Opinion
In Washington, Congress is debating how to help families get back on their feet after a challenging 18 months. However, with so many Montanans still struggling, we cannot afford to return to the way things were. We need to move forward to something better. While businesses are grappling with the fallout of the global health pandemic and economic downturn, many families know that this crisis has merely laid bare the barriers they have long faced. Rising housing costs and the pressure of balancing caring for family – both young and old – have made it nearly impossible to earn enough to make ends meet. Investments in child care, affordable housing, and home- and community-...
Cheese – sometimes soft and creamy, sometimes hard and brittle, but no matter the form, always delicious. Growing up in Montana, I was well accustomed to all the classics: Cheddar, Colby Jack, Provolone, Mozzarella, and Swiss. When I relocated to Switzerland, I had the doors flung wide open to a whole ...
Editor, Thank you, St. Joseph’s Hospital for the grand idea of football tickets for canned goods. Thank you Polson Pirate fans for donating the 691 pounds of food. Loaves and Fish Pantry volunteers appreciate your help in stocking our shelves for winter. Town Pump’s annual...
“If you don’t have time for things that matter, stop doing things that don’t.” Courtney Carver. This column is dedicated to busy, and those of us who might describe ourselves as such. We’ve all been there. Most of us are probably there right now. ...
I have always kept quiet about opinions I have read in the Journal, but the article published, “Slices of Life” by Jill Pertler, Syndicated Columnist, sent off a chilling nerve up my spine. Her views on forgiveness, are just that, her views. They are certainly not God’s views. The...
Editor, Six years ago I wrote about serious concerns we all are having. I called it “The Birth and Growth of Terrorism.” The following are some questions I posed only six years ago. How many hundreds of years ago could these same questions have been asked about terrorist type acti...
Editor, Fair warning for all of us who have always parked our cars near the water level of Mission Dam or other lake on the reservation when the water level is low. CSKT is now giving out tickets and the fine is no little thing at $95. I have parked there to launch my kayak which is too heavy for me to ca...
Weeks ago I started out contemplating a list of seven words that led me to some universal life truths. I wrote about two: kindness and compassion. I had three more columns written and in the hopper when one of life’s universal truths happened. My computer crashed and all my information was los...
Succulents and cacti have taken the world by storm in the past several years. Even prior to the pandemic, an explosion of interest in these small aesthetically pleasing plants, has steadily risen. Aided by Instagram and a desire to be more in harmony with nature, windowsills across the globe were quietly bei...
Editor, The family of Merle Jore would like to thank you very much for the cards, flowers & kind expressions of sympathy shown following his sad passing. The support at this difficult time was very much appreciated and of great support to all of our family. Roxanne Cote on beha...
