Opinion

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”  - John Wesley There you have it. The recipe for a good life. On the surface it sounds pretty simple and straightforward, and it should be. But not always – in this world of ours that seems to make the simple complex. But whether simple or complex, this recipe - sentence -  is one thing for sure. It is beautiful. Perhaps the most beautiful (albeit long) sentence ever composed. While it is long (42 words for those who are counting) and complex, it doesn’t have to be. ...

As a pulmonary physician I am passionate about the need to preserve the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) clean energy tax credits, and you should be too. Quite simply, they benefit the physical and economic health of my patients, their children, our cities, rural areas, the state, and the country. And they do t...

News from Citizens’ Climate Lobby  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Climate-concerned conservatives from Montana recently visited Washington, D.C. to urge Republican members of Congress to preserve the clean energy tax incentives driving investment and jobs in Montana. On Wednesday, March 5, right...

Editor, What is a demagogue? In a recent conversation the term “demagogue” came up as the other speaker was describing a person with whom he disagreed. Somehow, that just didn’t seem to fit – so I looked up the definition. Wikipedia says this: A demagogue is a power-seeking indi...

Montana’s Supreme Court has reaffirmed the state’s longstanding commitment to government transparency, rejecting efforts by lawmakers to conceal the inner workings of the legislative process. The ruling in Saslav v. Howe is a victory for open government advocates and a critical test of the state&...

Editor, What is a demagogue? In a recent conversation the term “demagogue” came up as the other speaker was describing a person with whom he disagreed. Somehow, that just didn’t seem to fit – so I looked up the definition. Wikipedia says this: A demagogue is a power-seeking indi...

To paraphrase Alexander Hamilton, “only the people can decide, by their conduct and example, whether societies of men and women are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on ac...

Editor, We face serious problems in this country, and lots of folks are pretty unhappy. Among those that governments led by both parties have failed to address adequately are rising inequality between those with and without college degrees, the increasing difficulty for Americans to make ends meet, health...

One of the most bittersweet moments in life is when you have good news and no one to call. I have lots of people to call about lots of things. But certain pieces of good news, require certain people.  And, for me, those people are no longer here.  I can talk to them. I can tell them my new...

Twice a year - every year - we succumb. In the spring we spring and in the fall we fall. Seriously, you couldn’t make this stuff up. Somewhere, at sometime, someone (supposedly a real person) invented the practice. It probably made sense at the time.. And time is exactly what we are talking ab...