Opinion

Are there two different gospel messages

Some theologians point out there are two different gospel messages in Scriptures. They assert that the original gospel taught by Peter was only for the Jews. The gospel Peter taught

‘A fool’s errand for U.S. policymakers’

While U.S. farmers and ranchers spent August fretting over escalating tariffs and retreating markets, two ag policy experts used the month to publish a series of five columns that artfully

Union dues blues

It’s Labor Day, but organized labor doesn’t seem to be doing so well. Since 2012 six state legislatures have passed “right-to-work” laws , bringing the right-to-work total to 28 states,

Just in: bison-related fake news

THE WEST Douglas Scott, who frequently writes about public lands, was in Yellowstone National Park recently when he saw a woman venturing uncomfortably close to a group of bison, he

McCain’s passing a metaphor for his party

Albert Einstein once said, “Few are they who can think with their own minds and feel with their own hearts.” Senator John McCain was one of those few, and insightful

President Trump is sacrificing our public lands legacy

Our national legacy of a million square miles of publicly owned lands is what makes America unique, but under President Donald Trump that legacy is being sacrificed. America’s public lands

Help ensure our seniors, vets continue to have health care

This fall, we have the opportunity to ensure that nearly 100,000 Montanans including our seniors, veterans and their families continue to have health care. If we do not pass the

Sanitizing the truth about the homeless

Last weekend, the trophy wife and I jetted to Anchorage, Alaska to notch number 24 in our quest to run a marathon in each of the 50 states. Regardless flying,

The dangers of perception

Today I saw a t shirt that spoke truth to the question, “What is perception?” The shirt had an historic photo of Cochise and four Apache warriors. The caption read,

This new season can offer a renewed purpose

This week I’m a little lost and listless for pointed purpose. When I first started writing these articles a few years ago, I was told by the Ranger staff that

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