Letters to the Editor
Editor, The following untitled prose poem by Kitty O’Meara has been widely shared countless times. Here it is one more time. It certainly has helped me in my thinking and attitude during this trying time. “And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.” “And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless and heartless ways, the earth began to hea...
Editor, With Nancy Pelosi acting as obstructionist-in-chief in Washington, we need to make sure our lone representative in Congress is a conservative fighter who will stand with President Trump and will fight tooth-and-nail to bolster our economy and advance his America-first agenda. Luckily, we don&rs...
Editor, As we approach the presidential election this year, there are three newsworthy TV analyses, which caught my attention early this month. Here they are, very briefly summarized from notes I took during the broadcasts. Number one: Former president Barack Obama is beginning to speak out on th...
Editor, I am supporting Kimberly Dudik for Montana Attorney General because she is a proven champion on protecting our environment and addressing climate change, as well as fighting for gender equity and preventing family violence. During her four terms in the state legislature, Kimberly has earn...
Editor, This is a letter I wrote to Steve Daines: Senator Daines, with considerable dishonesty, President Trump is doing his best to destroy the United States Postal Service. Clearly, there are two “reasons” for his attempts. First, he hates Jeff Bezos and knows killing the Postal Ser...
Editor, During the last four legislative sessions, I have had the opportunity to work with and observe State Senator Scott Sales. During the 2019 session as Speaker of the House, I worked directly with Senate President Sales in coordinating legislation through the Montana Legislature. President S...
Editor, The wasps and hornets will soon be out in force, but please don’t poison them. There’s a better and more responsible way to be rid of them. Birds and insects are in steep decline worldwide. It is an extremely critical situation. Go to your hardware store and get a couple wasp ...
Editor, Many of you will have noticed the internet chatter reflecting on the impressive COVID-19 responses in countries lead by women. The nations of Finland (Samma Marin), Germany (Angela Merkel), New Zealand (Jacinda Ardern), Taiwan (Tsai Ing-wen), Iceland (Katrin Jakobsdottir), Norway (Erna Solberg) an...
Editor, I’m William Leaphart, retired Montana Supreme Court Justice, and I am writing today to support my former Montana Supreme Court Clerk Kimberly Dudik. I know from my experience on the court that we need statewide leadership to make our state safer and healthier, especially in the offi...
Editor, I, like many of my peers, am worried as to what the post coronavirus world looks like. The only benefit I see to this is that we have the opportunity to vote for people who not only can lead us in a post coronavirus world but want to make Montana better. There is not a single ca...
