Letters to the Editor
Editor, Donald Trump, the president who promised us “No forever wars” has now begun something that looks, uh, kind of big, to some of us. And this not long after his Venezuelan venture. Is this a new, younger Donny? Or is it a Trump who is simply trying desperately to distract us from any thought of the Epstein files and possible crimes with young women/girls? The American people deserve the truth, which this administration, the Kings and Queens of redaction, seem maniacally driven to cover up. War? Truth? Distraction? Midterms coming. Don’t forget, Montanans, don’t forget. Eugene Beckes St. Ignatius
Editor, Iran is not a nation friendly to the U.S., but we must acknowledge that this administration’s war is largely an attempt to hijack the global narrative and drown out the many failures of our current administration. This is a cold-blooded war of distraction….from the president’...
Editor, With regards to Terry Falk’s letter to the editor (Dec. 3) and his idea that about one-third of the state windfall could be spent on prisons: a little surfing on the internet tells me that out of state prisons charge Montana about $90 per day per inmate, the state pays about $83 per day to c...
There are various possible responses. Many people would invest a large majority of those funds into something or somebody that they trust. Generally speaking, this is referred to as sound financial literacy. The state of Montana won the lottery in a sense by receiving an unexpected large windf...
Editor, Besides wondering how many of our citizens understand that our government is made up of three co-equal branches, in these troubled times, we may legitimately wonder if many in Congress recognize that truth. We can see why this might be so. The office of the presidency has, to date, always been ...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act recently signed into law by President Trump contains important reforms to Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion program. It helps control taxpayer costs and incentivizes able-bodied adults to work, go to school, or otherwise meaningfully engage as productive commun...
Editor, Several years ago, I visited the Holocaust Museum in Washinton DC. Upon exiting the museum there was a poem on the wall that brought me to tears. I want to share that poem with you. But first let me tell you about the man who wrote that poem. Martin Niemoller, the author of the poem was a Luthe...
Editor, If you are a customer of Mission Valley Power (MVP) you have no doubt noticed a huge increase in your electric bills the last two years, and another increase is coming in 2026. You have also noticed there is a 3-tier rate system, where the more you use the higher the per KWH rate is. My fami...
Editor, Two acres of landscaping was too much for my mom to handle, so she hired a gardener. A high schooler, I had never seen anyone work so hard; planting, weeding and raking. My mom took him iced tea mid-morning and homemade cookies at lunchtime. The sweat on his brow glistened as I practiced my Spanis...
Editor, By the slimmest of majorities, Republicans of the 119th Congress just rammed through their Big Ugly Bill, a regressive tax-and-spending blueprint that redistributes wealth from the poorest to the richest Americans over the next decade. Montana’s entire GOP delegation voted for this atrocity....
