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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…
Hand count plus same day registration would have been huge problem
Sometimes legislation comes home to roost in a good way.
Bits n' pieces from east, west and beyond
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact.
Thanks for a job well done by ballot counters
All of the workers at the Memorial Center were there from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Then many of them showed up the next two days to help tabulate the results of the election.
Jail or bail: Montana still very much the wild west
Montana’s wild West is alive and well as a rogue subset of bounty hunters committing crimes and abuses against defendants on bail, their families and the public.
Not in favor or wilderness proposal
Not in favor or wilderness proposal
Letters to the editor May 27
Letters to the editor May 27
Letters to the editor May 24
Letters to the editor May 24
The Postal Food Drive is back in action
Saturday, May 14 marks the 30th anniversary of one of America's great days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Opencut operations
MEIC’s Anne Hedges op-ed on the proposed Fire Pit as usual, uses misinformation, innuendos and half-truths and some important facts left out of her hatchet piece.
Gunderson’s open cut law leaves neighbors in the dust
I read the story on the proposed Fire open cut mine near Libby with great interest and frustration. Libby Representative Steve Gunderson’s HB 599 is now paving the way for Thompson Contracting Inc. to develop a 14.…
A local's perspective
As someone who has grown up in Montana, the wilderness has always been something that I have found profoundly beautiful.
"The Wizard of Oz," twice
It never ceases to amaze me how much talent there is in Libby. I'm speaking about the latest musical production put on by the Kootenai Karacters, "The Wizard of Oz", this past week.
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
Tip about taxes: Politician and author Stacey Abrams, a tax lawyer by training, told The Atlantic that all voters need to be better informed about tax policy. Why? “You tax the people you think can’t fight back,” s…
Gray wolf recovery significant in wildlife conservation
Idaho and Montana’s successful recovery of the gray wolf was a significant achievement in species conservation.
Deceptive Practices, Measures and Messages
As election time draws near, we are about to be inundated with political ads to no end.