Opinion

Being careful what we claim is ‘an addiction’ or ‘a disorder’

Last Friday night, I sat down with a group of some of my best friends, whom I have mentioned in previous columns, and played Fortnite for about seven hours, with minimal breaks in between.

Trash Talk: The scoop on paper

People have been making paper for at least a couple of millennium. Since new paper can be made by soaking, mixing, pressing and drying old paper, it’s probably safe to say that people have been recycling paper almost as long as they have been making it.

Aiken: The Jaws effect

 

Trash Talk: Put a cork in it

 

In a recent column I mentioned my container of corks. I know I am not the only person who has one. Wine corks are cool and aren’t you always thinking there might be a use for them? Pinterest is full of ideas and as it turns out, that stash of corks might be worth some money.

Letter to the editor: Clarifying misinformation

 

This is in response to the campaign ad that was printed on the editorial page of the Big Timber Pioneer on May 24, 2018.

Letter to the editor: Disappointment with the Pioneer

 

To whom it may concern:

This letter is to express my deep disappointment and disgust in the May 31 edition of the Big Timber Pioneer.

Letter to the editor: Contradiction in the newspaper

 

To Editor, Stephen Kalb-Koenigsfeld and reporter, Chris Aiken:

Dusting off the old ones: June 8, 1944

Flashing back to the past can be hard sometimes, as the dates don’t always lineup perfectly. Such was the case with this week’s “Dusting off” column, as we flashed back to the 74th anniversary of the assault on Normandy beaches, also known as ‘D-Day.’

Trash Talk: Dirt Happens

Admit it. You are never really sure how to say the word “humus” or is it “hummus?” Are they pronounced the same or not? 

Dusting off the old ones: June 1, 1944

For this week’s Dusting off the Old Ones, we turn, in honor of our veterans, to 1944 —  a year of carnage and sacrifice. Seventy-four years ago, as the Pioneer published its June 1, 1944 edition (Vol. 54 No.