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Thank you legislators for preserving Medicaid

Editor, I am writing to express my gratitude and appreciation to our local legislators for their unwavering support and leadership in voting for HB 245. This crucial legislation has preserved Montana’s current Medicaid program, which is vital to the economic wellness of businesses and the health of our community. Medicaid provides essential healthcare services to many of our fellow Montanans, ensuring that they have access to the medical care they need. This program not only supports the health and well-being of individuals and families but also contributes to the overall economic stability of our state. By maintaining Medicaid, we are investing in a healthier, more prosperous f...


Shock and awe wordplay

Editor, “Imagination is the only weapon in the war with reality.” (Lewis Carroll)  I love words. I love to play. Here is some wordplay of shock and awe: “woke” (the opposite of asleep); “deep state” (the shallow state’s gaslit ideology); CRT (Shhh!!); Gaza...


We need to act with peace, love

Editor, The present chaos in our nation and our world calls for a dramatic change in the way we humans live together. This change can only occur by how we individually think, speak, and act.  For me this change occurred in the summer of 1982. That summer I was introduced to a course of study that ...


Calling Trump’s cabinet ‘all star’ is laughable

Editor, To Senator Daines - recently, you proclaimed that the inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th president marks a new day in America. Wow. Where to start. Calling Trump’s cabinet nominations “all-star” is laughable. Pete Hegseth, ousted as head of two veterans’ groups for mis...


America lags behinds behind other G7 nations in health outcomes

Editor, As recounted by Economist Roger Smith, (Jan. 21), the U.S. lags behind other G7 nations in many metrics of national wealth: poverty, incarceration rates, infant mortality, academic performance, homelessness, and … health outcomes. Why, given our dismal standing among developed nations, i...


Grateful to enjoy tribal lands

Editor, I have seen an ad in the Advertiser for several weeks now, recommending a book titled Tribal Tyranny. I have not read it so I am not aware of her issues, but based on the title, I feel it necessary to respond. I have lived on the Flathead Reservation since 1994. In my early years here, I was oppos...


Nation needs to move in direction of healing

Editor, A few years ago I was introduced to a book “The Ultimate Revolution” by Walter Starke, published in 1969.  It helped me change my life as I seriously contemplated this portion of his writing I share here. “This is a revelation to reveal the whole person.  It won&rsqu...


Don’t politicize our courts

Editor, Our Republican legislators are on a mission to politicize Montana’s court system. Two bills being proposed by our Republican legislators, HJ 5 And SJ 4, would result in our judicial candidates being identified on the ballots as either Republican or Democrat in future elections. Is there not ...


Pay attention and act

Editor, Rachel Maddow is to resume her nightly show for Trump’s first 100 days in office. “The Rachel Maddow Show” needs to be listened to every night at 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on MSNBC. Rachel covers completely, wisely, correctly, and inspiringly the great need we have in this...


Jan. 20 was day of contrasts

Editor,  Today, Monday, Jan. 20, I am honoring Martin Luther King for his wisdom, generosity of spirit, and service to our country. As a teacher, I know that children are often wiser and more empathic than adults. I quote Alaia DiDomenico (Missoula International School): “Freedom is a forked pa...


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