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Opinion

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Updated 1 year, 10 months ago

Former governor sounds off on property tax debacle

How did the largest percentage of Republicans elected in Montana history grow government at the fastest rate in st…

Updated 1 year ago
A good library is an asset to the community

Lincoln County will get more than $4 million this year whether the Forest Service cuts a stick or not.

Updated 1 year ago
Montana is facing a statewide land management crisis

Your community would rally to keep a local rancher in business. Won’t you do the same to keep a local sawmill in business?

Updated 1 year ago
Vote "yes" on city, council government study commissions

To protect our future in “this last best place,” we need to say “YES” to both resolutions.

Updated 1 year ago
Commissioner Letcher says leniency never discussed in Miller case

I find it shameful that one of my opponents would exploit Trooper Lewis' tragedy to advance their political gain.

Updated 1 year ago
House District 2 candidate's brother supports Millett

I could bring up his GOP opponent’s qualifications, but he has none.

Updated 1 year ago
A case for banning book bans

As naive as some of these Moms for Liberty groups are, I had been exposed to plenty of porn and cussing long before I entered a literature class as a junior in high school.

Updated 1 year ago
Yaak resident doesn't support new library district

Maybe residents using the library should pay for the service instead of always expecting the property owners to pay for it!

Updated 1 year ago
Jenkins backed by Gianforte, Cuffe for new House seat

Jenkins is a candidate for newly created Montana House District 2, which stretches from Libby to Marion and Ashley Lake in Flathead County.

Updated 1 year ago
Conservation easement good for Northwest Montana

If we lose the land to subdivision and development, we’ll never get back the magic of Northwest Montana. The Phase 1 easement will protect nearly 33,000 acres from such a generational loss.

Updated 1 year ago
Trooper's sister alleges impropriety against county commissioner

At no point did Letcher contact our family or visit my brother during his 12 days in the ICU fighting for his life. Letcher never asked my brother if he thought the charges were appropriate.

Updated 1 year ago
Gunderson backs Millet for new House District 2 seat

The new District 2 is gaining new voters from the Thompson Chain of Lakes and the Flathead County Marion areas.

Updated 1 year ago
Show Ponies Must Own Their Votes!

Show ponies are legislators who espouse conservative values to their respective central committees and local electorate but vote for their own self-interests while they are in Helena.

Updated 1 year ago
Life-long Libby resident supports Jenkins for new House seat

Vote for Tom Jenkins for state representative District 2 on the Republican primary ballot.

Updated 1 year ago
Biden electric vehicle mandates not practical for Montana

Fundamentally – Montanans, and the rest of the United States, will eventually be forced to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) for their family car – no matter how expensive it is.

Updated 1 year ago
Republicans are betraying rural Montana

This is everything people hate about politics – politicians throwing away good legislation that makes a real impact in local communities.