Opinion

They have taken the ‘plan’ out of Planning Board

Published on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 12:00am

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Kudos to the Park County Health Department 

Published on Fri, 02/12/2021 - 2:30pm

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I received my first COVID vaccine the last week in January from the Park County Health Department. I wish to commend the Department on its seamless procedure.  

The freedom we must protect above all else

Published on Fri, 02/12/2021 - 2:28pm

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What’s left to say that hasn’t already been said about hate and violence, greed and exploitation, hypocrisy and lies? It’s all been said, thousands of times, and nothing changes. There is no discourse, no intent of critical thinking. Accusations abound. So now what? How do we stop the downward spiral? 

Impeachment — the sequel

Published on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 9:40am
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A shout-out to out-of-state tax money winding up in Montana

Published on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 9:39am

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Once again Mr. Brainerd submits a letter without bothering to do research. This time he’s upset because Senator Jon Tester has voted to support President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package. He doesn’t bother to mention that the package has not been finalized and provisions are being added and subtracted on a daily basis. 

They just won’t quit

Published on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 9:38am

So, call us slow — but we’re starting to see a trend here.

— Person with job tells people who also have jobs that they no longer have a job.

— Same person, the one who still has a job, explains how taking jobs from other people will make our planet so, so, so much better. And safer.

— Panting reporters, who all still have jobs despite doing them so poorly, dumbly nod their heads.

— Repeat.

The Constitution demands accountability

Published on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:00am

Long before Tuesday’s opening of former president Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, Senate Republicans largely coalesced around a strategy to acquit him: Rely on the constitutional argument — however specious — that a president cannot be convicted in the Senate if he’s already left office. Trump’s recently reshuffled legal team obliged them in their avoidance of holding Trump accountable by relying heavily on this defense in their final pre-trial filing Monday.

The Capitol trial on the president’s riot

Published on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:00am

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald John ‘frump opened Tuesday afternoon. It’s the Super Bowl of all impeachments, with a single charge: The president incited an insurrection against Congress to overturn the 2020 election. Nothing like it has ever happened in our American story.

The minimum wage can be tricky

Published on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:00am
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There are studies — oh, there are studies — on how hiking the minimum wage affects employment. And good studies contradict other good studies. The problem is that the mechanics linking wages to jobs have a lot of moving parts. The details matter.

The rollout

Published on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 4:30pm
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