Opinion
Editor, On Saturday, April 26th, I participated in a “We the People Rally” at the intersection of Highway 35 and 93 in Polson. There were about 45 of us with signs and drummers. The weather was glorious and we received a lot of positive responses along with a few middle fingers. The oddest and maybe funniest was when a woman shouted at us “Get a job!” as we crossed the street to leave. She zoomed around the corner before we could reply. I am 77 and retired. The rest of the group were in about the same age range except a mom with two children. I’d liked to have been able to tell her our job on Saturday was trying to make sure she could be retired when she ...
Picture this: You are with a friend and they get a phone call. You do your best to ignore the conversation - even the one side you can hear. Your friend ends the phone call and without them saying a word, you know something is wrong. Or this: You are with a group of friends. The air is happy and jov...
Editor, We just lost a powerful leader, “The People’s Pope.” His power stemmed from his connection to all people; religious or not, black or white, poor or wealthy. Tenderness was his strength. Francis, humble and full of grace, challenged us individually and as world citizens to be bett...
Editor, Our nation has a leader Who has a mental disease The big question becomes How to put our nation at ease This same thing has not happened In our nation’s leadership before We must keep on praying God will open-up the door The door we want Him to open For us hu...
Editor, Just got my property tax notice for my tri-plex apartment building in Polson ... $1,500 for the first half … that’s $1,000 per tenant, per year. Doesn’t sound like much, but readers should understand landlords such as myself have no choice but to pass this cost onto the (middle ...
Editor, In Russia, if you openly express opinions against the tyrant in power you will very likely be arrested and thrown in prison. If you demonstrate on the street against Putin and his policies, this is also very likely. Instead, imagine this: You’re a Harvard grad student, working on ho...
From Gulf of America to mass expulsion of “illegals” (people of color) to continuing genocidal complicity in Gaza to whatever the daily news brings us ... welcome to Trump America! Welcome to the small-minded, white nation so many long for, free once again from those large, inconvenient values &n...
What’s in a name? My daughter, who is expecting a baby, is currently considering this question and it’s a deep one for sure. A name can connote so many things. It can remind you of someone you really like - or really don’t like. It can inadvertently rhyme with a swear word. An easy nickn...
Editor, The following letter (with minor changes) was submitted to this paper on Jan. 17, 2022. Considering our present Trump presidency, how does this message relate today? Read on: Consider the economic woes, political turmoil, China news, Putin, random shootings, and all manner of negative news c...
Editor, Everyone in the know about President Trump’s plans to flip flop decisions about tariffs is suspect for insider trading. Staff economic advisors, favored businesses, Trump’s family, and Trump himself. Do you imagine they do not know in advance that Trump will announce large tariffs, kno...
