Opinion
Editor, It is critical that our lone representative in Congress be a voice for the voiceless and stand up for the most vulnerable in our society — especially the unborn. Matt Rosendale has a long track record of being unabashedly pro-life. In the Montana legislature, he was a vocal advocate for pro-life legislation and stood for the rights of the unborn at each and every turn. Because of his proven record standing for life, this week Matt received endorsements from the two leading pro-life groups in the country, the National Right to Life Committee and Susan B. Anthony List. The difference between Matt and his Democrat opponent could not be more stark. Kathleen Williams is...
Editor, To the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council: After reading page two of the June 25 edition of the Char-Koosta News that explains how the COVID-19 relief funds allocated to our tribe are going to be distributed, I became quite alarmed as an elder of the tribe. I was shocke...
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...
Due to the pandemic situation affecting our world, many of our social conventions have been altered to suit the current situation. We have implemented social distancing, employed the use of masks and numerous other changes to daily life; however, no other convention has been impacted as much as the humble an...
There’s currently a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court, led by Republican Attorney Generals, to repeal the Affordable Care Act and eliminate protections for Montanans with pre-existing conditions. This is a dangerous lawsuit that, if successful, would rip healthcare away from over 400,000 Monta...
In 2018, paid political operatives in North Carolina went door-to-door, enticing voters to hand over their unsealed absentee ballots. The operatives then altered the unfinished ballots to support Republican candidates and failed to return ballots that already supported Democratic candidates. This b...
My aging dad lived alone for nearly 10 years after my mom died. But recently, we all came to the conclusion that living alone was a lonely endeavor. That, accompanied by his increasing need for assistance with some things, led us to find him a new home. His moving to a new home meant cleaning out th...
The senseless death of a black American has ignited civil protests around the globe. We will always remember George Floyd’s name and the eight minutes forty-six seconds that Minneapolis police officers assisted a fellow officer in pinning Floyd’s neck to the ground until he remained motionless. ...
Editor, Raph Graybill is running to be our next attorney general and will fight to defend our healthcare and stop price gouging on prescription drugs. Recently, 26 generic drug manufacturers were sued for conspiring to illegally raise the price on prescription drugs. These out-of-state corp...
Editor, Congratulations! We have kept COVID-19 Lake County cases down, so far, with no deaths. However, statewide, is another story. On June 1, there were 461 cases of the virus, and on June 14, there were 600 cases of the coronavirus in Montana. That was over a two-week time span. You can see how t...