Letters to the Editor
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The Mansfield Way: Unwavering belief in the American people
“Before all else, the people have a right to an electoral system free of shenanigans and capable of yielding hones…
Montana’s public lands should be run by Montanans
As a fifth-generation Montanan, I have fond memories with my Grandpa Daines of learning how to fish and hunt north of Big Timber, and my goal is to pass these traditions on to my own children and grandchildren.
A new way to connect with your legislators
There’s a new resource available to the public to stay up to speed on what is happening at the Legislature that I’d like to make you aware of. Last year, the Senate Republican caucus launched an email newsletter th…
To know your judge, consider their actions
Recently, while sitting in our family's fictitious library room, I read Legislative Notes, those by Rep. Usher. His article brought up an important subject, Montana judges. He said that in spite of their apparent i…
What would Martin say?
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” (Martin Luther King). And so I write.
The Climate Conversation: Focus on the climate, not the cold
I was sitting next to the woodstove last week as the temperature plunged and the sideways snow squalled outside my window. I couldn’t help but remember 1978 when I took a job as a timber feller for Champion Interna…
Majoritarian democracy or minority tyranny?
What is more American than that the majority rules – the principle that 50.1% carries the day when decisions affecting all of us are made? The majority wins, and the minority has to accept, even if not graciously, …
Ruling against housing legislation is misguided
A judge in Gallatin County recently blocked two bills aimed at addressing Montana’s housing crisis, siding with a radical anti-housing interest group. The decision to block Senate Bill 323 and Senate Bill 528 is mi…
Disqualifying a presidential candidate
There are four qualifications set forth in the U.S. Constitution that must be met before any “Person” can be placed on the ballot and run for the Office of Pre…
No thanks on the “wokeness”
In her Jan. 4 letter, Billie Lee informed us she is "proud" to be "woke." She defined the term as "being aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues, especially issues of racial and socia…
Ballot Initiative-193 would land in federal court
Initiative-193 appears to be a do-over of HB 241, a bill that would have required the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission to allow hunting by non-tribal members on fee lands within the exterior boundaries of an Indi…
Appreciates Christmas insert
Thank you for “The Christmas Story” insert in the Dec. 21, 2023, edition of the Leader. I almost missed it thinking it was more advertising.
Dangling from a strong man’s coattails
Despite the efforts of our parents and teachers, some of us end up dangling from some strong man’s coattails. Do you want the man featured on the cover of The New Yorker this month as your president?
Words of comfort?
The grief of losing a loved one is enormous. Losing a child is an unbelievable grief. Losing a child from violence by another child is an unimaginable sorrow.
A legal pathway for Trump
Donald Trump has appealed to the Supreme Court regarding decisions by Maine and Colorado to block him from the ballot. In typical fashion, his lawyer, Alina Habba, has already tainted any SCOTUS decision by saying …
Never finished, but getting better
As I write this, it is Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We have holidays to celebrate great people and great accomplishments. As great as Martin Luther King was, there are so many others who made sacrifices of time…