Dear Editor: In November, Montana voters have an important role to play in giving Republicans a 60-vote majority in the Senate. Since each state gets two senators, one Montana vote is worth 19.85 New York and 39.54 California votes, since … read more
Dear Editor: A few days after the Ides of March, Russ Fagg called me and asked me if I would stop hammering him in my letters to the editor. At the suggestion of Mr. Fagg, , . First, I would … read more
Dear Editor: Saw on Internet Steve Daines and Greg Gianforte want to open the Snowy Mountains up for industrial development. Yes, jobs boost the economy, jobs for a long time. Invite the multi-national corporations to extract our wealth and leave … read more
Dear Editor: With a May 8 mail-in ballot, Lockwood voters will be asked to support a bond that will pay for the proposed High School. The Lockwood Community Education Committee is leading the campaign to vote “Yes” on the May … read more
Dear Editor: I am really disappointed in Mr. Wolf’s name-calling in his March 9 “column.” “Been depressed with Gianfortress, Danes, and Slinky.” We should be able to have a civil discussion about our elected leaders, whether we agree with them … read more
Dear Editor: With the current election cycle upon us, and debates and media attention I would like to say the following. With recent polling indicating that more and more Americans are identifying outside the scopes of Republican or Democrat, it’s … read more
Dear Editor: When I ran for the Montana Supreme Court in 2014, my opponent was Jim Rice, the incumbent. He knew that I supported the rights of juries to protect their fellow citizens from government over reach by not enforcing … read more
Dear Editor: Another election has come; got the negative ad cards this week. The “Americans for Prosperity” — not sure which American country they are representing. Apparently they don’t want to repair roads and bridges; they don’t want to help with medical … read more
Dear Editor: It’s National Agriculture Day (March 20), a day designated each year by the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) to celebrate the accomplishments of agriculture. Montana Farm Service Agency (FSA) joins the council in recognizing farmers, ranchers and foresters … read more
Dear Editor, I was impressed with Brad Molnar’s Feb. 23, 2018, “Political Potpourri” article(s). Both subjects, “All the World’s a Stage” and “Immigration Get it Right,” were fact-based and did not favor either major political party — and he pointed out that … read more
Dear Editor: Much has been made of President Trump’s occasionally strong language. This language is the way men (and women) working with their backs, hands, bodies speak. They don’t have time to be “politically correct.” They speak the truth as they know/believe … read more
Dear Editor: I am proud to endorse Russ Fagg for the United States Senate. Russ announced that he had received endorsements from over 100 current and former Republican leaders from around the state. I am on that list because I … read more
Dear Editor, It’s Tuesday, March 6, and here we go again. Anyone who needs to get from one side of Huntley to the other will know what I’m about to say. A few weeks ago, MRL made an apology for tying … read more
Dear Editor: Jonathan had a nice comment on Facebook that he thought he lost. In these economic times when it takes all family members working just to support insurance, banks and credit card companies, who has time to look after children? So … read more
Dear Editor: A letter to Jodi Jones, music teacher at Huntley Project Schools: Jodi, So many GREAT memories of this entire experience! You are a ROCK STAR in my world!! From the moment you said, “Yes, let’s do that” to our final … read more
Dear Editor: YVEC Installs Questionable AMI Smart Meters Without Informed Consent Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative (YVEC) has installed new AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) “smart” utility meters without our informed consent. AMI Smart Meters could be an invasion of privacy and also … read more
Dear Editor: Some people, when talking about politics, refer to themselves as progressives. Progressives believe that they have matured so much intellectually that they have progressed way beyond believing that man has any God-given natural rights or that individuals have … read more
With lots of backlash for the Billings Gazette Editorial board’s article about Sheriff (ret.) David Clarke coming to Billings for the Yellowstone County Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner in a couple weeks, Sheriff Clarke responded with his letter to the editor below. … read more
Dear Editor: Brad, Carl, Krayton and Jennifer are all correct in their take on U.S. citizens and society. President Trump is a true representative of U.S. leadership and citizens. He is a true capitalistic businessman; he believes in “healthy competition,” disable … read more
Dear Editor: I’m writing about an article in your Feb. 2 paper. Never have I read such venomous language against a fellow journalist. I have never read such a smear campaign before. That thing between Jon and Carl was just … read more
