Darrell Ehrlick
@darrellehrlick.bsky.social
Journalist, father, unabashed cat fan, best friend of Cassy, historian, reading, cooking, and music played loudly. Way too many books, way too little time. Fourth-generation L.A. Dodgers fan.
Folks -- and I cannot stress this enough -- punctuation matters.
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Folks -- and I cannot stress this enough -- punctuation matters.
Crunchy peanut butter is to peanut butter what Chardonnay is to wine.
July 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Crunchy peanut butter is to peanut butter what Chardonnay is to wine.
OK, I was watching some comments from the White House and the man with the golden toilet is talking about common sense. 🤨
February 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
OK, I was watching some comments from the White House and the man with the golden toilet is talking about common sense. 🤨
If the Trump administration really wanted to do something good, it would go after the folks who make Almond Joy. There is nothing joyful about ruining almonds.
February 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If the Trump administration really wanted to do something good, it would go after the folks who make Almond Joy. There is nothing joyful about ruining almonds.
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Brah...
Very true
Very true
February 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Brah...
Very true
Very true
In my latest column, I can quite figure out why Montana Senate Democrats would protect a former antagonist.
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Ellsworth turns from former persecutor to latest Democratic martyr • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick wonders why former Senate President Jason Ellsworth is being defended by Senate Democrats.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In my latest column, I can quite figure out why Montana Senate Democrats would protect a former antagonist.
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Folks, this story by my colleague @keilaszpaller.bsky.social is just heartbreaking, but it needs to be read.
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'Queer drain' being documented in Montana as legislature advances contentious bills • Daily Montanan
Charley Macorn loves Montana, their home for 38 years, but Macorn also fears Montana isn’t capable of loving her back. “I love Montana with so much of my heart,” said Macorn, who goes by they/she pron...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Folks, this story by my colleague @keilaszpaller.bsky.social is just heartbreaking, but it needs to be read.
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In my latest column, I write that I have no problem with the presence of the 10 Commandments, I just don't think teachers should have to teach the subject matter.
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What's Moses have to do with chemistry, anyway? • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick says that if Montana leaders want to teach more about religion, then plastering the walls with the Ten Commandments isn't the way to do it.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In my latest column, I write that I have no problem with the presence of the 10 Commandments, I just don't think teachers should have to teach the subject matter.
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In my latest column, I said that using any part of Yellowstone County to round up immigrants is not acceptable, and our history should prove it.
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Not in our town, not in our community, not here • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick asks Yellowstone County Commissioners to stop plans of using the MetraPark as a holding pen for immigrants.
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January 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In my latest column, I said that using any part of Yellowstone County to round up immigrants is not acceptable, and our history should prove it.
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In my latest column, I suggest there's a two-tiered justice system: One for most of us, then the one for the super rich.
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Justice's fork-in-the-road: Laws for the super rich and the rest of us • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick says that the problem with the justice system, both in Montana and in the U.S., isn't in applying the laws, it's in applying the consequences.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In my latest column, I suggest there's a two-tiered justice system: One for most of us, then the one for the super rich.
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Um...I don't mean to throw shade here, but I am not sure how these two things are connected ...
January 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Um...I don't mean to throw shade here, but I am not sure how these two things are connected ...
In my latest column, I suggest the problem with the Montana Legislature is that they can't get around the Constitution. Power, literally, to the people.
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They can change the courts, but they can't change the Constitution • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick says that much of the anger by the Montana Legislature is misplaced because they keep on trying to legislate round the Montana Constitution.
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January 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In my latest column, I suggest the problem with the Montana Legislature is that they can't get around the Constitution. Power, literally, to the people.
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In my latest column, I wonder why the government wants less intrusion for big business in Montana, but more intrusion into your personal life.
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Montana residents can't afford less energy oversight • Daily Montanan
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte wants to get out of big business' way and NorthWestern tries to claim that less oversight means lower prices. Columnist Darrell Ehrlick isn't buying any of it.
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December 26, 2024 at 6:10 PM
In my latest column, I wonder why the government wants less intrusion for big business in Montana, but more intrusion into your personal life.
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My colleague, @keilaszpaller.bsky.social is covering this story of Amazon workers striking in Missoula, with less than a week before Christmas.
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Union workers in Missoula to join national Teamsters strike against Amazon • Daily Montanan
Union workers in Missoula join national Teamsters strike against Amazon at warehouse to call for higher wages and better benefits.
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December 19, 2024 at 6:15 PM
My colleague, @keilaszpaller.bsky.social is covering this story of Amazon workers striking in Missoula, with less than a week before Christmas.
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In my latest column, I wonder how Flathead County Commissioners know that some state is OK to accept, and other dollars are socialist.
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The houses that freedom is building in the Flathead • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick writes that the overheated concerns about state welfare and socialism are actually harming Flathead County workers.
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December 19, 2024 at 5:29 PM
In my latest column, I wonder how Flathead County Commissioners know that some state is OK to accept, and other dollars are socialist.
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Lots of new, interesting information and reaction from the Held case, updated by @mddrew.bsky.social and @blairmiller.bsky.social
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Montana Supreme Court affirms decision in Held, historic youth climate case • Daily Montanan
Limit on analysis of greenhouse gas emissions unconstitutional, court says in 6-1 opinion
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December 18, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Lots of new, interesting information and reaction from the Held case, updated by @mddrew.bsky.social and @blairmiller.bsky.social
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Another first for Montana: The state's Supreme Court upholds a victory for youth who fought for a 'clean, healthful environment.'
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Montana Supreme Court affirms decision in Held, historic youth climate case • Daily Montanan
The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a district court ruling in the nation’s first constitutional climate change trial , affirming that the youth plaintiffs have a “fundamental constitutional...
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December 18, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Another first for Montana: The state's Supreme Court upholds a victory for youth who fought for a 'clean, healthful environment.'
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This is a fascinating development in a case that scared a bunch of people in Billings in the fall of 2023. Good reporting from our partners @dailymontanan.bsky.social and @darrellehrlick.bsky.social .
A little background thread to help everyone catch up:
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A little background thread to help everyone catch up:
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Second Amendment groups say armed man across from grade school should be exonerated
A coalition of gun-rights groups is arguing that a federal appeals court should overturn a conviction of a Billings man who appeared to be menacing an elementary school with a gun in hand.
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December 10, 2024 at 10:14 PM
This is a fascinating development in a case that scared a bunch of people in Billings in the fall of 2023. Good reporting from our partners @dailymontanan.bsky.social and @darrellehrlick.bsky.social .
A little background thread to help everyone catch up:
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A little background thread to help everyone catch up:
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Some stories just make you sit back and say: Wow.
This story by my colleague Micah Drew is one of those.
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This story by my colleague Micah Drew is one of those.
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Flathead County hesitates to greenlight $9 million in homebuyer assistance funding • Daily Montanan
The 2023 legislature allocated $56 million for counties to provide homebuyer assistance. A majority of counties, which are not responsible for providing any funding for the program, have signed resolu...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Some stories just make you sit back and say: Wow.
This story by my colleague Micah Drew is one of those.
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This story by my colleague Micah Drew is one of those.
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Just doing some math (always dangerous for a journalist) and to get ready to deport 13M people, the U.S. government says it will need to upgrade detention facilities at a cost of $88B. Even assuming those are accurate, that means the US spending more than $6,600 per immigrant. Does that make sense?
December 10, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Just doing some math (always dangerous for a journalist) and to get ready to deport 13M people, the U.S. government says it will need to upgrade detention facilities at a cost of $88B. Even assuming those are accurate, that means the US spending more than $6,600 per immigrant. Does that make sense?
In my latest column, I write that Joe Biden's pardon of his son is indefensible and only continues to undermine the courts.
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Et tu, Joe? • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick says two wrongs don't make anything right and Joe Biden is pardoning Hunter, his son, for all the wrong reasons.
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December 3, 2024 at 2:36 PM
In my latest column, I write that Joe Biden's pardon of his son is indefensible and only continues to undermine the courts.
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In the first of a three-part series, the Daily Montanan takes a deeper look at Montana's affordable housing crisis. The first part considers what is already working.
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Housing help is already here • Daily Montanan
While some cities are fretting about what to do with affordable housing, Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis said there are already tools available.
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November 29, 2024 at 9:44 PM
In the first of a three-part series, the Daily Montanan takes a deeper look at Montana's affordable housing crisis. The first part considers what is already working.
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They call it "community-based" care, but the model that many Montana politicians talk about really doesn't exist here.
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The community-based model of care that doesn't exist in any Montana community • Daily Montanan
As lawmakers continue to talk about community-based mental health programs and programs to support addiction, columnist Darrell Ehrlick says they don't exist because Montana has cash starved them.
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November 29, 2024 at 4:41 PM
They call it "community-based" care, but the model that many Montana politicians talk about really doesn't exist here.
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In my latest column, I note that our newly-minted Senator-elect continues his unbroken streak of not answering questions. But, I wonder: Would the answers matter?
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Ducking questions raises another question: Would the answers matter? • Daily Montanan
Columnist Darrell Ehrlick wonders why people should bother with questions when the answers they receive from Montana politicians face no accountability.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:31 PM
In my latest column, I note that our newly-minted Senator-elect continues his unbroken streak of not answering questions. But, I wonder: Would the answers matter?
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