Opinion
Editor, I recently read a paper titled Intellectual Arrogance, by Allesandra Tanesini (Aristotlean Society, Volume 90, Issue 1, June 2016. Page 71-92). To paraphrase: Intellectual arrogance may foster timidity (fear of voicing differing ideas) and servility (going along to get along) for those who do not subscribe to a majority belief. Ignorance of all sides may be fostered in the absence of open and polite dialogue addressing differing beliefs. We all come away with less knowledge. To hear President Biden state: “We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin, your (the unvaccinated) refusal has cost us all.” And Dr. Fauci defining unvaccinated people as recal...
Editor, I am addressing my efforts to have the Ronan Volunteer Fire Dept. (RVFD) air raid siren use discontinued. I have been very clear to Ronan officials that I’m not anti-RVFD. I have been on two volunteer departments myself and greatly appreciate/understand their need. The issue is the unnecessa...
When you’re losing the game, summon the commies. And conservative white America has been losing for quite some time — losing control of the future, that is. The good old days of unabated white supremacy aren’t coming back; racism can only maintain a public forum, and political relevance,...
Editor, Last month’s numbers for Covid deaths show an alarming trend along political party lines. Nationwide, in counties that voted for Trump in 2020, there were three times the number of Covid deaths (25 per 100,000) as there were in counties that voted for Biden (7.8 per 100,000). The death tally...
Editor, Flathead Irrigation irrigators, a few weeks ago you were sent a letter from the Montana DNRC about filing water rights according to the CSKT compact. Be careful what you sign, remember that all three irrigation districts filed irrigation, pumping, and stock water rights on March 20, 1982, two week...
In the early 1980s, while living in China, my wife and I got lost in an unfamiliar city. At the time our Chinese language skills were non-existent, so we couldn’t ask for directions, let alone understand the answers. It was hot and humid, and after four hours of wandering we were tired, hungry and dehy...
Editor, The world is in a mess. I list some examples. See what you think of the solution. Saturday morning on CNN with Michael Smerconishm had a segment based on the review of a book by John Mowhorter. “Woke Racism, How a new religion has betrayed black America.” More racism to ...
Editor, Are we now living in a banana republic? It started with a dubious election last November and a spineless Supreme Court that refused to even look at the evidence of voter fraud that 70 million people believe occurred. For the past nine months we have observed one crisis after another instigated by ...
Editor, Our U.S. Senate Republicans are striking at the heart and core of our democracy through their repetitive assaults on our freedom to vote. Our right and privilege to vote in the United States of America is at the core of our democracy. We count. Every single registered voter provides the bedrock of...
Editor, Montana; tops in COVID, bottom in vaccinations. What a record, mostly because people don’t want to be told what to do. Cost in lives and money because people don’t want to wear a mask or get a shot? Schools are opening and closing, not providing online learning. I have followed the sto...
