Opinion

Skip right to the desserts in the new year

As the last of the Christmas goodies disappear and the tree comes down, most of us make a resolution to lose those pounds we have been packing on since the

Fair and balanced recap from the mail bag

Tweeter-in-Chief, President Donald J. Trump, has been quite clear in his opinion of CNN, the cable television news network. Indeed, Trump’s despise of the network—he thinks its initials stand for

Current super-majority rules have served the MT House well for 30 years

As former House Speakers and Senate Presidents of the Montana Legislature, we question the wisdom of making significant changes to the rules of operation in the Montana House. Currently, there

Montana House should operate on majority rules to ensure fair proceedings

Too often we see the results of gridlock and partisan shenanigans in Washington DC. Efforts are focused solely on beating the other side, and not on representing the people in

Fines should reflect value of public land access

Last fall during the political season, everyone running for the Montana Legislature touted their credentials as being for public access. But what does that really mean? For Montana’s hunters, anglers,

What if historic figures had used social media

Seems everyone is tweeting these days except me. Social media is changing our lives, and it just might have the power to change the course of history. Everything we do

When life seems insurmountable you must choose joy

Recently, I had the privilege of watching my granddaughter have a meltdown. Yes, when we are invited into these sacred moments, it is a privilege. It means they feel safe

The priceless gift of simple giving

The Christmas tree was a scrub cedar hacked from the edge of the woods that bordered the farm. Big-bulbed lights, strung in barber pole fashion, generated almost as much heat

Christmas at Mike Patrick’s place

It was early Christmas morning, around 5 o’clock. I had woken up and looked out the window to see a clear, moonlit night. A good time for a walk, I

From small and simple to duck hunts, Christmas keeps changing

Christmas has changed over my 61 years. When I was young, we ranched on the desolate, sagebrush plains of Eastern Montana so Christmas was small and subdued. At age eight,

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