Opinion

PMC board thanks voters

The Pioneer Medical Center Board of Trustees would like to thank the taxpayers of Sweet Grass County for their support of the hospital levy renewal that was passed in July

Montana landowners dispute ad

If you happened to see the ad taken out by George and Susan Matelich in the Big Timber Pioneer (7-25-19), you got a first-hand tutorial on the scurrilous nature of

Why tattoos? I don’t get it

Why do so many men and women paint their bodies with tattoos? Some are covered head to toe with every tatt imaginable. I never understood the attraction to tattoos. Yes,

Steer clear of the ‘Impossible Burger’

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Imagine driving up to a fast food drive-up speaker and saying, “I would like Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% or less of: Potato Protein,

Yes, there is even humor in math

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School is about to start, which means teachers are having back-to-school dreams, kids are buying supplies and clothes, and parents are celebrating the fact that they made it through summer

My old school is going away

As Sweet Grass County kids head back to school, I am reminded of my own school days many years back. I recently discovered that my grade school in the Midwest

The mystery of the death of Sen. Walsh

His sensational investigation of the Teapot Dome scandal made Montana U.S. Sen. Thomas Walsh a national figure, known for his ironclad honesty, and his earnestly disciplined approach to his senatorial

A big cheer for two courageous boys

Several months ago, I met the families of Big Timber Grade School students Barrett Artukovich and Aaron Crichfield. The boys were in the midst of battling serious health scares and

Tale of a green mule wreck

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One of the unsung heroes of the horse world is the horse packer. He has to understand horse anatomy and mule psychology, spend long days in the saddle, have nerves

New BLM appointee good news for Montana

The hysterical reaction by the left to the appointment of William Perry Pendley to serve as director of the BLM deserves a response.   The chief accusation against Pendley is