Opinion

Aug. 9 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1994) The Miles City Council gave final approval to this year’s $3 million budget on a 4-3 vote Monday night. There were no changes from the budget

Hunters make preparations for hunting season

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“Well, Alan, are you getting ready for hunting season?” The question sort of caught me by surprise. I mean, the temperature was close to 100 degrees, it was only the

DEAR ABBY: Annual trip loses luster after friends grow apart

DEAR ABBY: A close friend and I usually take a girls’ trip once a year — a long weekend at the same place. We drive there because it’s close to

Promoting love and unity goes against Trump’s political brand

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Never in my political lifetime has an American president had less moral standing to address a national threat. Nearly every phrase of Donald Trump’s televised response to the El Paso

The FBI crushed the Klan and should target violent white supremacists today

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At some point in the late 1960s, you could be forgiven for thinking that the FBI was in charge of the KKK. It infiltrated, manipulated and ran the group into

Aug. 6 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1994) Mae Schroeder, the lone Miles City entrant at the 1994 Senior Olympics at Kalispell July 22-23, came home with four gold medals in her age group.

A tale of Zorro and Little St. Jeff’s

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The more we learn, the more Jeffrey Epstein resembles an evil comic book character for the developmentally arrested intellectual — the charming-but-lurid mastermind with a plot to take over the

Aug. 5 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1994) The Miles City Amateur Athletic Union swim team placed second in the AAU Regional Swimming Championship held at the Miles City Swimming Pool. The outstanding swimmer

DEAR ABBY: Mother wants daughter to write wedding thank you notes

DEAR ABBY: My daughter married a man last spring. One week after their honeymoon, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastasized colon cancer. After eight months of doctors, hospitals and

Montana Senator is a national figure

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His sensational investigation of the Teapot Dome scandal made Montana U.S. Sen. Thomas Walsh a national figure, known for his ironclad honesty, and his earnestly disciplined approach to his senatorial