Mistake to halt funding and disengage from WHO It would be a grave mistake to halt funding and disengage from the World Health Organization (WHO), flawed though it is. First, we need a global coalition to defeat the pandemic. Second,  withdrawing from leadership roles in any global institution creates tremendous opportunities for rivals like China […]

Pandemic offers opportunity for reflection Pandemic or opportunity? In speaking to folks I’ve encountered while out walking during this shut-down, it seems that without the distraction of life as we knew it, many are taking a good look at the difference between how things were and how they could be. Because while we’ve had this […]

In these times of momental uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be no better medicine, no better reprieve from the emotional and psychological stresses we are facing, than time spent by a river. I discovered that in the past week after cabin fever got the best of my family, persuading us to […]

Wake up Montanans! If Gianforte and Daines are elected you stand to lose your health coverage! They oppose Medicare and Medicaid. They oppose the Affordable Care Act and coverage of preexisting conditions. They say they are helping hard working Montanans stay safe and healthy, but that is not how they vote. They both enjoy government […]

By REV. LINDEAN BARNETT CHRISTENSON AND REV. JODY MCDEVITT Guest columnists Last month, anti-Semitic leaflets were dropped on three Montana communities. Butte, Billings and Livingston residents woke up to find unwelcome fliers on cars and outside of homes. Once again, the Gallatin Valley Interfaith Association (GVIA) — consisting of leaders from many Christian denominations, Muslims, […]

I have to outright laugh every month at the letters the Chronicle prints from Dan Klusman, Peter Arnone, Jack Levitt and a few others. Each of them pens a missive, every month like clockwork, extolling the virtues of our president, stoking fear of a socialist takeover and accusing those of us who express our distaste […]

Kerry White’s letter to the editor (April 30) extolling Greg Gianforte’s candidacy for governor exhibits his disdain for cooperative management of public-trust natural resources and his propensity to fabricate his own “facts.” His support for elk “shoulder season” hunts neglects Fish, Wildlife & Parks data demonstrating that (1) shoulder seasons often have not achieved their original […]

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This year, Earth Day celebrated its 50th year. Its original intent was to protest environmental degradation and it served as a call to action to heal our planet and ourselves. It was very clear then, and even more clear then and even more now, that our health, the environment, and the climate are inextricably linked. […]

Former presidents have almost always had to deal with some crisis where they had to take on the mantle of being the president of all of us, and showing us how they could feel our pain and share our suffering by showing us their own humanity. I remember Clinton speaking after the Oklahoma City bombing, […]