Opinion

Taxed enough already, you say? Trump disagrees

On June 14, the Trump administration announced that it’s raising your taxes by $12.5 billion. On June 18, President Trump followed that announcement up with the threat of another $20

DEAR ABBY: Lifelong bachelor’s interest in teen girl triggers an alarm

DEAR ABBY: I have a 59-year-old brother-in-law who has always been a “proud bachelor.” He isn’t a rich, handsome, George Clooney-type bachelor, but a hand-to-mouth, burping, uncouth “Shallow Hal” kind

The banality of bias

Peter Strzok is an FBI agent with a career spanning more than two decades. He was section chief of the counterespionage section in 2016 and thus in a position to

June 20 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) Several Miles City students were listed on the honor roll at Eastern Montana College in Billings. Two Miles Citians, Sheri Hanson Parker and Donna Ronning, received

Harvard’s anti-Asian-American microaggression

The Harvard University admissions process appears to be an ongoing microaggression against Asian-Americans. A group called Students for Fair Admissions is suing the school for alleged racial discrimination and has

DEAR ABBY: Cancer patient discusses too much detail in public

DEAR ABBY: A dear friend has been battling cervical cancer. Her condition has left her dependent on a colostomy bag. She’s not shy about discussing it on Facebook and in

Tax cuts and national debt

As a young high school American government teacher, I compared our system to an automobile that was useful if it could start, speed up, slow down and stop. When the

June 19 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) Nola Drga 15, of Ismay, took top individual overall honors at the Montana Youth Range Camp by winning the Top Hand Award. Her cousin, Mollie Ostendorf,

Inhumanity rules the border

Put yourself in the room with immigration officials and try to imagine exactly which argument would convince you that separating children from their migrating parents would be a good idea.

DEAR ABBY: Couple planning a family disagree about adoption

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for two years. We both want biological children later, when the timing is right. A while ago, some friends adopted