• February 11, 2012

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Guest Column: Food stamp fight an assault on the promise of America

The nation’s food stamp program is an essential part of the American safety net. Why? Because people can’t be productive – in school, at work or looking for work – if they are hungry and fearful about not having enough food to feed their families.

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Guest Column FREEdom or Freedom? A matter of message

As we go about life in today’s antagonistic communities, from the interpersonal and local to the international and global, there are claims to truth declared in great abundance. From theories of psychology and biology to those of political economy and justice of all kinds, beliefs are often held out to be incontrovertible, held out to be Truths. Efforts of fidelity to one’s ideology more often take the form of aggression and postures of superiority than of actual dialogue and civil disputation with one’s fellow humans.

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Guest Column: Don’t Skimp on Gallatin Range Wilderness

In recent weeks, calls for designated Wilderness in the Gallatin Range have been ringing out, loud and clear. That’s heartening. As with many highly visible public issues, however, occasionally this debate veers into realms that may be confusing.

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Empowering the community, one connection at a time

Story telling. That’s what newspapers do. So you’d think we’d be better at telling our own story, of the Chronicle’s digital evolution and audience growth. But we concentrate on reporting stories about others. Rarely do we stop to reflect on all the good news about our own local business or to make an effort to shout it out loud.

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Guest Column: The future of two-year education in your community

What do a single mother of two, an unemployed construction worker and a medical office employee have in common? They are all real-life examples of the students seeking a brighter future for themselves and their families through Gallatin College Programs, your local two-year college.

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Recent Montana wind energy projects hint at economic promise

“Steady wind energy polices are paying off.” This might well be the subheading to the recent flurry of articles detailing new wind energy development in Montana. In case you missed the good news, here are the highlights:

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