Opinion

Sleeping bags and bridal suites

My grandson, Will, recently spent four days deer hunting with me. He is eight and his dad is deployed somewhere in the north Atlantic on the USS Truman. Will took

Enough is enough

Montana, the Treasure State, where it has become quite apparent, now more so than ever that the environmental groups, many of which are now based in Montana choose to leave

The American people need to become the responsible adult

You may have heard about it. A couple of days ago two black men in hoodies drove up to the Boston Library at one in the morning. The Boston Library

I-186 will hurt counties and communities

From its founding as a railroad town in 1882 to our current, natural resource-based economy, Billings has a long history of supporting natural resource development and mining. And with the

The road to perdition always leads south

If war is hell, then trade wars must be a purgatorial stop along the way. For proof, just look where Election Day 2018 finds American farmers. Faced with ample production,

The truth about cowboys and Indians

Using leftist logic, the Mount Rushmore of oxymorons, I have lived a privileged life because I was born white. The truth is, my leg up was being born a country

Vote for those who are achieving results

Montana is special. That’s why my wife, Susan, and I raised our four kids here. It’s why we started a business here in our home – one that created hundreds

Cherishing the bright blue weather days before winter

James Russell Lowell wrote: And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And

A cautionary note from Sand County

“February” is one of the finest essays in Sand County Almanac, the 1949 book of superlative essays on nature and mankind’s role in it, by forester and conservationist Aldo Leopold.

Do we really need a reminder to vote?

Thomas Jefferson, one of the leading architects of our republic, is often quoted as Election Day nears. His words serve as a reminder that every American has a responsibility to

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