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The Big (true) Beautiful (not so much) Bill
After all the concern about runaway government spending and the hand wringing about the budget deficit why on eart…
An education in how things went so wrong
A defense of the regular season
It’s tournament time again in Montana.
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During the Whitefish Planning Board hearing of Jan. 18 regarding the proposal for Fresh Life Church to construct a church on Central Avenue, a Whitefish resident commented that the church was inconsistent with the …
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During the Whitefish Planning Board hearing of Jan. 18 regarding the proposal for Fresh Life Church to construct a church on Central Avenue, a Whitefish resident commented that the church was inconsistent with the …
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It’s no surprise to read about another mass shooting in one of country’s schools — it’s become all too commonplace. So too are the responses: outlaw guns, more security, stricter controls and more scrutiny of those…
Stop talking about what 'won't work'
I am frustrated by persons talking about only what “won’t work” to stop gun violence — the theory that gun violence is all about guns and helping with mental disorders won’t help unless we get rid of all the guns, …
Whitefish land deal adds key protections
The completion of the first phase of a three-pronged plan to protect the Whitefish Lake watershed is significant on a couple of levels.
Don't leave God out of the equation when solving school shootings
I want to applaud the letters to the editor last Sunday — Jim Garvey’s, Dee Arm-strong’s, Grant Kier’s — as well as Frank Miele’s excellent column. They were well done — each suggesting good reasons and solutions t…
To save lives, change the culture - the gun culture
As a father I have reached the end of my tolerance for excuses as to why we can’t do anything about mass shootings. Two of my kids walk onto a college campus every morning while my youngest walks into high school. …
Don't stigmatize the mentally ill; just restrict guns
By Jeanne Southwood
Taking stock of Hollywood's gun-porn hypocrisy in a post-Harvey 'Me Too' world
For decades of decadence, Hollywood and its minions have made billions exploiting women, both on camera and off.
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Gun control will remain controversial and enforcement will remain problematic. Preventing school shootings is complicated and will require a wide mix of approaches.
What kind of violence is more acceptable to you?
Another mass killing at a declared “gun-free” congregation of innocents, and now come the predictable cries for more stringent ?rearms regulations to somehow magically bring mass killings to an end.
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Gun control will remain controversial and enforcement will remain problematic. Preventing school shootings is complicated and will require a wide mix of approaches.
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Gun control will remain controversial and enforcement will remain problematic. Preventing school shootings is complicated and will require a wide mix of approaches.