Protesters’ bullying antics shameful and misguided Roger Roots and John Lamb are educated, experienced politicians, who, presumably, understand better than most of us the constitutional framework undergirding our system of government. Roots has a law degree, too, so his level of sophistication with the detailed mechanisms government has to enforce the rights it guarantees us […]

By ERVIN CARLSON Guest columnist The InterTribal Buffalo Council (ITBC) was founded in 1992 to restore buffalo to tribal lands to preserve our historical, cultural, traditional and spiritual relationships for future generations, and has advocated for the quarantine and translocation of Yellowstone buffalo since its inception. It’s been 27 years since ITBC submitted the first […]

On Dec. 8, the Supreme Court refused to consider Trump’s latest attempt to overturn the election: “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.” Consider this: President-elect Joe Biden won 51.3% of the popular vote by a margin of 7.1 million. Biden also prevailed in […]

Operation Warp Speed and the FDA let America down when we needed them the most. Our hospitals are overrun with COVID-19 patients, thousands of us are dying daily and the FDA is continuing their streak of blunders when it comes to Emergency Use Authorizations. From their bailout of Gilead, allowing them to recoup lost research […]

I’ve been honored to represent Bozeman in the state Legislature for the last 14 years. Due to term limits my service will end in early 2021. Recent events prompt me to offer one final letter to the editor as a state senator. I’ve witnessed much social turmoil over the course of my political career that […]

Regarding the Carlsons’ latest column (Dec. 8), I wish to set the record straight on the right-wing lie they parroted about conservative speakers being muzzled at colleges while liberal speakers are free to say what they want. Over the past 14 years, I have presented “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at hundreds of colleges in […]

Thank you, Matt Kelley, for your work, dedication How would you feel if someone showed up at your place of work and loudly and publicly criticized your performance? Someone who had never worked in your field, had never been trained in your practices, had never studied your trade, had never used your tools? Someone who […]

A recent letter claimed poisoning of minds of voters, by those who “lied and withheld news of Trump’s accomplishments…one of the best presidents of our lifetime.” That boggles the mind: that president is, among other things, the one whose ignorance alone was responsible for so many needless deaths during less than one year of coronavirus. Remembering […]

Sen. Daines: I read in a recent Chronicle that you and your wife, having participated in the Pfizer vaccine trial, enjoy the safety-net of COVID-19 antibodies. I’m happy for you. Now, why not get off your butt and tell your president to co-operate with the Biden transition team so they can understand what plans are […]

Four years ago, thousands of snow geese landed on the toxic waters of the Berkeley Pit in Butte. As many as four thousands of these spectacular birds died from drinking water laced with heavy metals from decades of mining. Up to 1.3 billion birds die in the U.S. every year from electrocution, poisoning, oil spills, […]