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Updated 1 year, 9 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, 6 months ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

MarketWatch notes the difference between a government shutdown due to failure to reach a debt limit and a shutdown due to failure to pass an annual budget. The former threatens the distribution of Social Security b…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
U.S. Forest Service logging makes a mockery of Biden’s climate pledge

This is a battle we should not have to fight under a president who vowed to seriously deal with climate change.

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
God, guns, guts and compromise

I am not criticizing them for their beliefs, but I am criticizing them for using their power to harm America without considering compromise.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Truth will prevail

There's an old saying that goes...

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

Republican efforts to impeach President Joe Biden may run into a roadblock, since a Trump-era Justice Department opinion puts into question the ability to go forward with an impeachment inquiry without a House vote.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Unprincipled men

When Jared Kushner and Donald Trump buried the details of Mohammed bin Salman’s brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in exchange for $3 billion, the GOP said nothing.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

Two Americans seeking a refreshing dip this summer paid with their lives, the Washington Post reported. Both swam in natural bodies of water hosting the brain-eating bacteria, Naegleria fowleri, which apparently pr…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Even in Libby

Through his tears, he told me of his intention to use the .45, because he didn’t know what else to do.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Forestry can reduce carbon emissions

Active forest management can help mitigate climate change impacts and improve forest health and resiliency.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Gianforte should show fiscal restraint on property taxes

The state will collect almost $90 million more property tax revenue this fiscal year than it did last fiscal year — a 26% increase.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Republican property tax fumble reveals corporate Oz behind the curtain

Costs will continue to rise for working families, thanks to Montana Republicans.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Medicare Advantage supports health care for rural Americans

Many Medicare Advantage plans go beyond the basic coverage of traditional Medicare.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
A response to Yaak property owner's letter

In addition, because of out-of-state developers seeking to turn once pristine and safe areas into areas from which they came, zoning districts are a necessary tool to prevent the haphazard, ill-conceived developmen…

Updated 1 year, 8 months ago
Woman ticked off in effort to get tax rebate

Days later, thought I’d try again and Googled, “What is a Montana Geocode?”

Updated 1 year, 8 months ago
Freedom has a very definite cost

Americans should support sending more military aid to Ukraine.