billingsgazette.com - RSS Results in news/opinion/blogs/city-lights of type article https://billingsgazette.com/search/?f=rss&t=article&c=news/opinion/blogs/city-lights&l=25&s=start_time&sd=desc billingsgazette.com - RSS Results in section(s) news/opinion/blogs/city-lights only for asset type(s) of article TNCMS 1.93.2 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 30 City Lights: Putting a '30' to City Lights commentary This column made its debut almost 13 years ago, on the first Sunday of the year 2000. Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d04bbf4e-a404-5c61-8359-8551ed1e796a https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_d04bbf4e-a404-5c61-8359-8551ed1e796a.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: No dog's life: Circus animals give their side of story The story we carried last week about how animals are treated at the circus was interesting, but I couldn't help wondering: What did Duchess think? Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/1081a4fb-32ee-5098-8e26-63bea7f7057f https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_1081a4fb-32ee-5098-8e26-63bea7f7057f.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Eat, drink and be wary, it's an election year Rarely in the history of the American republic have beer and junk food played such an important role in a presidential election. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/0625483f-2bd2-5aed-9056-09cc1c60d839 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_0625483f-2bd2-5aed-9056-09cc1c60d839.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: So many good stories, so little time It occurred to me the other day that I’m not getting any younger. Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/31aec7f2-b259-5ddc-89fe-487971a46269 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_31aec7f2-b259-5ddc-89fe-487971a46269.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Ad-libbing and bourbon would help conventions We owe Clint Eastwood a big thank-you. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/1e167d72-22fd-5c26-8855-863a61ce6535 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_1e167d72-22fd-5c26-8855-863a61ce6535.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: In naming towns, dull beats unfortunate Billings may be a fairly boring name, but at least it’s not Boring. Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/3a06d321-9c35-567b-a1aa-002d17eee609 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_3a06d321-9c35-567b-a1aa-002d17eee609.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: A punch line that’s worthy of the wait Dear Ed: I know it’s illegal to use a cellphone while driving your car in Billings, but is it legal to do so if you’re sitting there waiting for the railroad tracks to clear downtown? Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/78609c73-e9be-5256-9b12-c79408664057 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_78609c73-e9be-5256-9b12-c79408664057.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Which stakeholder moved my cheesy bus? Regardless of what happens to Assistant Fire Chief Frank Odermann, I have a feeling that the “bad bus” employed by Fire Chief Paul Dextras will live on for years. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a625698a-c63e-59a6-a697-2570b82da3c7 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_a625698a-c63e-59a6-a697-2570b82da3c7.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Going for the gold at the Billings Olympics Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the Billings Olympics. Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f004740a-5551-5b81-b294-122debf237cb https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_f004740a-5551-5b81-b294-122debf237cb.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Good citizen saves the day -- and maybe 20 trees Traffic studies show that more than 80,000 motorists pass through the intersection of King Avenue West and South 24th Street West on an average day. Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/6cda90d7-58f8-58e4-bca8-51d0af8e1351 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_6cda90d7-58f8-58e4-bca8-51d0af8e1351.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Beating the heat - We can talk our way through this Most summers seem to fly past way too quickly. Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/3abc114d-c3e3-52aa-9092-ed3c64e2dc84 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_3abc114d-c3e3-52aa-9092-ed3c64e2dc84.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Big thoughts on a very small particle The biggest news of the week, in this universe or any other, was that scientists think they may have found the elusive particle that gives other particles their mass, their heft, their ability to slow down and smell the roses. Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/098950a7-7d3a-5714-8763-6242b5addb0e https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_098950a7-7d3a-5714-8763-6242b5addb0e.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Obama outhouse maker should be sent to the woodshed I shouldn’t beat a dead outhouse, but I can’t resist. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/4ed7223e-9a63-5600-99ae-f51ebf36b378 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_4ed7223e-9a63-5600-99ae-f51ebf36b378.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: 'He was not alone': Friends, family remember Joe White Vennie Eline White already knew what an interesting, intelligent man her brother was. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/2ebbd7c6-a45b-5954-9060-ebfa96930fab https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_2ebbd7c6-a45b-5954-9060-ebfa96930fab.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Real-world festivals could kick-start tourism I’m sorry I didn’t get over to Miles City on Saturday for the third annual Mosquito Festival. Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/1887bad8-d14d-515d-82ed-a1dd8a63ac4b https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_1887bad8-d14d-515d-82ed-a1dd8a63ac4b.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: This election year has nothing on 1912 If you think the 2012 presidential election is shaping up to be a lively one, you should have been around in 1912. Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/b2e31058-85d4-5546-83b6-40b0b7875468 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_b2e31058-85d4-5546-83b6-40b0b7875468.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Longtime judge witnesses a changing society Not too long ago, a defendant came into Yellowstone County Justice of the Peace Pedro Hernandez’s courtroom to enter a plea to charges of aggravated DUI and eluding a peace officer. Sat, 26 May 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/fbf05324-6bb9-50dd-8d26-cc76c3a6278e https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_fbf05324-6bb9-50dd-8d26-cc76c3a6278e.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Good news for jaded voters Montanans apparently have been jaded by years and years of outlandish homegrown news stories. Sat, 12 May 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/ec38a253-789b-5032-be14-b270eaa2b1b8 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_ec38a253-789b-5032-be14-b270eaa2b1b8.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Mysteries of local government explained, more or less Dear Ed: I was just reading a pamphlet called "How a bill becomes law." It was fascinating, but also quite complicated, with arrows winding around like the mines under Butte. Sat, 05 May 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/9baf4796-773d-58c5-bca3-32cdc02b9bab https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_9baf4796-773d-58c5-bca3-32cdc02b9bab.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Hopefully, we make progress in word wars The Associated Press, normally only the conveyor of news, made headlines itself earlier this month. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/aedd938e-4cc0-5d26-9673-3bc9251192a5 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_aedd938e-4cc0-5d26-9673-3bc9251192a5.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Living 'la vida loca' in Cartagena and Vegas It used to be said about Colombia's colonial resort city that "what happens in Cartagena stays in Cartagena." Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/df174ed2-50d5-5894-8704-5821ed5696ec https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_df174ed2-50d5-5894-8704-5821ed5696ec.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Dirty laundry aired in preemptive strike A young man was fired recently for posting a fake press release on his personal blog, announcing that he’d been hired to work as a reporter for the Delaware News-Journal. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a0dd0d2e-b1a3-5b59-a662-022b73ed44ab https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_a0dd0d2e-b1a3-5b59-a662-022b73ed44ab.html By ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Spoilsport scientists bust cherished myths It was no great shock to learn last week that the Tyrannosaurus rex may have been covered with feathers, or even a fuzzy down like that of a baby chick. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/e23218e3-1a87-5de9-889c-11481344617e https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_e23218e3-1a87-5de9-889c-11481344617e.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Then as now, few resist offers of federal funds It turns out that the James F. Battin Federal Courthouse in downtown Billings is not just a toxic eyesore. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/503ec253-e987-5cba-8f73-88fc3ac16699 https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_503ec253-e987-5cba-8f73-88fc3ac16699.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com City Lights: Downtown Billings to be populated with more boxes In this increasingly disagreeable country, it’s hard to imagine a majority of people agreeing on anything. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/531a0225-2e95-5c42-89aa-b09e5cb14f9b https://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/blogs/city-lights/article_531a0225-2e95-5c42-89aa-b09e5cb14f9b.html ED KEMMICK ekemmick@billingsgazette.com