If you voted Republican and sent millionaires Daines back to the Senate and Rosendale to the House, you must realize that if they had had their way you would have lost all the benefits of the $1.9 million American Rescue Plan. They have no compassion for the plight of ordinary Americans during the pandemic —500,000 […]
By MIKE BATISTA Guest Columnist Over the last year, the pandemic has opened our yes to the reality that highspeed internet is essential for Montanans across the state. The pandemic also reminds us of the painful truth that Montana ranks 50th in the nation when it comes to this vital service. Since the pandemic began, […]
By ROXA RELLER Guest columnist 1,269 bills and resolutions have been introduced by Montana legislators as of this writing. Atop that mountain of proposed legislation, one bill stands alone as the worst abuse of power in terms of corporate cronyism and threats to Montanans’ pocketbooks. Senate Bill 379, introduced by Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick (R–Great Falls), […]
Today I watched our Gallatin County Republican Legislators, J. Hinkle, C. Hinkle of Belgrade and J. Gillette, West Yellowstone, Big Sky, Gallatin Gateway and Four Corners, vote for the COVID Relief Bill HB 362 which strips Gallatin County of its fair share of the Federal Covid money supplied by the Democrats of Congress. Gallatin County […]
I appreciated BDC’s response to the Bozeman Health Care editorial regarding the hospital’s opinion to address “behavioral health care.” I am offended that this is the term used by health care professionals. Is this an attempt to distance from the fact that the brain is an organ in our bodies and should be a part […]
Our country is forcing high school seniors to choose between unbearable university or technical college debt, or not attending any college. This is a lose/lose decision for these people and for our country. Both the federal government and state governments have continued to withdraw funding support for colleges, and even public land grant universities have […]
Senate Bill 379 is a bill drafted almost entirely by NWE, as its, “…glide path out of Colstrip.” That glide path would be made possible by dumping the undepreciated costs of NWE’s 25% ownership interest in Unit 4, and its share of remediation costs (read as pollution of ground water), upon the ratepayers and not […]
By BRIAN SCHWEITZER Guest columnist I didn’t study political science in college. I’m a soil scientist. So when people sling political terms around, I have to look them up in Webster’s Dictionary. Webster writes that “socialism is when government takes over the means of production.” Webster’s says that “crony capitalism” occurs when business thrives not […]
A couple of weeks ago I submitted a letter entitled “Are we insane?” related to the Republicans deciding that every gun loving lunatic should be allowed to carry a gun anywhere they wanted to. This seems like an insane idea from any direction that you approach it. Any use of weapons results in more collateral […]
By LEI-ANNA BERTELSEN, JAN STROUT and RACHEL KRUG Guest columnists It has been an exhausting year for women. Many have lost their jobs and businesses. Others are still contending with shuttered schools, an ever-increasing workload and a to-do list that never ends. While much has changed, some things have stubbornly persisted. We are more aware […]