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Editor, I really thought the article about Connie’s Countryside Café was good, and I wish her all the best. I know she’s worked hard to establish her business. However, there’s been a chapter left out of the story. My husband and I bought the café on May 1, 1978, f...
You’ve heard talk about the Keystone XL Pipeline in the news lately. I support the project, and it can and it must be done responsibly. Obviously, the environment is a major concern, but who gets the money and how much is part of the debate. Not surprising, right? On one side is the existing way we ...
Our governor, in his zeal to leave a legacy before turning in his Helena parking permit, is single-handedly creating more growth in state government. He strategically waited until legislators left for good, then drafted a bid request for a new health clinic to serve 11,000 Montana state workers and families ...
Editor, I read a heartwarming pet story in the Valley Journal several weeks ago that has prompted me to submit my letter. Ms. Tenas of Elmo found her dog after he had been missing for three months. Today marks the third month that I lost my pet “Miles.” I let him out for the day and he has ...
Editor, Jury duty is an area of responsibility in the life of our community that we must all take very seriously, and so it is that this responsibility deserves a second look. The jury is made up of 12 jurors — 12 judges — and the proceedings are managed by a “judge” with no aut...
Editor, What is the purpose of humankind on Earth? James Pettit has urgently written here to “serve God or be destroyed.” Readers might be wise to consider other hypotheses than only that one. Just as a non-believer cannot “prove” that Pettit’s vengeful god does not exist, ne...
Editor, According to the Missoulian, March 7, Montana Child and Family Services will be moving caseworkers in Lake County (Polson office) to Missoula and Kalispell by May 1. Caseworkers are those who directly serve children and families by investigating allegations of child abuse, working with families an...
Editor, As I listen to the Supreme Court Justices discuss Obamacare, and I hear the liberal/anti-constitution crowd malign their good name and standing, I grieve. These justices, who are one of the branches that enjoy and enforce a separation of power, are essential to our freedom and to make sure our lib...
Editor, Regarding the so-called “Republican War on Women” that we’ve been hearing so much about, here is an excerpt from a recent press release from the National Federation of Republican Women: “Democrats are running around squawking about a ‘Republican War on Women,’&r...
Editor, Last fall, a homeowner in the Ridgewater subdivision, after paying $5,756 in impact fees for his new home, discovered that the city attorney had not paid fees on his own new home in the Hideaway Subdivision. In response to questions raised, the city retained Bob Long, a private attorney, to exp...
