As clergy, among the most joyful parts of the job is to officiate at weddings. It’s one of the few times these days when our daily troubles seem to give way to pure unadulterated love. Occasionally, we must navigate through technical challenges, which could include obtaining a marriage license. For example, leading up to the […]

Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people died and the country went to war over it. Over the past six months, nearly 200,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the USA and what are our president and vice president doing about it? They eschew wearing masks and regard them as political statements, talk about COVID-19 as […]

Sen. Daines’s slogan “More Jobs, Less Government” and ads touting the evils of “socialism” are misleading. I’m no socialist; I’m a realist. In reality, we currently have “corporate socialism” in America – a situation where private companies rely on government as a revenue source to make a profit, e.g. farm subsidies; oil depletion allowances; below-market […]

This election is about survival, our way of life is at risk, and our democratic government is at risk. Our planet is at risk. It seems our lives are at stake after all. Fires, hurricanes, flooding, drought, heat, hunger, disease. How obvious does it have to be before our abuse of the natural world finally […]

Return sanity to pubic office, elect Biden, Bullock The perversity of Republican legislators and executives is now abundantly clear: favorable rules for themselves; unfavorable for Democrats. No even playing field and democracy be damned. Republican senators, from McConnell to Daines, have said no Supreme Court appointments in an election year – until they want to […]

Chris Pope is the overwhelmingly best choice for state Senate for those in Senate District 31. There are numerous reasons, but I would point to three outstanding traits. Working with him in Helena I regularly see his clarity and depth of thought on issues. His ability to build the relationships needed to pass solid legislation […]

Sen. Daines, where is your conscience? What kind of example are we setting for children and young people? You are showing them by your actions that to get their way they should bully, lie, cheat on the rules we have made and go back on their word. You are teaching them that power and money […]

Montanans who are lovers of the outdoors and wildlife would do well to note the greenwashing by our president and the politicians who support him. President Trump has called himself the greatest environmentalist since Teddy Roosevelt. This is the president who has, for example, drastically shrunk the size of national monuments and nominated a BLM chief […]

Most folks are busy with commitments to family, work and community, so it’s difficult to stay informed about politics. But the choices we make have very real consequences. There are some clear choices to be made in the upcoming election. You can choose to have your taxpayer dollars support quality public education or see that […]

As fall approaches and we see Hoot-owl restrictions lifted on our favorite fishing sites, I’d like to share an important statement on fish and climate that may have been overlooked in this busy political time. The American Fisheries Society (AFS) is the world’s oldest and largest fisheries science society and includes fisheries scientists who study […]