Opinion

What I’ve learned while sheltering at home

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With nearly the entire country on “stay at home” orders, therapists, educators and other experts in human behavior have suggested we all take advantage of the opportunity to learn something new.

Don’t waste this time, the experts urge us. Use it to expose yourself to mind-expanding ideas, and gain a whole new outlook on life leading to a better future once the COVID-19 shutdowns end.

All you have to do, they say, is learn something. It will be life changing.

For the past five weeks I, like many of my collegues, have been at home, working out of my spare room office.

We are in this together

A recent editorial suggested some of our citizens should leave this country. That approach has never been an historical stance in this country. Our approach has been to agree and disagree, to debate and find common agreements which enable working together for our citizens. If our approach becomes only one point of view on anything, we are moving from a democracy to a dictatorship. Beyond Republican and Democrat, I speak of business and science – the larger constructs of our culture and society.

Time for medical community to reopen for all medical needs

As a Montana physician practicing emergency medicine in rural communities for over 25 years, I feel it is time to share my thoughts and feelings with all my neighbors as our state prepares to transition from “shelter-in-place” to the next phase of our battle against COVID-19.

Politics requires thinking for yourself

Dear Editor,

Bigger is not better; break up packers

Dear Editor,

Reopening won’t make things better

Dear Editor,

Reopen but proceed in stages

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As a Montana physician practicing in a rural community I feel it is timely to share my thoughts and feelings with all my neighbors as our state prepares to transition from “shelter-in-place” to the next phase of our battle against COVID-19.

Fake news and fear take away liberty

Dear Editor,

The deep state’s Propaganda Pushing Press (PPP) are experts in the distribution of fake news and fear in order to take away from the people’s wealth and liberty. They create a crisis and never let a serious crisis go to waste.

When the people willingly stop going to work, or exchange their blood-bought freedom for the fake news promise of safety, we deserve and will have neither. When the people fear their government equals tyranny, when the government fears the people equals liberty.

Packers profit while producers lose billions

Dear Editor, The madness has to stop. The cattle industry is estimated

The madness has to stop. The cattle industry is estimated to lose $136 billion. Billion!

Does that make sense to you? Have you seen the beef shelves at the grocery store? The demand for beef is high, but retailers are sold out. How could the cattle industry possibly be estimated to lose billions of dollars?

Vote as if you own public lands

Dear Editor,

An astounding 98% of Montanans say outdoor recreation is important to their quality of life. As we practice social distancing, our nearly 38 million acres of public land and our access laws are the envy of most Americans. In addition to providing respite in uncertain times, our open spaces support more than 71,000 jobs and are the bedrock of Montana’s $7 billion outdoor recreation industry, the second largest sector of our economy.

Poll

Do you think Montana is ready to move on to the next phase of the governor's re-opening plan?