Dear Editor: Let’s kill the trees before they kill us! Elected officials have a moral duty to protect the health and lives of citizens they represent and to be good stewards of resources. According to the EPA, wildfire smoke has microscopic … read more
On a cold wintry Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1939, Frances Elaine Reiter was born to Philip and Pauline Reiter in a small wooden frame house in Worden, MT. She was raised on a farm and many times quoted, “I wouldn’t … read more
Billie was born Wilma Marie Cunningham on April 1, 1926 to Sam and Helen Cunningham in Billings. She passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018. Billie grew up in Tullock Creek and Hardin. She graduated in 1942 from Hardin High … read more
Dear Editor: Free market In Utilities: Years ago, the federal government claimed to deregulate utilities. When they did this, they created monopolies; this article will address how we can rectify that. The point is, monopolies control utility markets for a … read more
Goldie Marie Dumler was born in a two-room log cabin on the 79 Ranch to Goldie and James Haynie on Oct. 24, 1918, and passed away on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. In Custer, Marie met her husband, … read more
Dear Editor: I have been a subscriber for nearly two years so I don’t know if poor Carl has always been so temperamental. In my view and several of my golfing buddies, he certainly has a severe case of TDS…. … read more
Dear Editor: Sen. Jon Tester has a difficult decision ahead of him. Should he vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and risk alienating his fundraising base, or should he vote no on Judge Kavanaugh and risk … read more
HUNTLEY — Terry Bradley of Huntley is among 25 Montanans under the age of 25 who will be honored at Forward Montana Foundation’s Annual Williams’ Effect event in Helena on Sept. 15. For the last four years, Forward MT Foundation has … read more
Dear Editor: A few weeks ago I saw a political ad put on by Jon Testor which featured a number of veterans who support him for reelection. As someone who flew in combat in Vietnam, I understand that some veterans … read more
Marvin Hammersmark was born Christmas Day, December 25, 1937 to Norwegian immigrants Mike Hammersmark and Margaret Stene Hammersmark. Marvin always said that having your birthday on Christmas meant getting gyped out of at least one present. Marvin grew up in … read more
Dear Editor: The Birther Debate in the Montana Senate Race? A few years ago, the “Birther” debate became a hot issue relative to where Barack Obama was born. Anyone who questioned that he was born on U.S. soil was vilified. Granted, the … read more
Cynthia Eve Reifert Mahan, 60, of Ballantine, died Tuesday July 31, 2018 at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings. Cindy was born in Muscatine, Iowa November 3, 1957 to Gerald and Ann (Kramer) Reifert. She graduated from Muscatine High School and … read more
Dear Editor, There’s an old saying that, “If it can’t be grown or raised, it must be mined.” And in Montana—where mining is among our largest economic drivers and our state motto is Oro y Plata (gold and silver)—mining plays … read more
Betty Ann Rauchle Olson, 85, died on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at St John’s Chapel Court in Billings after a long fight with COPD and cancer. Betty Ann was born in Forsyth, Montana, on May 6, 1933 to Emmanuel and … read more
Dear Editor: Drain the swamp Two years ago, President Trump ran on a pledge to “drain the swamp,” to clear government of the corrupt lawmakers and lobbyists who have long plagued Washington. I’ve learned something about Senate District 22- Billings Heights … read more
Dear Editor: Note to Carl, I must take issue again with your constant bashing of President Trump. You now also seem to join other liberal Democrats who consider Trump followers as stupid misinformed lemmings who don’t know what is good … read more
SHEPHERD — Calls to Montana’s anti-poaching hotline helped Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens solve the case of an elk killed and left next to CA north of Shepherd in July. The elk, with only its head removed, was killed … read more
Dear Editor: I entered law school in 1983 when I was 40 years old and a number of years after I had received my medical degree. I chose to attend the University of the Pacific law school in Sacramento, California, … read more
Leonard James (Lenny) Slaughter ended his journey here peacefully on July 20 with step-daughter Rita, step-son-in-law Randy, Arwen, and special friend Terri by his side. Lenny was born in Centropolis, Missouri on May 22, 1923. He was a United States … read more
Judith Ann Carroll, Born January 23, 1943 passed peacefully from terminal cancer July 6th2018. Judy was born in Phillipsburg, Montana to her beloved parents Dorothy and Arthur Plath, and raised with her 4 siblings: Tom (Roseanne), Russ (Susan), Betsy (Bob), … read more
