Opinion

E-Cigarettes: How much do you really know?

In 1963, Herbert A. Gilbert was the first person to file a patent for E-cigarettes. His thoughts and ideas were to create a non-tobacco cigarette that does not burn, and in 1965 his patent was granted. Though this idea never garnered very much attention due to the cultural acceptance of smoking, he is given credit for his forwardthinking and ingenuity. Then in 2003, a Chinese pharmacist named Hon Lik began working on a modern concept that is in use today. With his father dying from lung cancer due to heavy smoking, Hon Lik intended to invent an alternative device that does not cause lung cancer and did not contain any of the chemicals that tobacco companies include in their products.

Woke Language

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Have you noticed how our language is changing?

July 24 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1996)

July 22 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1996)

Shoulder seasons not meant for public lands

In Montana private land elk hunting is moving toward 11 weeks for people who can pay thousands of dollars for trophy bulls, while others are left to hunt cows in deep snows and bitter cold when they’re struggling to survive the winter.

12 Years Without a Minimum Wage Raise

We’ve hit a terrible milestone for the federal minimum wage - 12 years without a raise. The last increase was to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009.

DEAR ABBY: Lonely woman wonders why she must initiate contact with others

DEAR ABBY: I’m educated, attractive, financially stable, easygoing, open-minded and still single at 61. I was engaged twice but never made it to the altar, and there are no children in the picture. When I reach out to people, they are delighted to hear from me, but I’m always the one who must initiate the contact. I am now the sole (almost 24/7) caregiver for my mother. We have a beautiful home and yard, but I am lonely.

July 21 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1996)

Investing in small meat processors key to creating resilient food system

With demand for local foods growing steadily over the past 16 months, livestock producers and the processors they depend on have done all they can to keep up.

Biden takes farmers’ side against corporate ag monopolies — we hope

Competition in agriculture is way more intense among farmers than it is among our consumers and the suppliers we rely on for the stuff to do our jobs. That’s because year in and year out, farm profitability relies on fewer and bigger farms at the expense of small farms and rural communities. We are expected to mirror the get-big-or-get-out mentality of corporate agriculture.

Poll

How do you feel about personal fireworks being banned in the city and county?