Opinion

Politicization of Kavanaugh damages #MeToo

Last week, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was hit with accusations of sexual abuse from Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University. According to Ford, some 36 years ago, when

Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) The Miles City Cowgirls won their third game in a row Friday night with a 50-39 win over Billings Central. Mary Regan led the scoring with

Brett Kavanaugh should be angry

Brett Kavanaugh may have saved his Supreme Court confirmation with one of the most memorable statements in modern congressional history. After his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, delivered a compelling, sympathetic

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