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Where do we, as a community, go from here? Last week the Musselshell County Republican central committee met to put forth names to replace Adam Carlson as county commissioner. Among the four individuals are Robert Goffena, Sue Olson, Bruce Hoiland, and Mark Turley. The first two are dinosaurs from past commissions. Both Goffena and Olson want to sweep under the rug their mishandling and gross negligence of county finances. Goffena, from my previous dealings with him, has wholly represented himself as dishonorable and as someone that lacks any i...
Once again,we are hearing Dr. Strangelove Fauci give us updates on the political virus,using computer based model information. He did this in March causing the country to shut down. His models were wrong back then and are wrong today. Montana we hear Bozeman and Missoula may mandate face mask wearing. A mandate is not LAW!! So tell these people to get out of your face and stay 6 feet away from you! Enough BS and fear mongering over a virus. The United States has lived through many death threatening disease and we survived. Actually,one...
Americans are naturally wary of electric vehicles (EVs). Salespeople may pitch battery-powered cars as the future, but most drivers see them as an expensive, chancy alternative to petroleum-fueled automobiles. This has been true for more than a century. Electric cars once stood on their own. "In the late 1890s, at the dawn of the automobile era, steam, gasoline, and electric cars all competed to become the dominant automotive technology," wrote David Kirsch in The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History. "By the early 1900s, the battle was...
Last April the Washington Post published an article “Will Americans wear masks to prevent coronavirus spread?” It listed a variety of reasons why some will not wear masks. Unfortunately it missed the main one—masks help make and keep America afraid. The media, WHO and the CDC have been wrong on virtually every aspect of the virus, from early estimates of American death predictions from 2 to 3 million to even the practicality of wearing a mask. For many wearing masks represents submission to those with little regard for the Bill of Right...
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he has an economic plan for America to "Build Back Better." US president Donald Trump complains that Biden "plagiarized" significant elements of that plan from, you guessed it, Donald Trump. Both plans are packed full of bad ideas that have been proposed a thousand times by a thousand other politicians, so the plagiarism claim seems more trollish than truthy. The problem with both economic plans isn't that they're plagiarized, it's that they ARE economic plans. What is an economy? Ask a...
By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times Major media outlets opted to give attacks on Christians and church property zero national coverage over the weekend. NewsBusters analyzed coverage by “270 minutes of NBC, ABC, and CBS nightly news coverage” from Friday through Sunday and found not one giving a national spotlight to five stories involving attacks on Christian property or individuals. “Not one second was spent on these violent anti-Christian attacks,” the media watchdog reported Monday. The carnage included an early morning fire at the San...
WHY THE BIBLE? Why is the Bible such an important book? Other faiths besides Judaism and Christianity have ‘holy’ books. Why is the Bible so special. Take a long look at it. It was written by hundreds of people – not just one human being. God is the only author and He used various people throughout thousands of years to write 66 Books. Why did He do that? He wanted us to have a picture of His Beloved Son, Jesus. That is what the Bible is: a photograph album of Jesus. You don’t see that? Neither did I for many years. People always told me that...
WE ARE NOT ALONE IDAHO IS ALSO FIGHTING THE FEDS OVER WATER RIGHTS You may recall that I wrote an article a few weeks ago that exposed the attempt by the Montana Department of Natural Resources (DNRC) to illegally give our ranchers' vested stockwater rights to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Well, we are not alone! I just read an article in the June 20, 2020 Tri-State Livestock News by the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) that detailed what was happening with stockwater rights in Idaho. First, a bit of history. In 1987 the Idaho Water...
By Merrill Matthews Peter Navarro, one of President Trump's trade advisors, recently slammed pharmaceutical lobbyists for opposing his "Buy American" executive order. In his view, these "well-heeled Swamp Creatures" only oppose the proposed order -- which reportedly would require government agencies to purchase medicines and medical supplies from domestic suppliers -- because it'd hurt their companies' bottom lines. But there are several reasons for relying on the diversity created by international supply chains that have nothing to do with...
If there's been one bright spot in America's COVID-19 experience, it's the near-complete shutdown of an expensive and obsolete government education system cribbed from mid-19th century Prussia. Across the country, "public" pre-K thru 12th-grade programs closed their doors this spring. Some districts attempted to hobble along using not yet ready for prime time online learning systems. Others just turned the kids loose to likely learn far more than they would have in the combination daycare centers and youth prisons that pass for schools these...
By Andrew Langer COVID-19 has caused a worldwide economic collapse. Yet some radical environmentalists are celebrating. As factories remain shuttered and drivers stay off the roads, emissions are falling. Worldwide energy-related carbon emissions will drop as much as 5.4 percent this year, according to Goldman Sachs. Many green activists can scarcely contain their glee. "This is an opportunity to talk about . . . planned degrowth," gushed one University of Vermont economist. "Suppose you were a policymaker, and you were thinking about what you...
Truth Can you count the number times have you been lied to in the last few months? If you can't think of any hold on as the election season is upon us. Lies are not always blatant, but never the less the desire to deceive you into believing some evil against an opponent so that you will be convinced to vote for them. It is intentional. On the other hand, some lies are not deliberate; they happen. Robert Burns once said, "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." Things happen that keep us from doing what we said we would do. Life...
I am very proud of Roundup Montana. Independence Day celebrations were awesome!! Lot's of Red, white and blue and support for President Trump, slogans and banners. We Americans have been through hell in last the several years, and to see us all pull together on such a important day in our country's history was incredible. I have felt down at times but July 4th in Roundup Montana has lifted my spirits. THANK YOU to all who made this day so mesmerizing and patriotic. USA..USA..USA all the damn way! To hell with Joe Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and Chin...
LAUREL, MT—Today, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. The ruling overturned a Montana Supreme Court decision and concluded an 11 year battle to bring school choice to the Treasure State. The decision was a huge victory, not just for Montana students and their parents, but for students in 37 other states that have similar religiously discriminatory language embedded in their state constitutions. The effort to bring school choice to Montana began in 2009 with a Tax C...
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to uphold Montana’s tuition tax credit program in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: “The Supreme Court was right to rule that states can’t oust parents and children from neutral benefit programs simply because they choose a religious private school. This is consistent with the court’s 2017 decision in the ADF case Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia...
Most Americans and virtually all Christians, were taught not to mistreat others, that God is the father of all and we demonstrate our love for God by how we treat and serve others. The vast majority of whites, including police, are not unkind to blacks or racist. So don’t tell us that all whites, and only whites, have some kind of systemic racism because of the color of their skin. That belief is very racist and a lie. I, like most Americans, have never participated in any activity harmful to blacks. In fact, most Americans have ancestors w...
We recently met with Governor Bullock and the two minority leaders of the Montana legislature to discuss Montana’s failing economy and budget issues due to the Governor’s closures. While we appreciated the rare opportunity to discuss the pressing issues facing Montanans with the Governor, this meeting merely served as a press conference for the Governor’s campaign with hand-picked members of the press, and provided no opportunity to have substantive conversations about the challenges facing Montana families. As a result of the Coron...
By Charles Denowh Keeping Montanan small businesses afloat during the coronavirus shutdown was one of the most important actions taken by our federal government. The relief package kept many people working and may prevent, in the long term, the closure of thousands of businesses. Some have characterized the relief for business owners as “bailouts.” They’re not. A bailout is a government handout to businesses that lost money due to their own mismanagement. The government bailed out financial institutions during the 2008 financial crisis. That...
4 This began as a pretty great year for me. I was having a lot of trouble reading, especially Hebrew and Greek which use dots as vowels. I had to squint a lot and could only read for about 15 minutes. So, in early March I had those cataracts removed and could read for as long as I wanted. Even see all the tiny dots for vowels!! Then, without warning, in late March, I was hit with a severe back pain that has incapacitated me for 3 months now. It is gradually subsiding, but how long O Lord? Anyway, what has that to do with 2020? I didn’t know...
Margaret Thatcher's quote on ....Consensus. "The process of abandoning all beliefs ,principles,values,and policies in search of something in which no one believes,but to which no one objects;the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved,merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead.What great cause would have been fought and won under this banner,"...."I stand for consensu." In other words,stop allowing others to guide you in life,stop allowing a political virus to install fear in your daily activities and stop...
By Michael Vondra Work to Achieve Your Financial Independence Over the past few months, just about everyone has felt the loss of some type of freedom, whether it’s being able to travel, engage in social gatherings or participate in other activities we previously took for granted. Still, as we prepare to observe Independence Day, it’s comforting to realize all the freedoms we still have in this country. And taking the right steps can also help you achieve your financial independence. Here are some moves to consider: • Build an emergency fund....
The CSKT Compact that was approved by the 2015 Mt Legislature has become the most divisive issue that I have seen in my six decades of involvement. A Hearing was held by the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on S 3019, CSKT on 6-24-20. Well, it was more of a sales pitch than a hearing, as no opposing views were allowed. The 1400 page bill violates Mt’s Constitution and infringes on Water and Property Rights. Senator Daines, the prime sponsor, has been unwilling to host any public hearings in Montana so the people could weigh in. M...
By Peter J. Pitts As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, all eyes are on the United States for smart strategies, treatments and a cure. The good news: Our biopharmaceutical companies have been working around the clock to deliver help as quickly as possible. Yet, some lawmakers are pushing for a bill that could stifle the desire to invest in lifesaving innovation. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have been racing to pass their sweeping Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. The measure would effectively impose price controls...
In the first American Revolution Americans roughly divided in three equal groups, Loyalists favored England, Patriots the Colonists, and another third too apathetic to help either side. The Patriots won because the apathetic third would not stand with the Loyalist but also would not support them. In that revolution the enemy, England, was largely overseas. As a young man I wondered which side I’d have supported as a colonist in 1776. Would I have been at Valley Forge with George Washington during the devastatingly cold winter of 1777? Would I...
As the country celebrates its birth as a nation, one of the most patriotic things Montanans can do is stand up and be counted--in the 2020 Census. Or, more accurately, go online and be counted. Or mail in the census form. Or chat with a census worker. Every 10 years, the country counts how many people live in the United States of America. The stakes are large. Results of the census determine how much money Montana gets from the federal government. That’s about $2 billion a year now. The equation is simple. The more people counted by the c...
