Opinion

State of the nation’s farm and food union

The President of the United States should not be the only federal official required to offer the nation’s citizens an annual report on the “State of the Union.” Every senior

Calving can be a real eyeopener

The clock is ticking down to calving time on our outfit. Our calving pasture has the good fortune of being bordered on the north fenceline by the Artukovich family and

Writing letters

First, I want to assure everyone that there was “no collusion involved, no collusion!” The fact I received a package from Russia, with Russian words and stamps all over it

Saying goodbye

After a horse swallows hay, it passes from the stomach through 10 feet of small intestine before fermenting in their large bowel. From there, 12 feet of small colon refines

Governor sticks to tax and spend

(Last) week the Governor gave an address in which he outlined his plan to tax and spend on the backs of working Montana families. He would like to cushion his

Legal reviews are important to legislation

The Republican controlled Montana Legislature is changing its rules in order to forbid the posting of “legal reviews” on the Legislature’s website. This is good news for Representative Greg DeVries,

Getting rid of a thing is the surest way to need it

I used to keep the partners of every sock my family ever lost on the off chance that someday their sole mates would return. It was wishful thinking, considering some

Knives, forks and farmers favor immigration reform

When Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workers returned to their jobs Jan. 28 after the recent, 35-day government shutdown, an estimated five million pieces of unopened mail awaited. Equally daunting, the

NFL’s apology doesn’t right a wrong

Over a week has passed since “the incident” on the turf of the Mercedez-Benz Superdome in the waning moments of the NFC Championship game between my beloved New Orleans Saints

Irresponsibility catches up with us in measles outbreak

How many disease outbreaks will it take before we figure this out: If you don’t vaccinate your kids, you are putting them, and other people, in danger. A measles outbreak

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