Columns Articles
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
Elections may hurt or help our natural resources
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2012
One of the primary reasons many outdoors-minded people have chosen to live in Montana is the love of the landscape and the unlimited outdoor opportunities this great state has to offer. &nb...
Isn't it really nice to be asked
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2012
He may look like the stuffy academic type, but James Lipton, host of Bravo channel's "Inside the Actors Studio," knows how to play nice with the politicos. Aft...
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Like a pig at the trough, I want it all
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2012
My friend Kathy invited me to be her guest at her swank condo on the beach in Mexico. I would even fly on her companion ticket. The whole trip would hardly cost anything. I said the only...
Havre should have its own House District
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Recently Hi-Line voters had the rare opportunity to voice their opinions on how Havre and north-central Montana legislative districts should look for the next 10 years when the Montana Di...
Bringing the afterschool message to D.C.
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2012
This past week, I joined hundreds of fellow afterschool program directors, as well as afterschool students (including my daughter Emily) and other advocates from across the country spending two...
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Preparing Montana’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Graduation Matters Montana. All across the state, students are walking across the stage to receive their diplomas and celebrating this significant milestone with their families and...
Friday, May 11th, 2012
The conception and development of my in-house out-house
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
A gray compact car eased up to the curb in front of my house. Two women got out and started up my walk. I had seen them drive up, so I met them at the door. They seemed hesitant. A...
Preparing Montana’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Graduation Matters Montana. All across the state, students are walking across the stage to receive their diplomas and celebrating this significant milestone with their families and friend...
North 40: Clap your hands, Montanans
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
A recent 24/7 Wall St. website article, "The most, and least, safe states in America," looks at statistics from the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace to compile lists of the t...
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Weather delayed but didn’t stop Havre Pride
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Editor: Mother Nature really didn’t cooperate with our first Havre Pride cleanup on April 28. And, she came back the next weekend with a not so nice day to clean up Havre. In s...
Join AARP and the letter carriers to help Stamp Out Hunger in Montana
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Every day more than 20,000 older Montanans face the risk of hunger. They’re our friends, our neighbors and our family, and they don’t want to be a burden, so they suffer in silence....
24/7 Sobriety Program makes our roads safer
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
One year ago, on May 6, 2011, Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed House Bill 106 into law. That law authorized a new program — the 24/7 Sobriety Program — and heralded a...
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Plastic bags aren’t just ugly, they’re costly to taxpayers
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
I recently read Pam Burke’s column titled “Confessions of a former plastic bag fan” (page 4, April 27) with great interest as parts of our property are located directly west a...
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Corporate secrecy out of place in Montana
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Montanans hold sacred our right of informed participation in government decisions. This right is now enshrined in our Montana Constitution, one of several provisions intended to help...
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Culture has always been freely shared
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2012
From a diatribe of mine a few weeks ago, some readers may have gotten the impression that I have disdain for media companies, copyrights and associated law. But that’s not it. &...
Friday, May 4th, 2012
On the cutting edge of dieting technology
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012
NEWS FLASH: Japanese researchers discover “diet-glasses!” Island nation sinks under piles of uneaten “raw squid, wrapped in beef entrails” sushi. Resea...
When grandparents go wild
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012
Grandparents Paul and Belinda Berloni were arrested Sunday by Sarasota County Florida sheriff's deputies for driving their SUV down a public access road while drunk ... and towing their 7-year-...
Plastic sacks cause damage to environment
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2012
For many years now, I have been hearing comments from many Havre and Hill County residents concerning the visual problems associated with blowing plastic sacks throughout the county. Plastic sa...
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Failed a test and fell in love, all in one night
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
I am firmly in favor of denial. In fact, I recommend everybody stay in denial as long as possible. Willful ignorance is the land of bliss. But all good things must end. The end of my deni...
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Pioneers move from cyberspace to outer space
Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012
About 50 years ago, outer space was the future, with the USA and USSR battling to see who go farther and explore more. After the Soviets went broke and America declared victor...
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Confessions of a former plastic bag fan
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012
I am a bag lady. I am a budding recycling vigilante. Pam Burke I am a jumper-on-er of the "re-use and save" bandwagon. I now shu...
Helena delegation should stand for life, liberty
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2012
The 2011 session in Helena no more than ended and the 2012 campaign season was in full swing. Candidates have hit the ground running. The economy continues to be the number one issue across the...
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Harem, scarem: or, my life in the seraglio
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012
My friends, Cheryl and her husband Dave, are touring Spain and Portugal this summer. They will stay the nights in monasteries, fortresses and castles. In one stronghold, many of the bedro...
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Secret Service agents get lonely too
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
People need pets; except tropical fish, which are a form of fungus. Your typical dog or yak provides unconditional love, devotion, and a furry surface to caress — much like your Fed Ex dri...
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Traditional businesses should embrace technology, but often don’t
Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012
TV/movie studios and record labels are fighting for their survival against an army of cyber-pirates. This is nothing new. The same acts and feelings of...
