Opinion

DEAR ABBY: Alcoholic is a monster at night with no memory in the morning

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for four years, and before that, I knew him for about a year. At the time, he was very loving and

Legislators must address Alzheimer’s epidemic

On April 2, Montanans will join hundreds of other Alzheimer’s advocates from across the country in our nation’s capitol, meeting with Senator Daines, Senator Tester and Congressman Gianforte. The resounding

Health insurance prior-authorizations: Do the ends justify the means?

Have you ever been told that a medical test, procedure or medication needed prior-authorization from your health insurance company? In today’s health insurance environment, prior authorizations are business as usual.

DEAR ABBY: Sister sets up shop in town, sweeps up couple’s friends

DEAR ABBY: My sister “Blanche” and her husband moved to the small town where my husband and I settled 23 years ago. Blanche is 11 years older than I am.

Athletic trainers provide critical care

March is National Athletic Training Month, when we have the opportunity to highlight athletic trainers and the role they play in healthcare. This topic is one of great importance in

How to silence debate

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has unleashed a barrage of openly anti-Semitic commentary. She suggested that Israel had “hypnotized the world.” She recently suggested that Jewish money lay behind American support

The SPLC designates itself

The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated itself an organization hostile to women and people of color. It fired its co-founder Morris Dees for unexplained reasons and removed his bio

Mar. 20 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1994) Students from Washington Middle School in Miles City won the gold and bronze medals for the oral competition in the junior division of the academic Olympics

Their View

Unfortunately, just because a legislative proposal would correct a thoroughly documented problem, has strong support and virtually no opposition doesn’t guarantee it will survive the Montana Legislature. But whenever a

The Cultivation of Desperation

As politics has become a religion in so many lives, political discourse has taken on theological overtones. I am not referring to President Trump’s accusation of a “witch hunt,” which