Email from Barrett with Chronicle submitted editorial as pictures 2/13/21

For the second time in a little more than a year, the United States Senate has failed to convict former President Donald J. Trump. When I served as lead manager of the first impeachment, we warned the Senators that if they failed to convict Donald Trump after he betrayed our national security, he would do […]

Axios 2/11/21 Impeachment trial recap, day 3: House managers rest case, urging Senate to convict Alayna Treene, Ursula Perano Security forces respond with tear gas after Trump’s supporters breached the Capitol security. Photo: Probal Rashid/Getty Images House impeachment managers wrapped up their case against Donald Trump on Thursday by driving home the evidence they believe shows […]

I am hoping someone can help me understand what is going on in Helena at the 2021 legislative session. House Bill 137 and House Bill 106 were introduced by Republican Ron Marshall from Hamilton who, along with his wife, owns a chain of retail vape shops. HB 137 would prohibit local governments and the state […]

Several bills proposing changes to how local public health officials do their jobs are being considered by the Montana legislature. The proposed changes appear to have been motivated by responses to COVID-19. This focus on a single infectious disease is potentially shortsighted. For one thing, public health officials deal with more than infectious diseases. Substance […]

Sen. Daines and Gov. Gianforte have been complicit in every step of Trump’s relentless assault on American democracy. They helped cover up Russia’s attack on our elections, their bounties on our troops, and their sweeping cyberattack of our government. They helped block witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial. They approved as Trump trashed our FBI and […]

An environmental law firm and two conservation groups have asked a federal court to bar the Big Sky Water and Sewer District from connecting new sewer lines and irrigating a golf course with treated wastewater high in nitrogen. Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, Montana Rivers and the Gallatin Wildlife Association filed a motion for a preliminary […]

There are two problems with the Jan. 27 article “GOP chair shuts down testimony opposing sanctuary city ban.” First, the Associated Press reporter probably misunderstood the legislation’s practical effect, writing “The bill [HB 200] would require local law enforcement to comply with federal immigration law.” Actually, the bill would merely prevent state agencies and local […]

It has dawned upon me that the quest for freedom in this country is distorted. As long as one cannot drink a beer on the street but can conceal carry a Desert Eagle with armor-piercing rounds into an English literature class, I feel that the only freedom that exists, is the unchecked gun-lobbying group’s freedom […]

It is difficult to believe Trump’s election fraud claims as he cries fraud every time he doesn’t get the results he wants. He has been priming his base for months saying that if he didn’t win the election, it would be because the Democrats rigged it. During the 2016 presidential campaign, he did the same […]