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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Dear Editor, As I've received and perused the many 8.5 x 11, glossy, card-stock political advertisements in my mailbox this summer, I've been both bemused and irritated by their content. Some of the copy sure "sounds" good. They all purport to be on my side, to be representing my interests, to want the things I want, to like the people and policies I "like" and to hate the people and policies I "hate." They all show pleasant faces and big smiles. They all use the "right words." They all promise...
Dear Editor, Thank you for the cartoon on the "Readers Speak" page of the August 13th Ledger, the caption of which read "Exemptions for school vaccines are at an all-time high... I don't know who they are, but you sure can spot 'em." I, too, celebrate the rising number of people seeking and winning exemptions from school vaccinations. I see that as a very healthy trend. And I agree that it is easy to spot the children who are not getting vaccinations. Having been schooled as a scientist and...
Dear Editor, I was at first glad to see the apology from Ruth Lott in the June 25, 2025, Whitehall Ledger edition. That gladness soon turned to disappointment. First, Ms. Lott blames the mistake on "reliable sources" being "duped." While I'm not sure to which sources she refers (the meme or quote itself, whomever posted the meme/quote, etc.) she does not make it clear that she, herself, was "duped" into both believing and passing along this false quote. Second, Ms. Lott, by using the word "duped...
Dear Editor, I was pleased and a bit surprised to read the opinion piece from Pam Hanna on the front page of last week's Ledger. Pleased that she focused so heavily on the natural strength of the human immune system and the various ways - clean diet, regular exercise, reducing stress, and good sleep - that we can aid, or at least stop undermining, those systems. Surprised because, at least from the top down, at the levels of national government and media, we rarely see such focus, and are...
