Rabid bat bites Worden girl, 12
by Judy Killen WORDEN — Her family had just returned from camping for several days in a remote spot, but all it took was a trip to the driveway for a 12-year-old Worden girl to be bitten by a rabid bat. Jordan Schoorl-Buttram told the Yellowstone County News that her daughter, Riley, walked out barefoot […]
Guest on the Rush Limbaugh show
Dear Editor: A few days ago I was listening to Mark Styn, who was the guest host of the Rush Limbaugh show. Mark stated that Limbaugh had been consistently conservative over the years, but he thought that Anthony Kennedy had not been while on the Supreme Court. I remember becoming familiar with both of these […]
None of us are worthy
Dear Editor: Some times it hard to decide just where Krayton Kerns stands. He is against mob rule, unless it is his mob. He is for respect, responsibility and dignity for others like a liberal Christian, then he goes more like a conservative Christian, one has to meet some check list to be worthy to get medical […]
Obituary: Daniel Levi Johnson
MISSOURI BREAKS — Daniel Levi Johnson age 62 passed away Friday Aug. 31, 2018, in the outdoors that he loved. Dan was born in Greybull Wyoming on March 8, 1956 to Bernard and Inez Johnson. Dan was the second oldest of six children. Dan grew up in the small farming community of Burlington Wyoming in […]
The Post-Truth media ignoring reality again
Dear Editor: Informed voting and the Montana Senate race The Founders warned of the necessity of an informed electorate – fact-based voting. Today, that requires understanding how candidates (and the media) view truth. To the average Montanan, truth means the facts or what really happened. But, in our Postmodern–Post-Truthculture, truth is a product of our emotion-based […]
We deserve better
Dear Editor: It doesn’t matter which side of the aisle you sit on — one thing we can all agree is important is that our elected officials should work for US. We want representatives who will travel the state, listen to us, and take our concerns with them back to Washington. Unfortunately, Matt Rosendale hasn’t […]
When you find a good one, you know it
Dear Editor: Inviting guest speakers into a high school classroom is always a dicey proposition. When you find a good one, you know it. Sen. Jon Tester was the best. He never said no. He’d let kids videotape interviews with him, and didn’t ask to see the videos or preview the questions. He was open […]
‘Bowties and Boots’ dinner and dance to raise money for Blankets and Bears
The Sept. 15 event, “Bowties and Boots,” will raise money for Blankets and Bears and the Kurt “Cubby” Kautz Memorial Scholarship. Blankets and Bears gives bundles containing a blanket and stuffed animal to children in need. The scholarship honors Kurt Kautz, a Huntley Project girls’ basketball coach who was killed in a vehicle crash in […]
It’s back to school time
Dear Editor, It’s back to school time — new clothes, new backpacks, new schools and new friends. But for some children, old fears arise. For the student who stutters, the beginning of the school year is a time fraught with anxiety and doubt. Will my classmates like me? Will the teacher understand I may need […]
Attention seniors of the Billings community
Dear Editor: Senior Center Concerns: Attention seniors of the Billings community and Senior Center at 360 N. 23rdStreet. There is a meeting of the Billings Senior Citizens Inc. with the City Council on Tuesday (Monday is Labor Day) Sept. 4, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers in City Hall on North 27thStreet. There […]