I gasped a little when I scooped the Sunday Billings Gazette off the front porch. “Tester to resign,” the front-page headline screamed. (more…) Continue Reading →
Tester takes on Trump heat
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Blowing up one election myth
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Gross distortions of reality used to be reserved for political season. Now that they are the staff of everyday life, it’s difficult to know when to crank up the fact checking. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Ed Hostettler, Medicaid, Medicare, Russ Fagg, Social Security
Woodruff: Demands grow on journalists
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Growing up as an Army brat traveling the world, Judy Woodruff was naturally drawn to the world of public issues and events, she said here Monday. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Brian Kahn, CNN, Judy Woodruff, NBC, PBS
Senators battle Facebook, silent on Syria
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The radio ad took a shot at U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and said to call Jon Tester, the Democratic senator from Montana. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Facebook, Honest Ads Act, Jon Tester, Mark Zuckerberg, SAFE KIDS, Steve Daines
Irish, Rocky debaters take on gun rights
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Imagine a powerful gun lobbyist with an Irish accent and you get some idea of last week’s debate at Rocky Mountain College. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, debate, Irish Times, Rocky Mountain College, Shelby Jo Long-Hammond
GOP Senate race challenges establishment
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Because I am a great American, I listened to two recent debates between Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate. You can hear them here and here. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Al Olszewski, Jon Tester, Matt Rosendale, Russ Fagg, Troy Downing, U.S. Senate
Montana should take hit on sales tax
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Maybe Montana should take one for the team. Why not? We are, after all, the best of America. We have the best scenery, the best writers and the best national parks. With climate change, we may soon have the mildest climate. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Greg Gianforte, Jon Tester, Marketplace Fairness Act, Steve Daines
Federal regulations shall set us free
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The year I became old enough to drive, more than 50,000 Americans died on U.S. roads and highways. Since then, the U.S. population has increased by more than 50 percent, and the number of miles traveled per year on American roads has more than tripled. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, highway deaths, Office of Management and Budget, seatbelt laws
Tester caves, or maybe not, on banking bill
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Feeling the pressure from Republican challengers, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has rolled over and endorsed a bill to unravel protections passed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Or, in the alternative: (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Barney Frank, community banks, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester
Wheatley lecturers seek path to restore civility
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A Methodist minister from a severely traumatized country warned here last week that America, too, is traumatized. (more…) Continue Reading →
