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Dear Editor, I did not realize that Joe Biden has so many Relatives. Fritz Rehbein, Rozet, WY Dear Editor, This letter continues honoring our veterans. Between Korea and Vietnam War years there were people who served in the military and were well supported and honored. When Vietnam arrived, many were drafted and many volunteered for the military. They also served very well wherever they were. Many were well supported. However, an anti-war faction created lots of misery in the press and other ways. Our Vietnam Veterans served well and have made...
Dear Editor; November 11th is Veteran’s Day. This is the 75th year after the end of WWII. As a very small child I remember being held and hugged by lots of veterans, WWI neighbors and many returning vets from WWII. While I was too young to understand the conversations, I could tell they really respected each other and helped each other. Many of the vets were home on leave and re-enlisting. Korea came and more vets left for service. All of the vets were honored for their services in my community of Butte Creek and the surrounding area. Over t...
Ed: We print Letters to the Editor as written. Dear Editor, This is to let our veterans know that I am forever grateful to them for all they gave; that I have the freedom to write this article, the freedom to vote (next Tues.), the freedom to live where I want and engage in the occupation of my choice. I write this at this time because Veteran’s Day is here (Nov. 11) but I believe every day is Veteran’s Day. We don’t just enjoy our freedoms on one day. Thank you, veterans, for all you’ve given us. Sincerely, Annie Brimmer Editor: There’s...
O’Donnell a No Show at PSC Meetings Being elected to represent the interest of the people of District 2 before the Montana Public Service Commission is a serious job. Tony O’Donnell, the incumbent representative, prefers to “phone it in” rather than put in the time and effort for effective representation. Although he started his term in 2017 with attendance at PSC meetings slightly over 80% he apparently lost interest in the position, attending only 66% of the meetings in 2018, 52% in 2019, and with an abysmal attendance rate of 25% in pre-COV...
To the Editor, The other day, I saw an ad from Senator Daines’ campaign that falsely claimed Governor Bullock doesn’t support the Second Amendment. We all know Governor Bullock, and I think we can agree that’s just not true. Governor Bullock is a gun owner and life-long hunter. He clearly understands the importance the Second Amendment has to many Montana families, because it matters to his own family. I really respect that Bullock has always treated gun violence as a public health issue, and not a political one. He also supported bills on back...
Letter to the Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused much change in 2020. As a candidate for Range Telephone Board of Trustees in District II, I have been unable to make myself and my ideas known to the voting membership in a one on one setting. Consequently, I am relying almost solely on remote communication in order to introduce myself and express my ideas. Never before has the need for communication technology been greater than it is today, whether we use that technology for distance learning, work-from-home, on-line shopping,...
Something Is Rotten on the PSC There’s a quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet that goes, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”. This has come to refer to corruption from the top down in a political body. And so goes the Montana Public Service Commission and its problems. First there was the spying, stealing, and publishing of emails by one commissioner on another. In early May, Commissioner Koopman, who had his emails stolen and published, attempted to censure Commissioner Pinnochi, who did the stealing. The other 3 commissioners just sa...
Billy, I want to commend Governor Steve Bullock for doing what many governors in rural states like ours were unable or unwilling to do -- work with both parties to expand access to health care and boost our economy through Medicaid expansion. By bringing Republicans and Democrats together, Governor Bullock led the way in making health care more affordable for nearly 1 in 10 Montanans, including 10,000 veterans and their families. But Medicaid expansion did much more than make our state healthier. It was also integral in saving many of our rural...
Billy, The foxes bring back a good memory - we raised one, one summer. It finally ran away (maybe to the river). Our little dog was seen playing with it in the field by the Tastee Freez. I sure enjoyed Joe’s Mexico trips. I look forward to reading them each year. I sure have been missing a lot of my friends too. Mamie Denson...
By Joe Stuver (Continued from last week) After wandering over half of central Mexico last year, and getting caught in the nightmare nighttime traffic of Guadalajara, I actually had the route down well for this year's adventure. The two-lane coastal highway traffic is really slow, with lots of putt-putt 20-mile-per-hour mopeds, or even slower-traveling bicycles, along with ancient farm vehicles. Plus, in Mexico, there are topes (speed bumps) everywhere. They are of different heights; some you...
By Joe Stuver My idyllic several months in Mexico flashed by in a flurry of friendship, wonderful food, soft, sweet smelling hugs and happy people. I stopped downtown to my favorite street side restaurants to say farewell, and exchange hugs, with owners Sarah and Carmen, eating yet one more wonderful, traditional Mexican meal. My final evening was spent, then, with my family of friends, at a very good sushi place just down the street from my home. Sushi is actually very popular among Mexicans, and of course the fare comes directly from the sea...
Hello Powder River County Voters, My name is John Wayne Olson, I am the son of Grant and Mary Olson. I am running as an Independent in the November Election for County Commissioner. You will not see my name in the June Primaries, but I want to wish my opponents both the best of luck. As a 4th generation rancher, Jennie and I run a diversified operation. I am also the sole proprietor of Lazy J bar O Fencing. I am active in the community, as a Powder River/ Carter County Young Farmer and Rancher Board member and was on the county fair board. I...
I recently was in Milton, Iowa where I looked for the grave of Mary Mills, which I believe to be kinfolk prior to 1920 and I was able to locate her grave, born in 1880 and died in 1932. I had a very interesting journey and searched through the graveyard, one might have thought he was in the graveyard at Broadus, Ekalaka, Boyes or Alzada, certainly the Tri State Area. My curiosity is if any folks who have roots to the Milton area came West in the last century, it amazes me that so many in the Milton graveyard have surnames which fit this area....
Billy, At the end of January, Ray Traub became ill with what was thought the flu, on February 1st it was discovered that he had viral meningitis and shingles on his brain, leading to encephalitis and pneumonia. On February 11th Ray was moved to the Billings Clinic. Nine days later he contracted pneumonia again! Ray is now at the Advanced Care Hospital of Montana where he will receive care to help him recover from this very serious illness. Melinda has been by his side from day one. This has meant hotel stays, traveling back and forth and...
Dear Editor, I am a retired rancher from Powder River County, member of Northern Plains Resource Council, and along with other ranchers and consumers, have been fighting for mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling for nearly 20 years. We’re not alone; we have worked with producer groups Montana Cattlemen’s Association and Montana Farmers Union on COOL. We had it in Montana in 2005 and led the way for federal COOL in 2013, and our goal at the last legislature was to restore COOL for our ranchers and consumers. We worked closely with respected Sen...
Remember to set your clocks forward an hour this Saturday night, as Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 AM, Sunday morning. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is an outdated and archaic remnant of a bygone era, originally organized by the Germans and the Austro-Hungarian Empire during WWI in an attempt to try and save energy during the war. In the United States, a form of Daylight Saving was initially instituted in WWI and WWII, and eventually the Uniform Time Act was signed into law in 1966 by Lyndon Johnson, disrupting people’s sleep schedules ever sin...
To the Editor, Some other points to consider when listening to those promoting a socialist agenda for America. Since taxing away fully half of all income made by those making $197,651 or more, as has been suggested, would net the U.S. government just enough to balance its budget, how would scores of socialist programs be paid for? Because the wind frequently doesn't blow or the sun shine, an all-green energy system would need to have back up provided by batteries-batteries that need replacing every three to five years-costing many trillions of...
Remembering Carol Cain Memories of a little girl with pig tails long ago And a strawberry birthmark on her big toe She came into this world down Christmas lane That’s why us older kids chose Carol for her name We loved the Christmas carols we learned in school So thought calling our little sister Carol was cool Mother chose Margaret her first name honoring her great grandmother But we called her Carol because of me and older, younger brother Carol spent her first two years in a log house built by Dad Living among animals and Mother Nature, w...
Billy, Another letter to the editor on socialism: As we anticipate another long election year ahead, and I hear those proposing more socialism for us, perhaps we should contemplate more questions about that system. Knowing that VA hospitals and Indian Health Services (U.S. government-provided healthcare) are notorious for corruption, waste, dangerous practices, long waiting times to see doctors, and not fixing problems, why does anyone believe that a U.S. national healthcare system wouldn't suffer similar problems? Knowing that socialist...
Hi Billy, My thoughts about the death of K Huckins. TRIBUTE Kemo Sahbee. For a time this is how K Huckins and I tagged and greeted each each other. We borrowed the term from one of the oft-recurring Lone Ranger fads. This one during the 1950s, a time when K and I buddied about during our late teens and early twenties. Broadus. Miles City. Billings (Rocky Mountain College). Country dances. Double dating. Beer drinking. Rites of passage. Although distance (1,500 miles) has separated us for many years, I'm now dealing with another passage: the...
To Powder River County, We hear people say all the time how they couldn’t live in a small town because there's nothing to do, or how it doesn't offer them anything. This may be true, we don't have Walmart or Mcdonald’s. But we don't need those things. I am a firm believer that more people would be a lot happier with their life if they would look at what they have instead of what they want. To be a part of such an amazing, upstanding, and most of all caring community is one of the most astonishing things that has happened to our family. The mag...
Portland, OR August 30, 2019 Dear Examiner, Your statement just arrived so it is time to send the annual check for Alvin’s subscription. Although we moved away from Broadus in 1969, Alvin looks forward very much to the arrival of his hometown newspaper. August 2-3, a Kramlich family reunion was held in Bozeman, Montana at the home of Doreen Wright Stoppel and her husband Brian Stoppel. Over 50 descendents of early Broadus residents Fred and Freda Kramlich attended. Fred and Freda had eight children who survived to adulthood. Children and/or g...
By Joe Stuver A lot of folks are wondering how the heck I managed to shoot myself. I’ve also noted, though, that my stupid causes a lot of anxiety for those who care for me. We Stuver “boys” have indeed kept our Guardian Angels pretty dang busy. Come to think of it though, that also transcends into the Patten side of the family. As in most stories, I have to start at the beginning. (You didn’t really think you were going to get off that easy, did you?) With the last back surgery, the installation of an electronic spinal therapy device, I’m act...
Hi Billy, A brief greeting to all the celebrants regarding the 100-year anniversary observation of Powder River County. Having had the good fortune to be born in Broadus, 84 of those 100 years ago, wish I could be there to help celebrate. But it's just not going to happen. Anyway, congratulations and best regards to all - from San Antonio, Texas. ~ Loren Williams...
A poem by Lyman Amsden on his days in the Navy. Some things are kept forever by the crew of the 509. Shore patrol at French Martinique The bars of Fall River, Mass Scolley Square in Boston Bourbon Street in Orleans Snow up to your ass in Adak Scraping paint in Manicani, Pl Steaming past the Statue of Liberty Shrimp boats at Key West The rum factory at Havana, Cuba The natives of Trinidad Shoe shines of Panama City Sidewalk vendors in Cuidad Firing at goats on San Clemente or at targets off old San Juan Watching the shoreline recede at Frisco is...
