Opinion

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

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

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

How safe is Big Timber’s grade school?

Editor: How safe is Big Timber Grade School?  As I leave to take my new job, I believe school safety is a concern at the grade school and one I

Interested in Pinteresting? It can be a rabbit hole

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We are very excited to have a wedding coming up in October when our son is getting married. The only problem with the wedding planning is that Bret has always

How soon we forget about the great feats of our space program

In the past couple of weeks, we have seen an explosion of coverage and old film clips commemorating the Apollo 11 flight, the first to land on the moon. The

Old Wheeler Creek Schoolhouse

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