IN OUR OPINION

School district right to be proactive, but with care

Park County School District 1 administrators are being proactive, or at least quick to react, to parents’ concerns regarding some of the most controversial issues being raised across the nation …
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Revised regulations that build on the new Park County Land Use Plan can’t come soon enough. At last Tuesday’s Park County Commission meeting, as the commissioners discussed whether …
The elephant in the room in the stir surrounding a proposed change in the name of Northwest College is declining enrollments of recent years. It’s true NWC enrollment has fallen off. In …
Voting is one of the most important tasks a citizen of this country can perform, and because of that I was heartened to see how many people had voted Oct. 8, the first day of early voting in Park …
Can seniors really apply to basically cut their property taxes in half on Park County homes next year? It sounds too good to be true. But under a law passed by the last Legislature, it is …
The Northwest College Board of Trustees will be discussing the possibility of changing the name to Yellowstone College at the Oct. 14 meeting.  One thing the trustees will be looking at as …
Columns
One real quick-like way to turn readers against a writer is to get political, so prepare the torches and pitchforks. Let me be clear, (cliché borrowed from Kamala), I'm not part of the Trump …
This is the last month to participate in the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge, celebrating the 80th birthday of this iconic mascot. Stop by the library and grab the reading challenge form and help …
When is the last time you would have described your life as being in a state of bliss? What would you be willing to do to get there? Would you be willing to give up your phone? Would you be willing …
Today’s question … how to keep a photographer down on the farm after he’s lived in shutterbug Shangri-La? Discuss. An avid photo guy bringing his cameras back to his …
By definition reformation is: The action or process of reforming an institution or practice. As we approach the last days in October, we also approach the day we choose to remember the …
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Letters to the Editor
Regarding the college name change
Dear editor: Because of a long time relationship with Northwest College, I would prefer to leave the name as it is. I do not feel the need to change it justifies the cost of a change. …
Come to board meetings to voice concerns, not just at election time
Dear editor: I started to go to the school board candidate forum put on by the PCSD1 Parents Group on Oct. 9 but something came up and I had to leave, however after reading the article today …
State shooting complex project does include tourism dollars
Dear editor: “There you go again” was a phrase spoken during the second presidential debate of 1980 by Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan to his Democratic opponent, …
Vote for lodging tax to support tourism
Dear editor: Buffalo Bill Cody and George W. T. Beck were great entrepreneurs and promoters of Cody and northwest Wyoming. Together they breathed life into the town of Cody and the Buffalo …
Lodging tax helps local economy succeed
Dear editor: When we vote in this election, the residents of Park County will have the opportunity to continue the local lodging tax. This is an optional tax that Park County residents have …