Opinion

Public investment needs to return public good

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If the ill-tempered and deadly first half of 2020 had been a first-calf heifer on the dairy farm of my youth, my father would have ticketed it for the freezer a month ago.

Work together to fight COVID-19

COVID-19 remains a matter of great concern for Montana medical and public health communities. As of mid-June, Montana’s COVID-19 case rates are the lowest in the continental U.S.; yet disease prevention remains the state’s top priority. Robust testing efforts are underway in Montana. The State of Montana is conducting sentinel surveillance among those living in highrisk settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and correctional facilities, among others. Rapid, effective contact tracing, a cornerstone of infectious disease prevention, can quickly identify exposed contacts of those infected with COVID-19 resulting in timely quarantine or isolation, thereby preventing disease spread.

Newspapers contribute to building a community identity

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America’s Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to include that right in the First Amendment to the Constitution.

MSGA taking the lead on critical issues

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As the Montana Stock-growers Association leadership came out of our June Board of Directors meeting, I was reminded of how critical it is to have a state organization working on the behalf of Montana’s cattle ranchers.

Jesus paid for the redemption of mankind with His own life

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Last year my daughter-in-law and her folks visited Israel for ten days. Wanting to bring back mementos of her trip she purchased a ram’s horn. Even more important to me was a book entitled “The Heart of a People” by Rabbi Moshe Avraham Kempinski.

‘I should have known you were a partisan hack...’

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One of the oldest sayings in journalism reminds readers and writers alike that “It’s hard to argue with facts.”

Legislation would ensure timely access to radiology services

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Save on gear, the goal is trout to eat

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As Father’s Day approaches, the rivers and creeks are running high and muddy, which makes all of us happy--except those planning a Father’s Day fishing trip. This summer of social distancing makes camping and fishing the ideal pastime, especially because the fly fisherman has been glamourized and romanticized almost as much as the Gary Cooper/Marlboro cowboy image. Movies like A River Runs Through It have made fly fishing a huge industry in our part of the country, and I am glad because it provides me with a lot of summer amusement!

Democrats fight tooth and nail for MT families

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It’s no exaggeration to say that this is the most consequential election facing Montana voters in my lifetime. On November 3, Montanans will make a choice between building on hard fought progress made for Montana families, or electing a slate of candi- dates who have abandoned them.

On the road to red, we’re better together

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Each time we cast a vote, we are shaping the future of our country. But never before in my lifetime has a vote been of higher consequence than it will on November 3rd.

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