its economy, it can’t make major political decisions. The British figured this out. A nation can recover from a recession, but from a loss of independence? Very hard. Even if an international agreement results … read more
Dear Editor, With all that our Billings city council is trying to jam down the throats of Billings tax payers, (note One Big Sky), one has to wonder what the heck they are doing with the USS Billings Commissioning Committee. … read more
Dear Editor, This is addressed to Nancy Pelosi: Just an observation from a white, hetrosexual male in his fifties, read more
Dear Editor, This is my first letter to your very interesting newspaper (the rest will be way shorter), and up to this point appears to be a truth filled newspaper, not a liberal, pundit laced tabloid such as the Billings … read more
Dear Editor, I believe if you had asked our founders what they wanted to accomplish with their writing of our founding documents, they would all agreed that these were meant to afford our citizens Liberty and Justice for all; just … read more
Congress passed, (yes, it does occasionally), the Coinage Act in April 1792 and established the first national mint in Philadelphia, our first Capitol, (no, it was not Mar-a-logo). Which brings me to my point, fly fishing. My lifetime subscription magazine … read more
The 34th Annual Big Sky State Games Figure Skating competition is Friday, January 18th – Sunday, January 20th at Centennial Ice Arena in Billings. The public is encouraged to attend the competitions. There is no admission charge. Each sport of the … read more
Dear Editor, Carl Wolf in Worden, Montana: Your YCN column is educational, entertaining, and interesting. I think the bus you and Jonathan threw each other under has been consigned to memory and replaced read more
Dear Editor, Rush Limbaugh says it marks the United States as a special place, Sean Hannity is always mentioning it, Adolph Hitler had Hans Frank one of his chief lawyers traveling around Nazi Germany lecturing the people about it, Barrack … read more
Dear Editor, Larry Price’s house in Iron Wood could be turned into a community center, have a local Mom and Pop grocery store, a small café, coffee shop, an exercise/rehab room and a couple rooms for unexpected over-night guests. In … read more
Dear Editor, I hope this finds you well, Nice to see someone looking outside the box for a change. Good job. I live south of town on Blue Creek Road and have always loved the area. With growth of Billings over … read more