Letters

Neurotoxin that took my dog should be banned

Published on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 3:21pm

Editor:

I am a dog owner, and strive to follow the city ordinances on controlling my pets. Despite my best attempts, my French Brittany was an escape artist on the level of Houdini, and could run like a cheetah. I have fortified my fence to prevent him from going over, or under, yet he still managed to give me the slip. I bought a GPS collar, which has allowed me to track him and retrieve him in a relatively short time. Note that I am referring to him in the past tense.

Time to walk the talk on clean energy

Published on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 4:49pm

Editor:

Last month my 7-year-old daughter had the honor and opportunity to make a speech to 100-plus kids and Gov. Steve Bullock about why she wants to protect Montana’s clean air, water and climate from pollution.

In her speech, she said she wants Montana families to be healthy and strong, and thinks that we should use energy from the sun and the wind instead of dirty energy sources like coal. She looked directly at the governor and said, “Governor Bullock, I want snow when I grow up.” Clever girl.

Don’t punish people for their abilities

Published on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 4:47pm

Editor:

With all the recent political rhetoric that has filled our lives recently, I felt compelled to write this letter to dispel some of the myths our illustrious candidates have dispensed in their campaigns.

Man should not have been killed

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 3:59pm

Editor:

Good City Commission listening session

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 3:58pm

Editor:

Saturday’s City Commission listening session went very well. There were a number of new faces and great discussions. One topic several people were interested in discussing was Spring Cleanup. Apparently, the newspaper missed writing an article to inform the residents that Spring Cleanup was back. The City Commission, bless their hearts, had decided to reverse their previous decision to discontinue that much-beloved city event.  So, for all who missed that announcement … Spring Cleanup is back again! The city staff  will announce dates.

Modeling behavior for our kids on clean air, water, energy

Published on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 3:57pm

Editor:

Something unique happened in Helena earlier this month. More than 150 Montana kids packed the State Capitol for the Kids Clean Air Press Conference. The ordinarily stately Governor’s Reception Room was decorated with hundreds of colorful handprints from kids all over the state carrying the message: “The Future is in Our Hands.” 

Families from all over the state converged on the Capitol to share their story and hear Gov. Bullock speak. The message was clear: We must work together to protect Montana’s clean air and clean water.

Pop Stand expansion problems

Published on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 3:33pm

Editor:

This week’s news about the planned expansion of the Pop Stand’s business model is certainly surprisingly new to many of us neighbors who live in easy earshot and will likely suffer the “fallout” of such plans! Contrary to what the new owners/manager say in the article, nobody I know of had any idea about what the Pop Stand’s plans are, despite our interests in knowing since this great little restaurant closed a couple years back ... also to our surprise.

Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis

Published on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 3:31pm

Editor:

What a difference 54 years can make in our foreign policy regarding Cuba. In 1961 after the Bay of Pigs and in 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy was trying his best to eliminate Fidel Castro, and in 2016 President Obama is shaking his brother Raul’s hand.

Listening sessions

Published on Thu, 04/07/2016 - 3:31pm

Editor:

I have provided a community listening session once a month for the last five months. This is an opportunity for anyone in the community to voice their concerns, complaints, and ask any question regarding the functions of their city government, in a relaxed and informal environment. 

We’re not for sale

Published on Thu, 04/07/2016 - 3:28pm

Editor:

Our gateway communities are not for sale. I am amused by the recent ads in The Livingston Enterprise taken out by the Crevice Mining Group. They offer door prizes to get you in the door to support their plans for gold mining on the border of Yellowstone National Park.