Opinion
Gazette opinion: Check out other options before picking library plan
There’s no doubt that our library is heavily used. But it’s not used as well as it could be. A building designed as a library would allow for better supervision of young patrons. A well-designed library would offer easy access for people with disabilities. A good 21st-century libr…
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Guest opinion: Oily attack ad ignores Montana energy facts
You’ve probably seen the slick, negative ads on TV, claiming that I voted against the American Clean Energy and Security Act because of contributions from “big oil and energy interests.” These accusations are dishonest and false. The legislation these ads endorse is bad for America …
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:10 am | Loading…
Gazette opinion: Ups & Downs
Ups and Downs gives a quick take on news of the week.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Guest opinion: ‘Hole truth’ on Medicare prescription drug coverage
As the push to overhaul the
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Guest Opinion: News not all bad for Montana newspapers
The shape of news media is transforming radically. The potent admixture of digital revolution and economic downturn has evoked sweeping change within the modern media landscape, while the growing prevalence of unverified amateur voices and ideologically based coverage is challenging the q…
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Gazette opinion: Educator for a Day brings local leaders into public schools
The nearly 70 business people, state legislators and city officials who participated in Educator for a Day are commended for taking the time from their busy schedules to look inside our local public schools. They committed their time to gaining the insight that is vital to engaging the co…
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Columnists
Cokie Roberts & Steven V. Roberts: Deadly triumph of statistics over women’s health
What were they thinking? A panel of scientists has issued guidelines for breast cancer screening that could undo years of education and advocacy that have saved tens of thousands of lives. In a report that smacks of health care rationing, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends…
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
E.J. Dionne: America would benefit from civilian ROTC
WASHINGTON — Imagine a time when government work was exciting, widely admired and much sought after.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
David Broder: Obama should take general’s Afghanistan advice quickly
WASHINGTON — The more President Barack Obama examines our options in Afghanistan, the less he likes the choices he sees. But, as the old saying goes, to govern is to choose — and he has stretched the internal debate to the breaking point.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Robert J. Samuelson: ‘Reform’ bills expand benefits without controlling costs
WASHINGTON — There is an air of absurdity to what is mistakenly called “health care reform.” Everyone knows that the United States faces massive governmental budget deficits as far as calculators can project, driven heavily by an aging population and uncontrolled health costs. Recov…
Nov 17, 2009 | 7:55 pm | Loading…
George Will: Historic war photo fabricated death scene
NEW YORK — The 20th century was 100 years of amplitude. It overflowed with barbarous fighting faiths, wars enveloping continents, and graphic journalism assaulting global audiences with scenes of shocking immediacy. The Spanish Civil War, although small in terms of the number of combata…
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The buck stops nowhere in Washington
The good news: Both parties finally agree on an important element of public policy.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
E.J. Dionne: Don’t let abortion destroy health care reform
WASHINGTON — For some years, Democrats have denounced parodies casting their party as utterly closed to the views of those who oppose abortion. Last weekend, Democrats proved conclusively that they are, indeed, a big tent — and many in the ranks are furious.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Ellen Goodman: Setting up the false choice on health reform
BOSTON — It was one of those small shocks that come unexpectedly in the wake of a death. Just days after the country had buried Ted Kennedy, Cardinal Sean O’Malley took to his blog to defend himself from critics attacking him for presiding over the funeral of a pro-choice senator.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Nat Hentoff: Who needs trials? Kill terror suspects!
In October, during an interactive session with students in Pakistan, a female medical student praised Hillary Clinton for inspiring women, but then the same admirer asked the secretary of state how the United States justifies using those CIA remote-controlled Predator drone planes without…
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
David Broder: Giving WWII veterans wings to their memorial
WASHINGTON — A couple of weeks before Veterans Day, I went down to the World War II Memorial on the Mall to join Bob and Elizabeth Dole and a group of elderly soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen from her hometown of Salisbury, N.C., who had been flown to Washington that morning to get…
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:00 pm | Loading…
