Given Mr. Pitman’s recent YCN editorial, that loss must still sting.
Dear Editor, In the June 2022 Republican primary election, my husband, Mark Morse defeated incumbent, Denis Pitman, for a seat on the Yellowstone County Commission. Over the summer, Pitman decided to run as a write-in candidate. Mark went on to win the November general election with approximately 94% of the vote. Given Mr. Pitman’s recent […]
Heights Water Board Works For Residents
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen and resident of the Billings Heights, I have attended the Height’s Water Board meetings for approximately two and half years.
Supposed Vet’s COVID Concerns Have My Blood Boiling
Dear Editor, You know, I have recently tried to improve my attitude about people and then someone comes along and raises my blood pressure! I’m referring to an article in Yellowstone County News on 3-10-23. This opinion piece, and we all have an opinion, but I try not to force mine onto other people like […]
This Veteran is Neither for Biden nor Trump: Get Your Self Sorted
Dear Editor, In one of his frequent and sometimes ill-informed letters to YCN, MSgt. (Ret) Jose Bustos, Jr. lists me among the local fans of Joe Biden, and urges all of us on his list to “write to us YCN readers your justification for the adulation and the drooling you experience for Joe Biden.”
Justin Choriki is a Treat!
Dear Editor, The article by Justin Choriki was very good! He has a real talent for “human interest” writing. He analyzed the scope of friendship in a very concise and interesting way [in his column “The Price of Friendship”]. He should keep on writing! Donald Gearhart Minneapolis, MN
Thank for Keeping us in the Loop
Dear Editor, $90,000 Face Lift. Thank you, YCN, for bringing this info to the public’s attention, specific for the ratepayers of the county water district. Apparently, the water board feels it may be necessary to repair their public image. Really after two years of infighting, personal attacks on each other, three board members and one […]
THANK YOU, HPID
Dear Editor, THANK YOU, HPID!! Many thanks to Willy and Sky and the entire crew. In spite of the numerous big jobs they have and the lousy “spring” weather they have had so far this year, Willy followed through with a promise he made me last year and installed a new check gate for my […]
Obituary: Dorothy J. (Baum) Fisher
Dorothy J. (Baum) Fisher, 93, died peacefully at her home in Lakewood, Colorado, on January 24, 2023. She was born in Ballantine, Montana, on January 2, 1930, to Sam and Emma (Oblander) Baum. She spent most of her childhood on the family farm in Ballantine. Dorothy graduated from Huntley Project High School in 1947. She […]
April is Alcohol Responsibility Month.
Dear Editor, April is Alcohol Responsibility Month. As the weather begins to get warmer, it’s a great time for Montana families to start conversations about alcohol at home to prevent underage drinking.
A Call for Return Sanity for Heights Water
Dear Editor, I am writing to vote for a return to common sense on the Billings Heights Water Board.