Opinion

A Private Military

Published on Tue, 10/24/2017 - 2:08pm

We've fought in Afghanistan for 16 years now. Are we making progress?

After 9/11, we invaded, overthrew the Taliban, killed Osama Bin Laden and -- stayed. Afghanistan is now America's longest war, ever.

President Trump's solution? He'll send several thousand more soldiers.

Erik Prince says he has a better idea -- fight terrorists with only 2,000 American Special Operations personnel, plus "a contractor force" of 6,000.

Prince is the founder of Blackwater, the private military contractor.

Trump Makes Mess of Trade, US Economy Beware

Published on Fri, 10/20/2017 - 1:49pm

America's closest neighbors, Mexico and Canada, rank high on Donald Trump's to-do list of allies to offend. The North American Free Trade Agreement, the president insists, is "the worst deal ever." Actually, it's been a mostly good deal for all three partners. But even if the U.S. stays in it, Trump's crazy-man act has already done the dirty deed, damaging America's ability to compete globally.

ENTERPRISE EDITORIAL: We heard you

Published on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 3:08pm

Three or four weeks ago, The Enterprise made a business decision we thought was pretty harmless – we decided to stop publishing two full pages of TV guides every week.

The decision was basically a budgetary one – the service that makes up those grids charges too much for them, and it took up a lot of space and paper for a fixture with no advertising support.   

Like any business we have to watch our expenses. We assumed most folks get their TV from cable or satellite sources anyway, and those services already provide on-screen grids and program information.

Candidate takes issue with election coverage

Published on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 3:05pm

Editor:

I always find it remarkable that, as a woman, one cannot make a statement to a reporter during an interview, with no mention of any male anywhere and find in the write up of the interview that the reporter has to come up with a male reference as the originator of her ideas. It never ceases to amaze me that people still think that women cannot think for themselves. I am being very honest. It really still amazes me. 

The religious right has become a tribe of sycophants

Published on Tue, 10/17/2017 - 8:38am

WASHINGTON -- At the Family Research Council's recent Values Voter Summit, the religious right effectively declared its conversion to Trumpism.

The president was received as a hero. Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka -- both fired from the White House, in part, for their extremism -- set the tone and agenda. "There is a time and season for everything," said Bannon. "And right now, it's a season for war against a GOP establishment."

The Montana blame game

Published on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 5:11pm
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Gianforte and Zinke have turned their backs on Montana sportsmen

Published on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 5:09pm

Editor:

Never  before has a president taken away monuments, or downsized them. Bears Ears as an example, has thousands of artifacts still on the ground. I was disappointed to see that on Monday, October 9th, 2017, House Natural Resources Chairman Bishop submitted draft legislation (National Monument Creation and Protection Act, HR 3990) to amend the Antiquities Act. The bill was marked up in committee on Wednesday the 11th and passed on a vote of 23-17.

Trump's Long History of Holding Health Care Hostage

Published on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 5:07pm

The story of Donald Trump and health coverage rightly starts with the story of Donald Trump and William Trump.

William was born in 1999, fighting for his life. He suffered seizures, and his breathing stopped twice. William's medical bills were enormous. That's when Donald tried to remove the infant from the Trump family health plan.

Who Will Not Be the 2020 Presidential Nominee

Published on Fri, 10/13/2017 - 8:50am

In 1963, the legendary Russell Baker, writing in The New York Times, explained how we in the press, years before the nation's next presidential campaign, are miraculously able to agree upon who qualify -- and, perhaps more importantly, who do not qualify -- as plausible White House contenders. Baker identified the "Great Mentioner" as the mythical author of this list. (We say such things as, "Sen. Striving and Gov. Driven are frequently mentioned for the national ticket.")

Let’s paint a real picture of Livingston for HuffPost

Published on Thu, 10/12/2017 - 2:38pm

Editor:

You better watch out

You better not cry

Better not pout

I’m telling you why

Huffington Post is coming, to town

From what I’ve read in The Enterprise, some of the powers that be in our community want to make certain that Huffington Post leaves Livingston with a positive, if not varnished view of the town.