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Many do not realize that reliable green electrons are now up to 4½ cents a kilowatt hour (kWh) cheaper than fossil fuel generated electricity in most places; that LA’s municipal utility buys solar power with battery backup at 2.9 cents/kWh. This disconnect is why Vice-President Pence was misleading the Republican Convention, saying: “Joe Biden would abolish fossil fuels, … and impose a regime of climate change regulations that would drastically increase the cost of living for working families.” Pence and Senator Joni Ernst also have not caught up with Warren Buffet’s MidAmerican Energy, serving 783,000 Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and South Dakota house...

Governor Bullock has issued another edict. This time, it’s taking away your right to choose how you vote in the November general election. While I didn’t publicly oppose an all-mail ballot for the June primary election, it was a different time – we were still evaluating the coronav...
COVID-19 has changed so many things for so many of us. I haven’t been able to see my dad (in a nursing home) for four months. My daughter is quarantining for two weeks before the birth of her baby so we can’t see her family. My son lost his job. We are in a state of unknowns about our youngest so...
We are living in a serious world. I’m not going to write about this seriousness. Others have already explained things much more eloquently than I ever could. Instead, I’m shooting for silly this week. We’ve all had our fair share of serious in the last few months, and while serious...
Amid all the controversy surrounding Senator Steve Daine’s “Montana Water Right Protection Act,” two facts have become abundantly clear: there will be no disclosure to taxpayers and the public as to how the $1.9-billion-dollar figure attached to the act was arrived at nor, once the money is...
I moved to Switzerland earlier this year from Polson, and I’ve been somewhat captivated by the fascinating and long history of Europe. Many incredibly consequential and cascading events have been packed into this relativity small continent, across the millennia. While chatting with a friend and fellow ...
Are there walleye in heaven? As weird as it may sound, this is a question I’ve pondered lately. I’m willing to take a bet that very few reading this have thought about walleye (as in the fish) being in heaven. But you aren’t the daughter of my dad. For those not familiar with walleye, th...
Dear governors, thank you for your leadership in response to this unprecedented health crisis and the action your administrations have taken to prevent the outbreaks of COVID-19 in nursing homes and assisted living communities to protect our residents and dedicated caregivers. However, with the majo...
We’d been taking care of our granddaughter during the weekdays since September, and although getting up early in the morning to care for her was a bit of a yawn, our dear granddaughter was anything but. We thought we’d have her with us until the end of May. We sort of thought we’d ...
Readers of this column will attest to the fact that I like words. Heck, you might even use the “love” word here. I love playing with words. I love learning about their origins. I love words that are my friends or at least they seem like friends. I love lengthy words that stretch their syllables t...