Editorial
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Officer Manny Quinn may be the silent type ... but she's always on the alert for troublemakers!
Along this summer’s tourist-filled main street of Plains, a silent sentinel stood relentless watch for potential s…
Food for thought: what do do about the holiday blues
Not everyone shares in the celebration and joy associated with the holidays. Many people feel stressed and unhappy in response to the demands of shopping for …
Coping choices: loneliness-normal or not?
Coping Choices – Loneliness – Normal or Not
Food for thought: recognizing a verbally abusive relationship
This is the second part of a two part series on Verbal Abuse. In this article I will address some ways to manage verbal abuse.
Food for thought: Can you recognize emotional abuse?
This is a two part series on emotional abuse. Today I will examine how to recognize emotional abuse. Next week I will discuss the symptoms in men and women w…
Coping choices- Signs of discontent
Dear Choices: How can I be more productive? I get frustrated every night when I feel I have been overwhelmed with things to do, but never seem to accomplish what I set out to do……Life is hard
Keeping in touch
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.
Coping Choices-resilient people
Dear Choices: I have been told I am too rigid. How can I learn to be more resilient?......Stuck
Food for thought: emathy-is it important and should parents be teaching it?
Empathy is being aware of and showing concern for another person’s situation or feelings. Empathy and concern for other people allow us to appreciate what we …
Keeping in Touch
Now that the General Election is over, it is time to begin preparing for the start of the 2011 Legislative Session which begins on January 3rd. On November 15th I am headed to Helena to begin that preparation. Th…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Is anger worth the hangover?
Whether your anger is justified or not, anger can be very harmful unless you can appropriately express it and let it go. Letting go of anger is not an easy task. Although anger may give you power and make you fe…
Picking Huckleberries
Back when I first came to Montana, one of the things that struck me was the amount of attention given to huckleberries.
Staying cool as summer heats up
The last week I've been trying to spend as much time in the river as possible in order to cool down as temperatures in Sanders County soar well above 90, but a girl can't spend all day in the river.
Trying to stay afloat
I first learned about the power of an eddy when I did a story with Plains Mayor Michael Brinson concerning the increasing amount of land that was eroding away by the town's sewage cleaning ponds due to a strong edd…
Rafting the river
As a child, I spent most of my time in man-made swimming pools. The only recreation I remember out on a real body of water was spent in a lake (and if my memory is right, it too, was man-made). I was probably about…
Seeds of jealousy planted at young age
Jealousy is a very complex emotion. It is estimated that 20 percent to 35 percent of all murders involve a jealous lover.