The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Dear Editor, A BIG THANK YOU to the class of 2023 for painting the “W”! Ron and Sandy Hunt and their crew used a lot of muscle to restore it origianlly. It’s great to see it get some care. Maybe it can become a senior class tradition? ARCYLLE...

The weight of a human can vary by a few hundred pounds, yet an airline will charge you extra if your luggage is five pounds over the limit. Your future self is talking smack about you. Club goers in the John Wick universe are extremely blase about gu...

Georgia, I have a question, My son is very troubled and physically ill. He is pale and sometimes vomits blood. Could he be possessed by a demon? Concerned Dear Not-Concerned-Enough, My goodness! Take him to a medical doctor for an exam immediately!...

Our friends at Merriam-Websters define thrive as: to FLOURISH, or to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances. With spring in full swing, I’ve noticed the dandelions thriving. I’ll be treating them real soon. Most of...

ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, things may not progress the way you want them to unless you become a little more persistent. Figure out how to walk the line to achieve your goals. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, many things are going right with your life. Bu...

Dear Editor, I am a bit cautious about writing such a letter, on what could be a very touchy issue, but the growing lack of public restrooms in Whitehall is a bit distressing! One really can't blame our local business owners, with the blatant...

In the coming 50 years we need to figure out where to put 8 billion dead bodies. Using 0 to code females and 1 to code males make sense anatomically. $10000 is a life-changing amount of money for some people and a night in a fancy hotel for others....

I’ve heard literally thousands of sermons in my 52 years. As a pastor, I’ve preached hundreds of sermons over the past 35 years. One common expression a pastor often uses when wrapping up their message includes “in closing.” That’s...

ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Being more selective can enhance your life in many different ways, Aries. You often are judged by the company you keep, so think about that when starting new relationships. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Set up camp on the sofa for the...

It’s an emotionally stressful time for this Editor - my son turned 18 this month, my niece graduated this past Sunday, and my son and his many wonderful friends will graduate this coming Sunday. I am sad, I am happy, I am joyful and fearful all at...

Coffee doesn’t give you energy. It loans energy out to you, and you’re expected to pay it back with interest. We are going to need security questions between friends/family to make sure we aren’t speaking to an AI soon. In less than a century,...

Georgia, I have a question, Unfortunately, we have had to postpone our wedding as I’ve been diagnosed with cancer and will be starting treatments two weeks before the wedding. We’ve received a lot of support and understanding, but some people...

Our topics today, hardship and discipline, weave together, watch for them. Who doesn’t feel for an individual or, for that matter, a people enduring hardship and suffering? Perhaps you recall watching the movie classic The Grapes of Wrath, the...

ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 You may struggle to get going this week, Aries. But once you do, it will be full speed ahead. In fact, you may need to slow things down to let others catch up. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, if you are feeling a bit scattered as of...

Mattress stores seem to stay in business forever yet a mattress is one of the most infrequent customer purchases, Efficient workers at work are the ones punished with more work. The only real Christmas Miracle is that Santa has not gotten shot by...

I learned to shoot on the family ranch, as ranch kids are wont to do. My gun education was furthered at a Catholic summer camp, and I still have my paper target proving my marksmanship. It was hunter safety classes, and calm, clear-eyed common...

As technology has advanced, I’ll be the first to admit distrusting the so-called “Cloud”, the online system that saves my pictures, documents, and more on a server in Butte, Bozeman, Seattle, Washington, Sacramento, California, or Dillon, just...

ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, try to rectify an imbalance in a relationship with another person close to you this week. It’s never too late to make amends, and the rewards are fully worth it. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, friction can be overcome with...

There aren’t any realistic hacker scenes because actual hacking is a long and tedious process that wouldn’t fit the intensity of a movie. There are prodigies that will never become prodigies because they never got the chance to do the thing they...