Opinion

Let’s set term limits in D.C.

Did any of you see the meltdown by Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens last week in the House of Representatives?

Call it what it is: The Chinese Flu

It seems ages ago, but for several days news about this particular ship dominated the news, and all of it was bad.

Communal living at the ranch

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Even though Covid-19 is a very serious topic, I feel that my job description as a cooking/humor columnist is an essential service in coping with this crisis. I think since everyone is sheltered in place in Montana and much of the nation, we need good recipes and a chuckle now more than ever.

Responsibilities of citizenship

As the death toll from the novel coronavirus rises, we are brutally faced with the reality that public policy directly affects the number of Americans and Montanans who are victimized by this modern plague. And also by the reality that, because of its nature, public policy is not always driven by cold hard facts, science and evidence, but is at least partially driven by politics. In some ways that is bad, but in other ways it is good and necessary.

Despite our dilemma, spring is still in the air

This is the time to get outside as spring starts to make an appearance. The songbirds are out in full-throated glory, the crows and doves are back in numbers. And the snow is melting, at least for now. I have seen many people walking their dogs in my neighborhood and I have taken a few walks around town on these mostly sunny and somewhat warmer days (except for our latest snowfall on Wednesday). Wish I could walk my calico cat, but I don’t think that would work out so well.

Snake and his exotic snakes

I’m a hound for documentaries. Having grown up in the age of technology, I’ve been addicted to television my entire life. That’s not to say I don’t see it as a problem; television is usually a massive waste of time better spent reading, writing or enjoying the outdoors. Documentaries, however, I can justify as a learning opportunity even though it’s just an excuse to spend a few hours with my eyes glued to a screen.

Enduring a quarantine onboard a ship

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I was sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee on the morning of March 5, 2020, when the cruise ship “The Grand Princess” came across the screen. Somehow I knew that was the ship my friends, Judy Vidack and Theresa Hopkins, were on.

Fighting a virus with truth and transparency is the job of the free press

As the scope and threat of the coronavirus pandemic becomes clear, people all over the world hunger for two things: an effective vaccine and truthful information about the disease.

Let’s look out for each other

Strange days indeed, John Lennon once sang. You play with the hand you are dealt. And we in the world got a bad hand.

Letter to the editor

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