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Editor, One has to wonder why anyone would seek to run for public office, especially the legislature. The hours are long; the pay is lousy; you will never please everybody; and to top it all off, you have to be in Helena for four months in the winter without a court order. But thank God for people like...
Editor, My name is Sarah Howell and I am a freshman at Polson High School. For a community serve project last summer, I helped coach the Mission Valley Soccer Camp. During this camp, I coached the preschool age group along with a few other high school and middle school students. Throughout this project, I...
Editor, Area VI Agency on Aging would like to thank Polson Community Bank for graciously hosting the Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes this past six weeks. We were able to meet in their lovely meeting facility and also were provided with refreshments each week. Thanks so much for helping us support lo...
Editor, As a nurse and teacher in middle and high school health classes for Polson schools, I would like to clarify information regarding the Montana Family Foundation and their claim of “Teaching Sexual Details” in our schools. Teaching health education is an essential, yet often difficult, c...
Editor, Most of us do not like it when one person controls things, controls our actions, blocks us, and holds power over our heads. But an interesting psychological phenomenon takes place even in such rather blatant abuses of our freedom to make our own choices. Case in point: Grover Norquist’s h...
Editor, One of my opponents is using a mail-in “survey” citing some legislation last session. Either she doesn’t take time to understand each bill or is deliberately distorting facts. Her survey refers to my position inaccurately, which shows a careless and inaccurate approach to her wor...
Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the Cleanup/Greenup Polson this past weekend. There were a fair number of people who braved the elements on Saturday morning to get the cleanup started. Due to the weather, cleanup was suspended until Sunday afternoon, ...
Editor, We have become desensitized to the virulent political speech that blasts us from the national and state level, but when it comes to the local level about folks I know, I take offense. I know Carmine Mowbray. She was my neighbor for close to 20 years. I was invited to her children’s outdoo...
Editor, One thing a lot of people who don’t read or study the Holy Bible and it’s other testaments don’t understand is that the scriptures make it very clear that many are called but few are chosen. The scriptures also tell us that there will be very few who will find the way and endure ...
Editor, When I look for important and necessary qualities for a candidate to be the Montana governor, I find them in Ken Miller. My first favorable impression was his knowledge of the Montana and U.S. Constitution. I have listened to him speak over the past two years and am also impressed with his knowled...
