Feb22019
Dear Editor,
First of all, Hammes Co. of Madison, WI, operating as Landmark LLC, is both conducting the feasibility studies and would also be the developer. Second, over $500,000 of taxpayer funds, consisting of city funds and related local partnership tax increment funds, have gone into this “study.” read more
Feb22019
Dear Editor,
In regard to Comrade George Blackard’s letter to the editor on 1/25/19, I support you, Sir. I, too, have that disdain for Jon Tester, and I believe your readers can feel it in your commentary, and George, you have the right to feel that way. He never served, in the military nor as a law officer representing his state or community. He will not go onto Aaron Flint’s morning radio show, nor will he attend any of the American Legion meetings he has been invited to, yet he claims to do all that he can for the Veteran. He, like all liberal Democrats, is afraid of the truth. It is very hard for me to put the (Honored) title Senator before his name. What the small majority of Montanans see in this inutile, prestige seeking, money hungry politician is no doubt the 8th wonder of Montana. Of the three persons representing Montana in Washington, Jon Tester is no doubt 1/3 of the delegation that is overpaid and underused. A gift for Montana will be his resignation from the Senate.
Jose Bustos,
Billings
Feb12019
by Evelyn Pyburn
During mid-year budget review on Tuesday, Director of Finance Kevan Bryan asked county commissioners to reflect on that question before the mid-summer’s fiscal year budget hearings. The key to successfully managing the county’s budget, said Bryan, is the flexibility that long-term planning brings. “The role of the Finance Office is to make available as many options as possible to the board in making their decisions.” read more
Feb12019
by Jennifer Merecki
The US government’s recent actions in Venezuela are unfortunate, and the US has a long and bloody track record of actions to overthrow governments, including the US government’s support of the 2002 Venezuelan coup. Venezuela’s oil has always made it very attractive to the rest of the world read more
Feb12019
by Krayton Kerns
Few under-forty folks faithfully follow the obituary column because youngsters are blind to their mortality. Afterall, death only afflicts the worn and wrinkled, does it not? The decades pass with little notice until the morning a 50-year old spots stray gray hairs sprouting from the crest of their ears. Suddenly, the pale and pasty man in the mirror has crossed life’s hump to enter his sunset years. read more
Feb12019
Dear Editor,
I am responding to the sexist description of Nancy Pelosi in the Jan 18 letter to the editor by Paul Kober by doing the same for President Trump. Your dyed blond hair plugs – didn’t you used to be a brunette read more
Feb12019
Dear Editor,
I want to congratulate Mr. Bustos, Jr. for writing a very fine and informative letter in the Jan. 18, 2019, edition of the Yellowstone County News. I agree completely with his views. If you have not read his article, it would be worthwhile for you to do so. Thank you,
Vera-Beth Johnson
Shepherd, MT
Feb12019
Dear Editor,
I feel I must respond to Daniel Brook’s letter in January 25th Yellowstone County News. I agree that the One Big Sky project is the most significant project our community or state has ever undertaken. I feel that we must be careful read more
Feb12019
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 cold and deep snow? I notice Prairie and Special stop and lick a paw every so often because ice forms between their toes as snow gets in there and freezes. read more
Feb12019
The back side of this fake bill has red Chinese characters on the left-hand side of the bill. All the bills displayed the same serial number, another sign that they are counterfeit.
(Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
Two $100 bills “lie” next to each other at JJ’s Hair Fashion in Worden. One is real and the other is fake. Can you tell the difference? Find the answer to this question on page 11 of this week’s edition.
(photo by Jonathan McNiven)
Counterfeit money and concerns are raising eyebrows as more and more Worden businesses and individuals report instances to the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office due to similar-looking $100 bills that are appearing around town, outside of businesses and even on the street.
Two weeks ago, Debbie Corman, bartender at Miller’s Dark horse & Saloon found a $100 bill laying on the street early in the morning that looked exactly like a $100 bill read more
Jan282019
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 fails to comprehend it. I am taking a moment to remember those innocent lives, but also to speak out against abortion. read more
Jan272019
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
Jan272019
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 undertaken. Complex projects create questions and I’d like to clarify some important points: read more
Jan272019
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 writes that Jon Tester announced he believes the withholding of pay was just a gimmick. According to our Montana Senator, Jon Tester, Democrats do want border security. Last year (2017), $21 billion was appropriated for border security. In 2018 it was $21 1/2 billion. read more
Jan262019
Well, folks; did you see all the letters to the editor we had this week in the paper? Did you know the number of letters to the editor show the vibrancy of a newspaper? Either we are getting more attention or our reporting is getting worse. I’ll let you be the judge but I thought they were good letters sent to us, (or I wouldn’t have allowed them in the paper). read more
Jan262019
by Elisa Schlosser
HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol has released a report outlining the results of a public opinion survey conducted in the summer of 2018. The public opinion survey was conducted to give Montana residents and visitors a voice read more
Jan262019
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 the Yellowstone county newspaper read more
Jan262019
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 the City and State would both put in $75 Million. But where is that money coming from? I see no explanation at all. read more
Jan252019
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 involved in this fascinating and useful hobby. I credit my experience in this hobby as being instrumental in helping me becoming interested in math and science at a young age. read more
Jan252019
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 planet read more
