With data indicating that the economic fallout from the coronavirus will equate to that of the Great Depression, there is no better time to rethink the way we as a society earn our livings, treat each other and take care of our planet. We live in scarily reminiscent times. We wonder what the future will […]

By CATHY WHITLOCK AND BRUCE MAXWELL Guest columnists If we’ve learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the importance of reducing risk and the real cost in terms of lives lost when action is either halfhearted or poorly implemented. In the months ahead, the world hopes to overcome this pandemic, but solving this immediate […]

Click Here to see The LiarTweets tonight by Roy Zimmerman & the ReZisters We can’t fix stupid, but we can vote it from office Okay, I can’t stand it any longer; I want to scream this from the tallest building in Montana: This is the most narcissistic, egotistical, serf-serving president (or is it wannabe king?) […]

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I was appalled at the tenor of the emails pouring in opposing the stayat-home order during the Gallatin County Board of Health meeting last Thursday. The emails complained of curtailment of civil liberties, mainly, the right to assembly and freedom of movement. These objections ignore that, by law, public health agencies have a right and […]

Gov. Bullock cheered for protecting us from virus I want to thank Gov. Bullock for taking the hard, but necessary steps to protect as many people as possible from COVID-19. We are in scary times and there are many unknowns. It is known that social distancing and staying at home helps to protect those who are […]

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By LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVES, SENATORS AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Guest columnists Opening up the Chronicle recently, we were greeted with a picture of a homemade sign thanking the hardworking people in our community who are taking care of us and protecting us during this ever changing COVID pandemic. We, members of our state legislative delegation and county […]

Character. For the sake of a letter to the editor may we start with the definition: “The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.” Traits that build out character are fairness, citizenship, caring, responsibility, trustworthiness and respect. By example, Abraham Lincoln embodied honesty, empathy and humility. It’s basically what we teach our children in […]