Learn Science, not Political Science
Dear Editor, I grew up on a cattle ranch and farm in the Salinas Valley of California. For my tenth birthday my maternal grandmother who lived over 250 miles north of us presented me with a pony named Primo for the occasion. My maternal grandfather was a jeweler and really not a rancher. Apparently, my […]
Cult of Trump Does not Represent My Republican Values
Dear Editor, Although I am a conservative, or at least I used to think I was before my Republican Party became the Cult of Trump, I suppose the former newsman in me prevails in welcoming the relatively recent addition of the David Crisp columns in the Yellowstone County News.
Obituary: Bonita Mae Gebhardt
Bonita Mae Gebhardt (Allison) received her angel wings January 24, 2023 in her home on “The Farm” in Helena, MT. She was 76 years old. She fought hard against the relentless Alzheimer’s Disease to earn those wings. Bless her heart. Bonita was born in Fort Benton, Montana, on July 20, 1946. She was the baby […]
Obituary: Marlene Frances Skinnell
Gone to be with the angels, Marlene Frances (Green) Skinnell died in Seattle, WA, 1/29/2023. She came into this world with brilliant red hair in Billings, MT, on 6/18/1947, born to Katharine Montana (Leatherman) and Emerson Pierce Green. She lived on Pryor Creek with her parents, brother and sister through 1st grade, then in Billings. […]
Mayor Cole Climbing Social Ladder
Dear Editor, Dave Salys, I agree with you, Sir, on two points: that we need more cops to patrol our streets, and that the cell phone law doesn’t work.
Tester in Perspective
Dear Editor, Today Senator Tester responded to my recent inquiry about DC statehood stating, “I believe it is wrong that thousands of active-duty service members and veterans don’t have real representation in Congress.” I believe it is important to put Senator Tester’s response in perspective.
Crisp Falling of the Left Edge
Dear Editor, I guess our favorite editor had to hire a liberal to write an opinion column so the YCN wouldn’t look biased. This Crisp fella with the funny hat is so far left, he is at risk of falling off the edge of the earth. It was amusing how sick he got after his […]
Obituary: Barbara Ann Graf
Our beloved mother, Barbara Ann Graf, 84, of Billings, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Jan. 7, 2023 while residing at The Springs at Butte. Mom was born in the spring of 1938 in Billings, the second of three daughters of Arnold Henry Graf and Evelyn Lewis Graf. She attended […]
Obituary: Leland Bernard Blee
On December 30, 2022, Leland Bernard Blee passed away from an accident in his home in Roundup, Montana, at the age of 79. He was born to Carroll and Elsie (Lindell) Blee on February 14, 1943. In June of 1961 he graduated from Senior High School in Billings, after which he attended Eastern Montana College […]
Does Rural Montana ReallyHave a Voice?
Dear Editor, The picture on the cover of the YCN tells a story. There are twenty-five people in the Yellowstone County delegation. How many people represent the counties of Carter, Fallon, Wibaux, McCone, Garfield and Prairie counties? I have my doubts there are twenty altogether. Do the rural people really have a voice in our […]