Last Thursday, I was surprised and pleased to find an email from Senator Tester. I had called Sen. Tester earlier in the week asking him to please oppose the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. I would like…
To add just a little more fact (education) to Ellen Bradley Mills rebuke of Marian Keller's letter (Montana Standard 1/24/17): Marian, you speak of slander and disdain by others towards President Trump. Who was it that stepped up to the…
A week ago, I could only feel frustration and anger with a state Legislature so out of touch with the priorities of the communities they represent.
I am writing in response to Senator Daine's intention to dismantle children's Medicaid funding. My son is 8 and attends public school in Butte. He was born with several strikes against him from the beginning that he did not ask…
Dear President Trump, as my career Marine friend likes to say, "Suck it up, Buttercup!" It is unpresidential — not to mention childlike — to be so incredibly sensitive when your critics point out the FACT that far fewer people…
I grew up in Western Montana, Granite County to be exact with its pristine lakes, streams, endless forests and wildlife!
If you hunt, cross country ski, snow shoe, hike, fish, view wildlife, float our rivers, dabble your toes in Montana waters, go for a Sunday afternoon drive through our hills and forests, cut a Christmas tree, gather wood to heat…