Hi-Line darts and laurels

Laurel — There's nothing to do in Havre? Look at the Christmas events that have been held in Havre this week and the upcoming events. Schools, college, reservations, community groups and a lot more are putting on events that are fun for the whole family. Take the opportunity to take part, 

Dart — Sony Studios let the civilized world down when it buckled under to terrorist cyber attackers this week. The cyber bullies, apparently people with close ties to the North Korean government, didn't like a picture. "The Interview," SONY was putting out this week, so it threatened terrorist actions against the theaters where the movie was going to be shown. It's awful that people will be barred from seeing the movie, but worse, it sets a terrible precedent. What if North Korea — or anybody else doesn't like a television show, a newspaper article or a website. Will it hack into the sponsoring company's website and threaten to reveal all kind of confidential information and then threaten harm to customers? The coming cyber wars threaten our security and our freedom as much as any kind of terrorism. We ought to be ready to fight this battle. We're off to a bad start.

Laurel — Havre School District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of its work at Sunnyside Intermediate School. There's still a lot to be done at the school, but the work that has been done to date is impressive. Thanks to the district for undertaking the project and thanks to the voters for approving the plan.