Opinion

Bringing U.S. manufacturing back requires policy changes

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Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, and cobalt. What do these metals have in common? These are all metals found in smart products ranging from your iPhone, smart T.V., and the latest electric vehicles. They are also metals found in abundance here in the “Treasure State."

Advent is the season to find the message of peace

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There is little doubt that modern culture has become increasingly polarized. Political scandal, societal dissonance, and general un-neighborliness have become the norm. Disagreements divide us, depression assaults us, and hopeless ness besieges us. Occasional tragedies unite us, of course, but only for a time. In spite of our deep need for it, peace is hard to come by these days. It is into this fray that Advent breaks in, proclaiming to our weary world, “Peace on earth, good-will to men.” It was a message for the lowly shepherds all those years ago, and it is a message for us too. Can you hear it? It is the message of peace.

Angel’s front door

I used to have a friend who lived in Paris - Angel.

Peer-reviewed journals have reliable information

Dear Editor,

Our freedoms are disappearing

Dear Editor, In the Nov. 13 edition of the News-Argus, Rachel Stansber

In the Nov. 13 edition of the News-Argus, Rachel Stansberry wrote of one of the good uses of money from the BBB bill for water systems around our state. No doubt for the one good use there are a hundred not so good and wasteful lining the pockets of the “good ole’ boys” system. But we do not hear of those through our local news systems because any national news is copied from AP or USA Today that seem to leave out both sides of a story.

It just makes sense

Dear Editor,

By the time this letter is published the Supreme Court will probably have made its decision on abortion. Let's face the elephant in the room. The woman did not get pregnant by herself. If the Supreme Court has decided to control the woman's body then let's also control the man's body as well.

Hoping for better days ahead for Denton

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The people of Denton are in our thoughts and prayers once again this week. For the second time in five months, wildfire has wreaked havoc in and around the town.

A downed power line appears to have ignited the blaze, which combined with 60 degree temperatures and 60 miles per hour winds to create a nightmare scenario. Aerial photos from Thursday confirm the entire town was in danger of burning.

For better and worse, we’re all connected

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It’s a cliché to say that everything’s connected. But we live in a world where this is clearly true. Ideas, goods, services, workers, tourists, commerce, communications, drugs, crime, migrants, refugees, weapons, climate impacts… and, of course, viruses: They all cross borders constantly.

Keeping kids healthy

As Montana physicians caring for children, we recommend strongly and without reservation that all newly eligible children, as well as all teenagers and adults, receive a COVID vaccine. Vaccination is a tool to train your immune system to recognize a virus or bacteria before you are exposed to it. After you or your child receive a COVID vaccination, your body’s own immune cells can do a much more effective job in protecting you from illness. Vaccination gives your body a head start, while avoiding all the risks and complications associated with getting infected.

A GLANCE BACK

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Winter sports were on the minds of many people in Central Montana 55 years ago. The News-Argus published its “First Annual Winter Recreation Edition” on Dec. 11, 1966. The edition included photos of skiers at Kendall and a story about the Olympic luge run being planned for Maiden. There was also a big story about the proposed ski area at Crystal Lake. The photo above shows members of the Silver Mountain Ski Club discussing plans for the new ski area south of Lewistown. Shown here are (clockwise, starting in left foreground) Mark Kaschke, Clint Diekman, Dave Morrison, Bob Fabian, Dr. Joe Fraser and Frank Hanzel. Standing at right is Jim Guslander. Tom Moe, Jerry Johnson and Bob Noel were unable to attend the meeting. The article about the development said, it has the “potential for being one of the major ski trails in North America.”