Opinion
Editor, Vandalism strikes in Charlo. The campaign sign that we posted on our own property was vandalized this last week. The Bullock sign was smashed and partially torn off by a trespasser who apparently objects to Bullock and has no respect for our right to freedom of expression or for personal property. Mary Hodges Amanda Hodges Charlo
Editor, I’m writing to encourage members of House District 12 to vote for Gerry Browning for our representative to the Montana legislature. Browning has an incredibly diverse background, working as a nurse in several settings before trading her nurse’s uniform for the uncertainty and ind...
Editor, When what’s left of our democracy falls completely apart, we can fault Steve Daines, along with many of his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate. They have been enablers, helping Donald Trump disparage the rule of law, stoking our country with hate and division, and spilling the blood of ou...
Editor, Lisa Pavlock will be effective as a legislator, not only because she has good ideas and values but she also has the intelligence and experience to carry out her policy without offending people. She will think things through so that she does her work right and doesn’t create problems for M...
Editor, I recently tuned into “The Foreign Desk,” a podcast entitled “How did the GOP become the party of Trump” with Tom Nichols, Linda Chavez and Bill Kristol. It was an hour of interesting analyses addressing this question on Trump and the GOP. The initial agreement by all wa...
Editor, Having spent four sessions immersed in the Montana State Legislature, I assure you Gerry Browning is a perfect fit as representative for House District 12. Browning’s professional and personal experience makes her a versatile candidate for the 90-day, biennial legislative session. ...
Editor, I wrote to Senator Daines. I wrote to Congressman Greg Gianforte. I asked both to make a public statement rebuking President Trump for disparaging the US Armed Forces, calling soldiers losers, calling prisoners of war dummies. I did not hear back from Senator Daines. Neither did Governor Bulloc...
Editor, I retired a few years ago following a 45-year career in retail and moved to Polson, Montana, from the Chicago area. I have noticed how folks here tend to keep their politics to themselves, for the most part, which is understandable with the intense divide we find ourselves in today. While companie...
This month we are highlighting two displays. Our library received the “Rightfully Hers” popup display from the National Archives in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the women’s suffrage movement. This display is in our library atrium along with a selection of b...
Plastic! Yeah, it’s everywhere ... not just in grocery store aisles and department stores and every other commercial outlet you can think of, not to mention your own cupboards and closets and trashcans, but on the grass and on the sidewalks, in the landfills, in the lakes and rivers, in the oceans. And...
