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Updated 2 months, 1 week ago

Libby resident discovers comfort in outdoors

I prefer to stay inside where it is not too hot, not too cold, but just right, watching movies or reading a book.

Updated 5 days, 9 hours ago
To Be Skeptical

An eye opener and significantly so since the majority of the deaths are not attributed to COVID.

Updated 5 days, 9 hours ago
Canary in a coal mine

We aren’t the only country grappling with the effects of a leader who is unrealistic about our nation’s domestic energy needs.

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Hopeful for better manners at dog park

The last time I was at the park I was disgusted as some dog owner on the way out had allowed their dog to “poop” in the little entrance way and just leave it.

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

While Republicans heckled the president for saying they want cuts to Social Security and Medicare, so far only one Republican signed a Social Security Works pledge saying they commit to that. Rather, SSW learned ...

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Republican rebuke of Racicot short sighted

Compared to Marc, the GOP leadership are small fish in a small political pond.

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
A letter to the Montana Republicans

Arrogantly comfortable with your Republican ‘super majority,’ you do not appear to even remotely comprehend the risk of your frontal assault on the Constitution.

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Is World War III on the horizon?

The Congressional Budget Office says by 2034, Social Security must be cut 23% due to expected shortfalls.

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Leave the courts out of politics

And so, in the United States Constitution we created three branches of government, the presidency, Congress and the courts, each with great powers, but each also subject to being reined in by one of the others, e...

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
The dire need for Citizen Initiated Zoning Districts in Montana

As someone who has lived in Montana for many years, I have witnessed firsthand the changes that have come with this influx of new residents.

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

House Republicans are proposing a renewal of the 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy.

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Save ranching and wildlife by investing in relationships

Predation by wolves and bears is the reality of raising livestock in today’s Montana. But we don’t need to be hamstrung by the problem.

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Lake Koocanusa is being poisoned

Some fish were unable to reproduce because of the selenium pollution.

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
There is a way to fix this mess

Considering the scope and magnitude of our problems, I was deeply disappointed when 10 Montana Republican Senators derailed the efforts of thousands of Montana Patriots to save our Republic by voting NO to pass a...

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

The Dominion Voting Systems vs. Fox News Corporation defamation suit indicates Fox News opted to say what viewers wanted to hear about the 2020 elections, including statements about Dominion Voting rigging the el...

Updated 1 month ago
Regressive energy policy hurts Montana

The faster we lessen our dependence on fossil fuels, the less damage and suffering we will experience.