Opinion

Cash-wise in college doesn’t work for everyone

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Although the Green New Deal seems to have been abandoned, there is still a lot of talk on the 2020 election trail about other brain flashes such as student loan

Life moves pretty fast when you play the Martha card

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There’s a well-known phenomenon that we’re all familiar with: the older we get, the more time flies. Need a reminder? How about this: by the end of today, the year

Home sick? Try mom’s or grandma’s cure-all

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The onset of a deep chest cold recently pushed me to wander the aisles of rural America’s drug store, Dollar General, for any cure that might halt the hacking. Three

Pura Vida!

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“Pura Vida!” This was the first thing my brother Chris and I learned on our trip to Costa Rica last week. “Pura Vida!” meaning “Pure Life.” The Costa Ricans used

Our country’s sad state of affairs

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Well, it has come to this: President Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives and this week the trial that will determine whether he stays on as President

Helpful hints that bring less-than-miraculous results

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I just love those helpful hint columns and books full of tips on how to remove every stain known to man or cure anything from warts to arthritis with a

Keeping up with the latest craze

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One day you’re going along, minding your own business and someone walks by with a duck on his head. And then someone else does. And someone else. And suddenly you

Cost of unjustified war is too high

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America is a powerful country. We have the strongest military, but it’s not the source of our true strength. The true measure of the power we possess is not enhanced

2019: Monumental year for MT ranchers

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We’ve reached a pivotal moment for Montana farmers and ranchers, as three critical trade deals are finalized and implemented. The benefits here are enormous, and I strongly believe Montana’s agricultural

Common sense rarely is the common denominator

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Before the year loses its fresh, youthful promise, let’s look at some recent research to, hopefully, address a nagging problem carried over from 2019. For months last year, U.S. Secretary

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