Letters to the Editor
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 community members in exchange for benefits. That’s the good news. The great news is Montana isn’t waiting around to act. Many of us applaud Director Brereton and his Department of Health and Human Services for moving rapidly to get these community engagement requirements in place. The sooner these reforms are in place, the sooner the government program becomes more of a...
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....
Editor, Many thanks to those who have pitched in to make Polson look especially sharp this spring. For example: – Our own Flathead Lake monster is now “swimming” in her own bright blue sea in Sacagawea Park. I watched a little girl (and heard her laugh) as she climbed on the bro...
Editor, Senator Daines wants to grow our economy and support the strongest innovation ecosystem in the world. In order to meet these goals, the Senate must keep the clean energy tax credits in the budget bill. Don’t take my word for it. Here is what John Ketchum, CEO of NextEra Energy-the nation&...
Editor I’m reversing what I wrote. President Trump is doing what he was elected to do. He is trying to make America great again. If the president feels that he needs to mobilize the national guard during a crisis then he should be allowed to. So President Trump keep up the good work. Lynn Deleca...
Editor, “You may say I’m a dreamer…but I’m not the only one…” (John Lennon). Need some good news? Here you go: Most people still support: the Constitution, the Statue of Liberty, free speech, the 4th Estate, separation of church and state, separation of power...
Editor, I’m just wondering why should the American taxpayers have to pay for the president’s 79th birthday in Washington D.C. on Saturday the 14th of June? During his campaign Trump told the American voters that his administration would look for abuse fraud and waste within the federal governm...
