Opinion

In November, be sure eyes on the forest

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I have known Bob Brown for years, and I even ran for Lieutenant Governor with him when he ran for Governor in 2004. He is a good guy who is fun to sit and visit with. But he has one failing, which probably comes from his growing up in the trees in Whitefish – being able to see the forest from the trees.

Defending property at the price of liberty

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As I read of the use of Federal officers sent to Portland against the wishes of the Governor of Oregon and the Mayor of Portland for the purpose of “protecting federal property”, I thought of these words from the Declaration of Independence enumerating one of the reasons for rejecting the rule of the British King;

Twenty-four miles of bad spending, bad policy, bad ideas

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One trillion is one thousand billion or one million million.

Governor blocks OPI from the table

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I am optimistic for the coming school year. I would rather be talking about the positive vision for Montana education than the Governor’s vacant leadership lacking transparency. On March 3rd, the Governor created Montana’s Coronavirus Task Force, leaving out a significant sector impacted by COVID-19; the education community. Under pressure, the Governor’s staff allowed the Office of Public Instruction to participate.

Montana’s small businesses and employees deserve better

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As a small business owner and someone who signs the front of paychecks, I understand what it’s like to stay awake at night with a pit in your stomach worrying if you are able to keep your employees on payroll during tight times.

We don’t even choose ‘herd immunity’ for livestock

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Two generations ago, no one in the cattle business ever thought “herd immunity” was a solution to bovine brucellosis. Instead, farmers and ranchers, often with the help of U.S. Department of Agriculture veterinarians, blood-tested every animal they could find to discover, trace, and isolate the disease’s source and spread.

God is in control yesterday, today and He will be tomorrow

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​There is a lot of talk about this pandemic being the end of the world. Truth be told with the control of the world in the hands of God it might be. However, we can’t be led by worry and fear through this ordeal or any other that may come. God does tell us in His word that the end will come. And He speaks often of the fact that we as mankind will not know the day or hour in which the end will come. Jesus reminds us in His Sermon on the Mount that we shouldn’t waste today worrying about tomorrow because what can we even do about tomorrow.

Liberty and common sense and knowing the difference

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Pretty soon it looks like we are going to have to add a new group of people to the increasingly long list of those who can’t be discriminated against. I am talking, of course, of those hardy Americans who refuse to wear masks during the Covid pandemic. They are being refused service at private businesses where masks are mandated such as Costco, Walmart, and many more, and to add icing to the cake the State of Montana now requires masks in all indoor businesses and venues. True, all they would have to do is put on a mask and they would be able to go anywhere they want, but you have to take a stand on principle sometime in your life. Granted, the law is designed to protect people who can’t change the color of their skin or sexual orientation, but a personal opinion is just as impossible, or at least difficult, to change.

COVID-19 death toll in care homes is shocking

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The national coronavirus death toll in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities is shocking and the stories are gut wrenching.

The ‘Chinese century’ looks more like the ‘Chinese decade’

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While most county and state fairs are Covid casualties this year, a giant, buzzing Ferris wheel—America’s relationship with China— continues to spin at such a dizzying pace that, sooner or later, it will break to harm riders and bystanders alike.

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