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I’ve read a handful of opinion pieces recently by self-appointed nature experts who assert that other people are doing wilderness or the outdoors “wrong.”

With the emergence of the video game Pokémon Go last summer, for example, many teens and young adults made their way for the first time into national parks, wildlife refuges and other natural areas to capture their virtual prizes. In turn, many older folks snorted that those young people were missing the point of nature.

During the holidays, many Montanans make our most significant charitable donations of the year. Some research shows almost 25 percent of our personal giving takes place between Christmas and the New Year. 

As a leader in Montana’s nonprofit community, I offer a heartfelt thank you to the hundreds of individuals, families and businesses in the Livingston area who give so generously to nonprofits serving the Livingston community and beyond. 

Back in 1969, by a whopping vote of 339-70, Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives united to pass legislation to do away with the Electoral College .  

I am getting tired of being shot at. The perpetrators may not realize they are shooting at me, but that only makes it worse.

People in the Wild West like to carry their guns with them when they venture into the outdoors. So far, so good. Problems arise when they get bored, pull out said guns and start plinking away at various objects. Shots from a rifle may travel more than a mile. The shooters cannot actually see that far.