Don Jones, the Right Choice for County Commissioner
Dear Editor: Don Jones, the Right Choice for County Commissioner I have served with Don Jones in the Montana Legislature since 2013, and while he will be missed in Helena, Yellowstone County has been given a great gift in his decision to run for County Commissioner. As a member of the budget committee, and chairman […]
Dr. Al Olszewski will best represent Montana!
Dear Editor: Dr. Al Olszewski will best represent Montana! He has the longest history of service to the state (as a veteran, doctor and state legislator), is articulate and can clearly defend conservative interests, and has a good sense of humor. He is an effective leader, respectful, and incredibly likable! Dr. Al does not have […]
Tactual problems with Denis Pitman’s clarifying his vote
Dear Editor: We find tactual problems with Denis Pitman’s clarifying his vote on a 96-unit development for 10.77 acres on Barrett Road in the Heights, which was in the 4/12/2018 agenda packet and reported in the Gazette on 4/18/2018 by Mike Ferguson. While medium density is 6-10 units per acre, this proposal was 96 units […]
Please advise our family and others on how we are going to pay for the Lockwood High School
Dear Editor: So, concerning the new Lockwood High School, it seems that our personal tax bill will be $797 for the current Lockwood Grade School. You say the $454 for SD2 High School tax bill will go down to $227. Yea! And the new Lockwood High School tax bill will tack on at least an […]
“Reasonable person” test for US Senate, I urge Dr. Al Olszwski.
Dear Editor: In law we have the “reasonable person” test. Any reasonable person watching the political ads put on by Troy Downing would rightly assume that he had been both a helicopter and jet pilot in the United States Air Force. According to reliable sources, he was neither. Now he has a retired general supporting […]
Are you giving Away Your Data?
Dear Editor: Giving Away Your Data Most data is obtained legally, with your consent. But many times you don’t recognize when you are providing your information. There are many steps you can take to help protect your privacy. Here are a few more that are driven by the upcoming election cycle: Stop filling out political surveys […]
It is not difficult to find words with meaning that are not profane.
Dear Editor: I appreciated Krayton Kerns’ comments in his column last week regarding profanity. In his column, Krayton described both personal and national instances where profanity was used. This subject has been on my mind as well, having read of recent incidents of profane language by a current state legislator as well as a statewide […]
Fact-less right wing fear and hatemongering?
Dear Editor: As a casual and occasional reader of this publication, I have been drawn to the Letter to The Editor column. I do so enjoy and find great humor in some of the fact-less right wing fear and hatemongering. I do have to admit, however, at times some of this right wing jabber has […]
Juries must follow the law when deciding criminal cases
Dear Editor: In the Marbury V. Madison case, the U.S. Supreme Court proclaimed that it had the authority to invalidate a law passed by Congress and signed by the president. Of course, this right is not found in the U.S. Constitution. That is why Thomas Jefferson spent all the rest of his life criticizing and […]
Confused about Troy Downing
Dear Editor: As one who flew fighter aircraft for the Air Force in Vietnam I am confused about the political ads Troy Downing has been putting out. He says he was a helicopter pilot and was some type of jet pilot and also flew in combat. The truly confusing part is that Downing only spent […]