Guest Columns
No woman, regardless of class, is immune to attacks
About two weeks into the Plain Dealer’s coverage of the Imperial Avenue murders in Cleveland, some women from more privileged neighborhoods began to complain about the coverage.
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
Let’s make workplace safety a priority
A lot has been mentioned lately about the need to change the way we think about some things here in Montana. There have been a couple of editorials in the Missoulian concerning the affinity that far too many Montanans have for drinking and driving. Please bear with me while I add my 2 cen…
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
Native fire regimes a must to return to ‘the way it was’
Thanks to Michael Jamison for his excellent article in the Oct. 25 Missoulian, “Tracking science,” about Cristine Eisenberg’s research on the complex ecology of wolves in the Northern Rockies. Dr. Eisenberg’s brilliant, painstaking work is revealing the unexpected ways in which th…
Nov 19, 2009 | 7:55 am | Loading…
Afghanistan troop decision must be made
WASHINGTON – The more President Barack Obama examines our options in Afghanistan, the less he likes the choices he sees. But, as the old saying goes, to govern is to choose – and he has stretched the internal debate to the breaking point.
Nov 19, 2009 | 7:55 am | Loading…
Florence-Carlton quashes free thinking of students
High schools are supposed to educate students in the basic subjects of reading, writing, mathematics and science. But teaching students to think for themselves? Not at Florence-Carlton High School. Administrators there have clamped down on student journalists, giving shaky justification f…
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:35 am | Loading…
Training for alcohol servers works: Don’t make state laws tougher on businesses
On Nov. 8 the Missoulian ran an editorial titled “Training can combat drunken driving.”
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:35 am | Loading…
Image as icon: Doubts linger over authenticity of famous Capa photograph
NEW YORK – The 20th century was 100 years of amplitude. It overflowed with barbarous fighting faiths, wars enveloping continents and graphic journalism assaulting global audiences with scenes of shocking immediacy. The Spanish Civil War, although small in terms of the number of combatan…
Nov 17, 2009 | 8:05 am | Loading…
House health care legislation bittersweet for women
Planned Parenthood of Montana has worked tirelessly to ensure that women’s health care needs are included in health care reform, so it was bittersweet when historic health care legislation passed the U.S House of Representatives with the Stupak-Pitts amendment included.
Nov 17, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Playing field has been changed over abortion rights
BOSTON – It was one of those small shocks that come unexpectedly in the wake of a death. Just days after the country had buried Ted Kennedy, Cardinal Sean O’Malley took to his blog to defend himself from critics attacking him for presiding over the funeral of a pro-choice senator.
Nov 16, 2009 | 8:05 am | Loading…
Be skeptical of bureaucratic fuel standard ratings
Affordable energy drives our economy and affects Montana’s families, businesses, farms and ranches. And maybe that’s why proposals in Congress that aim to affect the type, quality and cost of our fuels are looked on by Montanans with a skeptical eye.
Nov 16, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Get referrals, stay informed on craftsmen
In today’s economy, homeowners are looking for the most economical ways to maintain their homes. Unfortunately, some Missoula residents have been taken advantage of by handymen and contractors who are less than honorable. While the majority of the professionals in these trades are reput…
Nov 16, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Thanks for supporting Hellgate boys’ soccer: Community, coaches, newspaper helped team have great season
We’d like to say “thanks!” from the Hellgate High School boys’ soccer team.
Nov 15, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Saving Mother Earth, one clothesline at a time
My mom was an early environmentalist, and she didn’t even know it.
Nov 13, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Support legislation to help struggling veterans
This past week, I had the honor of being present at a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., where Sen. Jon Tester announced that he will be co-sponsoring the Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act S. 1547.
Nov 13, 2009 | 7:55 am | Loading…
Now is the time to stand up for the bullied
A couple weeks ago I sat down with an eighth-grader who was bullied out of his middle school.
Nov 12, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
Duplicate infrastructure: Proposed broadband stimulus plan dismisses Indian Country investment, Montanans
Should taxpayer dollars be used to build a competing business next to your establishment? Apparently New Jersey-based Bresnan Communications’ and Gov. Brian Schweitzer believe so.
Nov 12, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
House bill won’t hold up to test
WASHINGTON – While the House Democrats spent the week congratulating themselves for squeezing out the midnight passage of their version of health care reform, neutral observers were reminding them: You’ve left the job half done.
Nov 12, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
A promise to keep: Some lawmakers lead way with programs, safety nets
More than 100,000 veterans live in Montana; only Alaska boasts more per-capita and Montana has the highest military volunteer rate in the country. As a veteran, I’m proud to call Montana my home and it’s a place I know I’ll always be welcome.
Nov 11, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
Thank you, from America: Veterans Day notes ordinary people accomplishing the extraordinary
When then-Gov. Ronald Reagan introduced returning POW John McCain at a speaking engagement in 1974, the future president asked, “Where do we find such men?”
Nov 11, 2009 | 8:05 am | Loading…
Bring 1970 spirit to climate change
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans gathered together across the country to participate in the nation's first Earth Day. On that day, these Americans turned out to express their deep concern over the poisoning of our air, water and wildlife, and to demand immediate political action.
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:15 am | Loading…
Some want you to believe all is lost when it comes to climate
WASHINGTON - Intelligent people agree that, absent immediate radical action regarding global warming, the human race is sunk. That is a tautology because those who do not agree are, definitionally, unintelligent. Britain's intelligent Prime Minister Gordon Brown gives scary precision to t…
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
Forest bill would benefit hunting
As I walked past the "Entering Wilderness" sign with my hunting partner, Zach, I couldn't help but smile. We were going to spend the next three to five days hunting elk without the sound of old trucks rattling down the road or ATVs zipping up the trail around us.
Nov 09, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Abandoning freedom: Future looks perilous for women in Afghanistan
BOSTON - It's been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman. "This is a doctor," she said, pointing to one picture. "This is a teacher." It was impossible to tell one woman from another under the burqas enforced by their Taliban rulers.
Nov 09, 2009 | 7:55 am | Loading…
Tester’s bill is welfare for a few private mills
Well, finally - Sen. Jon Tester and a few strange bedfellows have floated a logging bill that everyone who works, has worked or hopes to work for one of four struggling lumber mills or one bankrupt cardboard box-maker can wholeheartedly endorse.
Nov 09, 2009 | 7:55 am | Loading…
Paid sick leave helps keep contagious workers away
In a perfect world, no working American would get sick with the H1N1 virus.
Nov 06, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…
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