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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Dear Editor: By now your children are back at school and have already dealt with their first midterm. But did you know that they are using a new way to teach your children? It's called Common Core. Common Core is touted as a national system of teaching kids. That way if students move from one state to another, they'll be “on the same page.” Common Core isn't just about teaching national standards, it's about data mining. They, and they being the U.S. government and big corporations, want information on your kids, and you. The government has...
Montanans must protect our right to vote on Election Day. Election Day registration has allowed over 28,000 Montanans the freedom to register and vote on the same day since its creation in 2005. This is especially important to returning military, senior citizens, students and the average busy American. This ensures less obstacles for those wanting their voice to be heard. Montana’s voting system is one of the top in our country, so why change something that isn’t broken? For the past decade Montanans have used this method without any iss...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall a very poker-faced Barry Obama telling us and the world a few weeks ago that – and I para-phrase here – there will not be any more American sons and daughters fighting on foreign soil, meaning, I suppose, no American boots on the ground in Syria or Iraq. He was very emphatic about this and repeated it twice. So now all we can do is orchestrate air strikes against the malcontents who defile women, blatantly line up non-Muslim men along a ditch and gun them down and who espouse the slogan “De...
What is in a name? We are in a situation where we are looking to order letters for the new elementary school. I asked the board, “Are we going to change the name of the elementary?" This first came about when R.L. Irle's family, currently living in Alaska, called to ask for items from the building if we were going to change the name. I was told that in Alaska they name the building and were aware that we were building a new K-5 building, so a possible name change could take place. At our board work session last recently, I again asked the b...
Many of you have probably heard about Robert Back, a high school student at Belt, who sustained a head injury while playing in a high school football game. Word spread quickly about his injury and condition. A fund was set up to help with his medical expenses. The outpouring of support for the Back family has been tremendous. And no more so than at the Nashua School. During the past several weeks, the students organized a drive to collect change – pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters -- to be sent to the Back family. And Saturday night, a...
Do you remember when we did not have Daylight Saving Time? Everyone got up an hour earlier to begin their day and probably went to bed before dark because they had already put in a long day. I remember a lot of the comments when DLS officially came into effect. Comments regarding energy savings to how good the extra hour of daylight would be for the roses. Since DLS has been with us for so many years, I started asking some of the older generation (there are some still older than me) what they remembered. DLS goes clear back to Benjamin Franklin...
Imagine a scene that you've probably witnessed and never really noticed. A car drives around a parking lot several times. The driver seems to be hovering towards the front of the lot almost waiting for someone to pull out. You vaguely notice a passenger in the seat next to the driver, but you tell yourself, “Gosh that guy's just lazy, why doesn't he just park in the back?” You sit in your car and tell yourself you're going to sit there and not move your vehicle until he moves from the area, not willing to give that parking space to someone so...
Just a quick note to end a very quick tenure here at the Glasgow City-County Library. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you at the Glasgow City-County Library. It has been almost 18 months since I became your library director and it has been an adventure. Last year, we made serving you our top priority. I hope that you have found the library to be a friendly and more welcoming place. Secondly, I focused on improving your library environment. With the combined support of Friends of the Library, BNSF, Valley County Foundation and Valley Coun...
This week seems to be one for writing about this and that. So here goes. Last week, I was trimming my fingernails. When I got to the forefinger – or is it called the pointer finger – on my left hand, I stopped for a few minutes, recalling how excited I was a few years ago when I noticed the fingernail was growing. What's so exciting about that? I had gone to the doctor to see about a really bad cough. It turned out I had severe bronchitis. I mentioned one of my fingers would get really cold, turn blue, and after rubbing it a few minutes, was ag...
I recall a time in America when folks would save up money for a car or college tuition or on a smaller scale a pair of ice skates for a child. Most of us had credit at the grocery story and the gas station, but that's where it ended. If we couldn't pay for “it,” we didn't buy “it.” Charging a candy bar or a soda pop was unheard of. We paid cash for the luxury items. Oh, sometimes if your current mode of transportation blew a gasket and put you afoot you would have to make the decision to use your saved-up money for a down payment on a second-...
Dear Editor: Just thought I'd pass on our experience as we passed through Glasgow this past week. We were traveling back home along Highway 2 towards Manitoba, and an old camper caught our eye. We stopped on the yard but were unsure of how far to go on, so we went back to town and stopped at the VFW where we had initially turned around. We pulled in and asked some of the gentlemen sitting on the porch if they would know who happened to live back up the road. They were very helpful and one even offered to hop into his truck and take a drive out...
It's a subject of shame to some families, but it should be nothing to be ashamed of. The words suicide, depression and mental health issues holds such a stigma that people cringe, they avoid talking about it and change the subject when it arises. As part of National Suicide Prevention Month, I hope everyone takes at least five minutes to Google the facts. Imagine feeling alone, overwhelmed and fearful and covering it up with a smile. Those who suffer depression and think about suicide often suffer in silence. Montana has one of the highest suic...
Over the years I've found it really does help to know some basics about repairing vehicles and farm equipment. The first car my husband and I had was a Chevy four-door sedan. About a year after he purchased it, a problem developed. For some reason, the cotter key holding the clutch rod together would fall out. You never knew when it happened. Your only clue was that when you put your foot on the clutch pedal, it went straight to the floor. Consequently a package of cotter keys, a pair of pliers, and a screwdriver became standard equipment to...
The Glasgow City-County Library is constantly looking for ways to improve and expand our service. Recently, we have been evaluating expanding our interlibrary loan services to include items previously offered on a limited basis. Interlibrary loan allows us to access items in libraries across the continental United States to lend to our patrons. As always, we have to balance services with our funding and make hard decisions on how to use your monies to the best benefit of the entire community. Next week, we will be expanding the ability for...
Aloha e’ Komo mai. (Welcome.) August brought a lot of rain and with it some problems and delays. Flooding and being very wet has put the skids on many Saint Marie maintenance projects, according to the monthly newsletter. It was stated by Town Hall staff that it was so wet that siding, roofing and cement work has been delayed until it can dry out which explained why our cement work to be done was delayed too. Some basements had rain related problems and as one neighbor told me, “it was a down pour” in hers. The “tree guy” finally was able to c...
Do you think about what a luxury your shower is every time you take one? For many that is a daily routine. How many remember when showers were not in every home. I don’t know when this wonderful convenience became a common household bathroom feature, but I do remember the time before most of us had a shower in our house. The first shower, I remember, was a pretty basic shower stall. No fancy massaging shower heads or handhelds. My gosh, how did we wash our hair? Oh, that’s right, that was a once-a-week event, usually on Saturday. The most welco...
Walgreens, America’s largest drug store chain, says they are leaving the United States because our tax rate is too high. It must really be killing them, but it’s hard to know because last year they upped their CEO compensation by 13 percent, had increased 2014 third quarter earnings of 15 percent compared to a year ago, and their stock price has doubled in the last two years. Corporations are busy grousing about the high corporate tax rate in the United States. At 35 percent it sounds high, but any corporation that pays anywhere near that muc...
I've done something I rarely do. I actually did some research on what I'm about to expound your way via this broadcast. Seems it takes about 16 million barrels of crude oil to run this country every day. That's for gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation gas, heating oil and similar products and the sludge, or left-over stuff for bio-plastics. Most of the crude oil we consume in the United States is purchased from several or more foreign countries that ... hate us ... love our money. Some folks think that a barrel of crude is the standard 55 gallon...
Traveling is something I really enjoy. Several weeks ago, I accepted an invitation to accompany a friend to Iowa. A real plus was knowing I'd have the opportunity to visit with my brother as well as nieces and nephews and cousins. Getting to just ride along instead of doing the driving was a real treat. For a change I was able to really see the countryside. And it was fascinating. Not far into the journey, I saw water from recent rains surrounding large round bales and pooled in wheat fields. My heart went out to the farmers and ranchers for...
Dear Editor: Throughout the fall season, the Montana Alzheimer's Association is sponsoring Walks to End Alzheimer's in various locations. The purpose of these walks is to raise awareness and funds for advancements in research, support and care for this dreaded brain disease. Of the worst dreaded diseases, Alzheimer's is the most costly as treatments and caregiving involves many family members, professionals, and facilities providing extended care. Friends and family of Karen Jellum, who passed away in October of 2013, have been very supportive...
Dear Editor: My name is Sue Dewey and I am an English person, living in England. I am writing to The Glasgow Courier in the hope that some of your readers might consider helping me with my interest in your history. For many years I have enjoyed furthering my knowledge on the history of the Northern Plains and Midwest. I have a great interest and respect for the Native American tribal cultures of those areas and also of the pioneers and early settlers of the West. I have traveled frequently to the Northern Plains states over the last few years,...
The symbol that means Montana is the buffalo bulls head crafted by cowboy artist Charlie Russell. This year marks the sesquicentennial of Russell's birth. He would have been 150 on March 19. By all accounts, Charlie was as his adopted son Jack described him,“kind and gentle.” Charlie's wife Nancy, described as“money minded,” kept Charlie on task in his creative work, and was a hard bargainer in marketing it. This contrast is illustrated by a legend handed down in Montana's Mackay family extending back to the 1912 sale of a painting to family...
Here we go again. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a new rule that would give the agency more control over waters of the United States. The farm industry is dead set against this change because the rule would give EPA more ability to impose restrictions on farms and industry under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Congress passed the CWA in 1972 for the purpose of banning the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters without a permit. The original concept of the CWA had merit but over time liberal interpretations of that act...
Do you remember the fine art of Norman Rockwell? Maybe you were among those who looked forward to receiving your copy of the Saturday Evening POST magazine each month, not only for the news it would bring but to enjoy the latest Norman Rockwell cover picture. Norman Rockwell chose to depict daily life in his drawings. I can still remember my grandfather studying those drawings. I suspect that the one he enjoyed the most was a drawing of a young boy in the doctor’s office, with his britches partially dropped in anticipation of a “shot in the...
I have recently received a thank you letter from a Mr. Chong, address Beijing, China, and I would like to share same with my 10.567 readers. It starts: Dear Mr Vaupel, A lot of us here in China prescribe (their word, not mine) to the World Famous Glasgow Courier in an attempt to keep up with American spending trends. We know that your column is always truthful and your 10,567,000,000 readers (again, their mistake, not mine) will appreciate this information. That said, on behalf of my 5 billion countrymen, I would like to extend a heartfelt and...
