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Farm Families Weighed Down By Stress
Dear Editor, Farm families are under increased stress this season, challenged by weather, trade issues, the farm economy and many other factors that are out of their control. Stress impacts our...
By Figures of Yesteryear
Around Christmas time 1921, when Mary Jane and her little daughter of Glasgow were visiting Mary Jane’s parents in Malta the two came down with the measles. The little girl had black dots over her entire body. Mary Jane wanted a bath for at least...
Glasgow's Fireworks Ordinance
Sec 14-14 Fireworks Revised Definitions: Per 50-37-101 Montana Code Annotated. Fireworks defined. The term “fireworks” means any combustible or explosive composition or any substance, combination of substances, or article prepared for the...
No More Relay
Dear Editor, The organizing committee for the Northeast Montana Relay For Life has made a change in their activities. What this means is that we will no longer be having a Relay For Life event in...
Inappropriate Time and Place
Dear Editor, In May, we traveled to Glasgow for our grandson's graduation. While there, we attended the Sports Banquet and heard Jim Lockwood speak. It seemed inspirational in the beginning; with...
Montanans Have Reason To Celebrate Our Outdoors This Summer
Dear Editor, As the long days of summer get into full swing, Montanans and visitors alike have begun to reconnect with our state parks, our one-of-a-kind outdoor recreation experiences, and the...
Honoring Glasgow Son Who Stormed Normandy
The following was submitted by R. Walby Johnson in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6. Ed Peterson had to leave Glasgow before completing his senior year and was on one of the first...
Buster Brown Clothing
“I’m Buster Brown. I live in a shoe. Arf! Arf! That’s my dog Tige. He lives in there too.” This little rhyme came to my attention the other day. I think that I remember this being connected to commercials for Buster Brown clothing, but if I...
Elder Abuse Awareness Day – Let's Protect Montana's Aging Population
Dear Editor, We have to act together to stop abuse of older Montanans. June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a perfect time to focus on how we can stop this all too common, unconscionable crime. This...
Dreams and Hopes
Textbooks have been closed, last tests taken, and new journeys have begun. For some, those journeys are a new path in life. Over the years, parents have done their best to raise their children to be responsible adults, holding themselves accountable...
Thank You to the Great People of Montana
Dear Editor, A couple of weeks ago, I had a Letter to the Editor published in this newspaper. It said that I was doing a state report on Montana and asked you to send me some information. Your...
Wounded Warrior Project Advocates in Congress
Dear Editor, Earlier last week, the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) offered a great "Statement for the Record" to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. WWP's analysis focused on five different sections...
In Response to Stoneberg
Dear Editor, A recent letter to the editor from Ron Stoneberg contained factually inaccurate information about the work of American Prairie Reserve. I'd like to set the record straight. Mr. Stoneberg...
Amtrak at Rise Again
Dear Editor, I attended the Rail Passenger Conference on Saturday [May 18] in Cut Bank. One takeaway from the meeting that everyone in northern Montana needs to be aware of: the 2019 legislature...
Montana Public Service Commission
Dear Editor, After two weeks of proceedings, the Montana Public Service Commission has concluded its hearing on the NorthWestern Energy rate case - one week ahead of schedule. I would like to extend m...
Recognizing Tanja Fransen of Glasgow for Spirit Of Montana
The following is a transcript of the Congressional Record during Congressman Greg Gianforte’s weekly recognition of Montanans in the U.S. House of Representatives. On May 17, he recognized Tanja Fransen with the Spirit of Montana Commendation for...
EMS Week Proclamation
To designate the Week of May 19-25, 2019, as Emergency Medical Services Week WHEREAS, emergency medical services is a vital public service; and WHEREAS, access to quality emergency care dramatically...
Introducing the HOPE Org.
To the People of Valley County: As many of you have heard by now, we are no longer doing a Relay For Life in Glasgow. The American Cancer Society has undergone a number of changes with their...
Loss, Gratitude and Grace
The past few months have been in turns sweet, bittersweet, hopeful, lonesome, loving and grief. The end of January my husband was diagnosed with inoperable bladder cancer. After 10 days in the hospital in Billings we returned home. A month later he e...
The Need to Talk Mental Health
Dear Editor, One in five people in our country have had firsthand experience with behavioral health problems. That statistic would suggest that over 1,000 people in Valley County have been affected....
Should We 'LEAVE it to Nature'?
Dear Editor, A wise sage once said something like, "failure to learn from history will generally result in repeating the failures." This is what is happening in northeastern Montana. You have...
Words Matter
Dear Editor, Actions speak louder than words. But words create the environment and world in which we live. Our actions and words matter greatly - and the actions and words of the Montana State...
My Older Sister
Reflecting back, her life was indeed amazing. Upon her husband’s retirement, Hazel telephoned me and informed me that they were en-route to Oregon. Their only son resided close to Portland, Ore., and he had located a suitable home for his parents....
Finding Information
Do you remember before Amazon and online ordering? In the days before that we had door-to-door sales persons. Do you recall all of the trips that you made to the library to get the information you needed for a school project or term paper? If you...
Montana Is A Shining Example of How Our Political System Should Work
Dear Editor, At the start of the legislative session, I delivered my fourth and final State of the State address. I shared my optimism that in Montana we can still be a shining example of how our...
