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Prairie Lights: No easy fix for monumental dilemma

Shrine

Searching for a voice of reason in a country up to its chin in unreasonable passion, I called Ken Robison, a historian who lives in Great Falls. His words were the tonic I needed. Ken is a native of Montana who grew up near Geraldine and who, since retiring from a career in Naval Intelligence in 2001, has been doggedly doing research into forgotten corners of Montana history, resulting in a stream of books and numerous articles in the Great Falls Tribune and the River Press in Fort Benton. (more…) Continue Reading →

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Opinion: A Tale of two statues

Statue

In Vienna, my adopted city, there is a Soviet War Memorial. It occupies 3,000 square feet in central Vienna.  It features a white marble colonnade and a 650-foot column capped by a 40-foot figure of a Red Army soldier. He is wearing a golden helmet and bears a Soviet flag and a golden Soviet coat of arms.  A plaque at the base of the column reads:  “Monument to honor the soldiers of the Soviet Army who fell while freeing Austria from Fascism.” (more…) Continue Reading →

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