Letters To The Editor

Carbon dioxide isn’t bad like you’ve heard

The following are facts about carbon dioxide that were extracted from several scientific publications:

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Coal abounds with beneficial uses

I read with interest the Nov. 6 article by Lorna Thackeray. In the article, the activist Lois Gibbs, who will be one of the speakers at the Northern Plains Resource Council’s annual meeting, states, “Coal is just nasty, there is nothing good about it.”

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Montana’s senators are working for a health plan

Thanks to Sens. Baucus and Tester for supporting a health care plan. We hope they can convince enough others in the Senate as to the critical need in our nation for a workable plan.

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Hanel, Clark ran good mayoral campaigns

Thank you Tom Hanel and Dick Clark for seeking the important office of mayor for the largest city in Montana. In this case, there were no losers in the election; we all won. While we will enjoy having Tom as our new mayor, we still get the experienced services of Dick Clark as a Billings …

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Here’s a lesson in federal retirement

Nancy Lee Coleman’s Nov. 15 letter leads me to offer some not-new “news.” This was sent to me by a senator’s office some years ago, when I had the same misunderstanding she is laboring under — and preaching.

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Those who start pregnancy should act responsibly

The point of contention is not a choice and it’s not a child. It’s a pregnancy, which a man and a woman took the risk and the action to start.

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Uninsured hit-and-run driver avoids responsibility

I am writing this letter for awareness to this common problem. My nephew was hit by a vehicle on Broadwater Avenue.  The female driver hit him and left the scene of the accident. Thank God there was a person behind her who followed her to a house and the police were able to locate her. …

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Gazette sports staff slights the Griz

It looks like The Gazette and their sportswriters fumbled the ball once again. 

Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

It’s important for U.S. to follow international law

Thank you for printing Nat Hentoff’s excellent article “Who needs trials? Kill terror suspects!” It is wonderful to read an honest assessment of what is going on with the use of drones in the Afghan/Pakistan war.

Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Thank God we finally have president who cares

Praise God! Finally a God-fearing president who cares about Native people enough to host the White House Tribal Nations Conference. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize lives up to his word and his heart speaks as he assures Natives they are worthy of support, showing God’s plan of love.…

Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Billings’ school libraries could get expanded use

I have been watching the proposed expensive changes to the public library in Billings. This goes a ways back, but when I was growing up in Davenport, Iowa, the Davenport Public Library had branch libraries in all the junior high schools in town.

Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Disappointed to see Indian Caves’ condition

In August I had occasion to go out to the Indian Caves, which I had not been to in years. I was very disappointed there was nothing left of the Indian paintings but a few smears. Yes, you can look into a glass container and see what was once, but as a tourist and if I had traveled eight m…

Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Wide support shown for cancer fundraiser

A great big thank you goes out to the Billings community for all its support of Pack the Place in Pink — a breast cancer fundraiser!

Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

A wolfer’s response to Montana hunt

Don’t those wolf-huggers realize that we only harvest what we reasonably expect to eat? (Then many of us simply maim and release). Even ranchers realize that wolf hunting is an inefficient method of extinction. Why deny us the luxury of a succulent albino wolf pup? As former vice presid…

Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Reno has done great job for Yellowstone County

As a resident, homeowner and businessman of Yellowstone County since 1957, I attended the meeting where Jim Reno announced his intention to run for county commissioner again in Yellowstone County in 2010.

Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Vaccinations are government-run health care

What am I missing?  So many people up in arms about “government-run health care,” but why aren’t those people drawn like moths to a flame for the weekly classic display of government-run health care that is the H1N1 vaccinations at the Shrine Auditorium?

Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Spend money on health instead of on war

Let’s keep working to reform our health care system.

Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Current medical system in need of big change

It is about time someone had it in them to challenge the current medical system. It is ruining millions of Americans’ lives with high costs and poor treatment. I don’t know if the Obama administrations plan is the “right” one or not, but it is a change. The same ol’ thing is kil…

Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Gazette story, tea party paid tribute to beloved woman

Joyce Michels and Donna Healy both wrote such marvelous articles in The Billings Gazette about Marie Halone and her new cookbook, “Level 3 and Me.” What was even more fabulous was the celebration with over 400 people at Marie’s tea party and book signing at the YAM Nov. 8 after the …

Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Concert review left out anything about chorale

In Jaci Webb’s Nov. 9 review of “Broadway Favorites,” we heard about soloists Bret Weston, Gary Treglown, Michelle Maurer, Susan Sommerfeld, Amy Logan and Becci Larson. We heard about guest artist Doug LaBrecque. We heard about director Anne Harrigan. We heard about the horn section…

Nov 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

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