Opinion

When our rural communities thrive, Montana thrives

Montana’s rural communities have always been the backbone of our economy, driving economic growth through a foundation of hard work and a strong tradition of agriculture. In Montana, when our

Dear Abby: Man uses wife’s problems at work against her

DEAR ABBY: My husband tends to fight dirty, and I don’t know how much more I can take. If we argue about some issue between us, he’ll say something along

In the midst of dehumanization, we saw two humans laid bare

In the end, everything — every blasted thing — gets sucked into the polarization black hole, never to emerge again. That now includes the Supreme Court. It is not, of

Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) Members of the Custer County District High School Homecoming Royalty are Jeff Jens, Lisa Nelson, Maile Curnan, Brad Johnson, Greg Regan, Shanna Sprandel, Farra Howard, Brett

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Clerk of Montana Supreme Court endorses Rex Renk

Editor, It has been my privilege to serve as your Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court these past thirty years. This is an important statewide office and the Clerk is

DEAR ABBY: Man confesses to long-ago affair with best friend’s wife

DEAR ABBY: I found out a month ago that my wife and my best friend had a relationship 40 years ago when we were in our 20s. My friend hinted

The assault on Kavanaugh validates Trump

The attempted political assassination of Brett Kavanaugh is bad for the country, but good for a Trumpian attitude toward American politics. The last-minute ambush validates key assumptions of Donald Trump’s

Sept. 26 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) The two Pine Hills students who escaped Tuesday morning and took a pick-up were captured near Forsyth shortly before 1 p.m. on the same day. School

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Local proposes new school district policies

Local proposes new school district policies Editor, First, to the survivors : Thank you. Thank you for coming forward. Thank you for taking the steps to help protect future athletes

DEAR ABBY: Woman is hurt to be left out of best friend’s wedding party

DEAR ABBY: My best friend and I are middle-aged women. Throughout our long friendship, I have been one of the few people in her life who was there for her