Opinion

DEAR ABBY: Parents still in the dark about sibling’s sexual abuse

DEAR ABBY: I was sexually abused by a sibling for 10 years during my childhood. I never told anyone what happened to me until I confided in my fiance after we were engaged. I have gone through counseling sessions and am at a place in my life where I am happy and healthy.

Schools and Families Lead Their Communities Through Unprecedented Circumstances

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This week, I had a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to discuss national responses to the COVID- 19 outbreak and how the U.S. Department of Education can assist Montana schools. I encouraged flexibility for Montana schools. We also discussed equitable alternative education delivery and what that looks like in rural Montana, especially for special education and other atrisk student groups.

Local wants people to make positive changes

Editor,

The year of the Sugarbeeters

Glenn Denton was a wellknown Miles Citian in his time for a number of reasons but mostly because of his love of baseball. It’s why what is now called Connors Stadium was once Denton Field and the entire area is now the Denton Sports Complex. Glenn Denton loved baseball.

March 27 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1995)

Poverty perspective

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Coming up against the culture isn’t always easy. Some people liken it to swimming upstream or going against the tide. Most often, once in the water, it’s just easier to go with the flow so-to-speak. That is, unless the flow takes us too far out and we don’t even realize the danger we’re in. When the undertow comes and the waves are high, we find our feet are no longer on solid ground.

“Butte and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic.”

​In 1918 and into 1919, the “Spanish” influenza pandemic took the lives of approximately 50 million people worldwide, at least 675,000 in the United States, and about 5,000 Montanans - approximately 1% of the state’s population. Most of these deaths occurred in fewer than six months.

The Robot Rule

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What if?

March 26 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1995)

Custer County Health Board works to fight virus

Although we have not yet had positive cases in Custer County or Miles City, we continue to screen patients at risk for infection with COVID-19 coronavirus.