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Dear Editor, So, Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Some would argue that ruling never should have been made in the first place. Others, those who gleefully rejoice over its dissolution, are the same ones who believe that the government has power over us, granted by God. While that may or may not be the case, those who choose to believe thusly are well within their rights, as long as they don’t try to take away someone else’s right not to believe that! This is national news. Some might be asking, “what does it have to do with us here in littl...
Dear Editor, I turned to the last five minutes of Dr. Phil on Friday evening and was pleasantly surprised at his topic: Missing Indigenous People.” The show featured mostly women and children missing. I’m from Wyoming and have lived here fr years, and the lack of information on missing indigenous people has deeply saddened me. Letters to our state government might help. Thank you, Edie French Whitehall, Montana...
Most vegans have probably seen way more videos of animals being slaughtered than your everyday person. Anything you may do as a hobby, someone does professionally and earns their living that way. The thicker your thighs are, the more puppies can lay on your lap. Cats probably think we are kneeding our keyboards when we type and don’t understand why we don’t ever get to the part where we lay down on it. Some people’s calculator history is more embarrassing than their search history. We’re very lucky that mosquitoes aren’t as hard to kill as f...
Dear Jo, Well, it is summer. People run around in too little clothing, drive too fast and everywhere you go there are MORE people. I just want people to behave better. As a matter of fact, they could all stay home and make my day. Signed, Prefers Quiet Dear Quiet, For Heaven’s sake, get yourself together! Signed, Jo Dear Jo, Have you ever met someone that just looks all put together, every time you see them?! Seriously, I believe some women don’t have enough to do. How do you always have your hair perfect, your nails done, no wrinkles in you...
Over the centuries those who are skeptical of Jesus Christ, and specifically his resurrection from the dead, suggest that his followers perpetrated a major hoax. For the Christian we understand that Christ’s resurrection is a hinging factor for all we believe; because if Jesus did not rise from the dead, our hope is unfounded. What’s a person to do? I would suggest like other biblical apologists that we look at the evidence and examine the case like a crime scene. First, looking at Christ’s direct teachings, we discover that in Mark 8:31 Jesus...
ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you can expect anything to happen this week, which makes it an ideal time to fall in love or fall back in love. Throw caution to the wind and welcome romance. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, don't be surprised if a former romantic partner or close friend reconnects with you this week. It may be possible to rekindle this connection if you so desire. GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 Don’t hesitate to try something new this week, Gemini. You’ll likely be surprised at what you discover you enjoy. You may even meet some interesting peopl...
The fact humans have so much trouble understanding each other’s differences says that they aren’t ready for extraterrestrial contact. The ultimate proof that there are no such things as ghosts is the fact that ghosts never haunt serial killers’ homes, even when bodies are hidden there. Military-grade evokes a positive connotation unless it’s food. Society decided that 18 is an adult with no scientific proof whatsoever. The roof of your mouth isn’t the roof, it’s the ceiling. The top of your head is the roof and everything in between is...
Dear Jo, Have you ever listened to a song and had thoughts that you wish life could be that way? Movies make me feel the same way. I feel incredibly happy when the movie is happy, sad when the movie is sad...all the emotions. Am I naive to believe we should always be paying attention to the wonderful possibilities and be working for them in our own lives? I want all that romance, those amazing feelings. Tell me I am not crazy. Signed, Looking on the Bright Side Dear Looking, Heavens to Murgatroyd, girl, get those feet back on earth and your...
Peter Stoner, philosopher and mathematician at Pasadena College a few years ago, described the probability of Jesus Christ fulfilling just 8 of those 300 Messianic prophecies are described in the Old Testament record. “Try to visualize this probability, if you mark one of ten tickets, place all of the tickets in a hat, thoroughly stir them, and then ask a blindfolded person to draw one, his chance of getting the right ticket respectively is 1 out of 10.” Now: follow him and my notes: “Now suppose we take 10 17 (that is ten times ten, times ten,...
ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are on fire lately. There’s seemingly nothing you touch that won’t turn to gold afterward. This trend will continue, but try not to let it go to your head. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, unless you take swift action, you could be heading for a financial free-fall. Start to pull back spending for a while and see if the situation will right itself. GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 It’s time to make amends with someone who did you wrong, Gemini. Life is too short to hold grudges, and this person has mended his or her ways since...
Generation X and Millennials will probably be the first generations in recent history to tell their kids about how much easier life was when they were kids. If you walk on the treadmill for an hour, it is considered normal. But if you walk around your dining room table for an hour, it is considered weird or mentally unwell. If you get paid minimum wage, your employer is probably willing to pay you even less if they could. Your bones will probably never make contact with another person’s bones. Being a construction worker in a world where s...
Let me be completely honest. The moment I put a newspaper edition to bed I am immediately beginning the next one. My computer layout is always a week ahead, while events of this week are still happening, and my brain is all over the place. Really, I'm not even sure my brain is attached to anything anymore, I feel like it is always just spinning. Last week I goofed. And I goofed big. When the election happened on Tuesday, June 7, that week's paper was already at the printing press. When I...
Dear Editor, Congratulations Gary! Having collected signatures from over 13,000 registered voters in our 40 county Eastern District, Gary Buchanan, Independent, will be on the November 8th general election ballot. It’s a four-way race. An “R”, a “D”, an “L”, and an Independent. What did we learn from these 13,000 Montanans? First, voters are disillusioned with party leaders throwing accusations at one another, like a ping pong game, trying to score points. Second, voters feel, with justification, that the parties have been captured by e...
Dear Jo, I own a small business. I love my store and feel protective of my space, but I also feel like I am welcoming as well. A customer came in with their dog. I allow dogs, I love dogs, and I do feel there is the assumption customers will control their dogs. This customer came in and their dog peed on a sheepskin hide in my store. Yes, peed. The customer did NOTHING! He did not clean it up, did not offer to clean it up, and did not offer to pay for the damage. I was not in the store at the time or I may have been arrested. I am still angry...
The winning side in a court case usually has the preponderance of evidence on its side: eyewitness testimony, clear detail of either innocence or guilt, and corroborating evidence and exhibits all assist the jury to determine its decision. We hope that truth comes to the surface. But, speculation is only guesswork. “Truth,” said Stephen Vincent Bennet, “is a hard dear to hunt.” The New Testament Gospels have outside support from history itself. In fact, accurate accounts had been building within the Greek culture for more than 300 years....
ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Friendships are worth their weight in gold, Aries. That is good news considering you could make an important friend this week, but only if you put yourself out there. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 You just may be at your best this week, Taurus. Others will take notice of this immediately. Work finally begins to pay off, and it’s a good time to begin a project. GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 There is something waiting for you in the great outdoors, Gemini. You have to gather the gumption to go out there and find it. You will have plenty of oppo...
Hey, everyone! To anyone who attended Top Gun Maverick this weekend, I want to say thank you for coming to enjoy a great movie and for having patience with our staff. This weekend was the busiest the theater has been in the seven years I have operated the Star; it’s a great reminder of why the theatre is important to our town. We had 535 people come to one central location and have an experience together as a community. This is exactly what the theatre is here for. Since the building was built in the 1910s it has been the gathering place for t...
Dear Editor, Now that the Animal Shelter mill levy has been voted down for the second time by a margin ten times larger than it was voted down the first time, it is time for the County Commissioners to take action. They should sit down with the Sheriff, people from ALL the animal shelters in the County, people from the Butte and Helena animal shelters, the local veterinarians, and anyone else who wants to help and figure out (1) what the County’s animal shelter needs really are and (2) how they can best be addressed in a reasonable fashion. T...
Dear Editor, The lengthy letter in your issue of June 8th contains a lot of statements about guns. Some of them seem pretty fictional to me. Here is a fact: In 2021 Chicago had 797 homicides. Chicago has about the strongest laws against private gun ownership of any place in the USA. In 2021 the state of Montana had 50 homicides. Montana has one of the highest rates of private gun ownership in any of the 50 states of the USA. Montana is also one of the states whose laws allow the most freedom to keep and bear arms. I have been around guns...
Dear Editor, It’s a wonderful life! I originally titled this, It’s A Wonderful Job, but working at Whitehall Community Library is really a lifestyle. The Library is a welcoming, fun environment where everyone is treated like family. And the job truly is wonderful. There is so much going on, it’s sometimes a whirlwind of people, programming, and activities. Whether we are “Going on a Bear Hunt” with preschoolers through trees made of chairs, guiding our grade school science group through creating room-sized marble runs, launching vinegar a...
Dear Editor, In response to the blatant misinformation in June 8th’s “Letter to the Editor,” I find it interesting the writer is quoting an article by Sally Martinelli that is published in the same issue of the Whitehall Ledger. How did Mr. Johnson know this article would be published? Perhaps the Editor could explain this apparent coordinated attack on our Second Amendment Rights? Mr. Johnson is using left-leaning and biased Anti Gun organizations, as one of his sources. Right out of the Liberal/Socialist playbook, in an attempt to convi...
Dear Jo, I am always amazed by Montana. What a beautiful state! I moved here last winter. Is the weather always this volatile? It is hot one day, cold and rainy, even snowy, the next. I keep getting caught with the wrong clothing on! How the heck do I prepare for the weather around here?! Signed, Sun Burned and Shivering Dear Sun Burned, Always have layers, either on you or with you. It is prudent to carry some food and water in your vehicle at all times. Make sure your gas stays above half a tank. Binoculars should be in your car, just for...
At age 30, you’ve spent a month having birthdays. Have we checked all foods to see if exploding makes them better or did we just stop at corn? We blame society, but we are society. In the scope of the universe, wood is probably far more rare than diamonds, gold and other precious metals. The man bun is the mullet of our generation. A 100lb cat is much scarier than a 100lb dog. As a little kid, teenagers looked big and scary. As an adult, they look like little kids. Animal fact of the day: If you described a giraffe and a unicorn to a person w...
ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 If a difficult problem arises in the days ahead, seek the counsel of someone older or with more experience, Aries. He or she can guide you accordingly and assuage doubts. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Realize that you may have to tone down your reactions and behaviors this week, Taurus. This will earn the respect of those around you. Others are seeking calm and stability. GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 Some of your to-do items may need to be postponed this week, Gemini. You simply have too much going on and no wiggle room if projects or...
Dear Editor, Is there anybody out there…just nod if you can hear me. (P.F.) Entering Whitehall from the east “looms” a message. An affirmation of hate and barbarism. The shameful battle cry of America’s spiritually worn and morally lost. And an ominous epitaph cut into the tombstone of its victims. “Guns. Guns. Guns.” The false God of godless America. “The Gun God” is worshipped like the golden calf in the wilderness by those drunk with addiction and pathological ignorance of the truth. “Guns. Guns. Guns.” The #1 cause of death for children,...
