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Opinion

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Updated 1 year, 11 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 3 months ago
Making Canada 51st may not be such a bad idea

Not that I expect that we will ever actually annex Greenland, seize Panama, or turn the Gaza Strip into a...

Updated 3 months ago
Partisan judges

Our State’s Constitution has too many subjective terms like "privacy" in it which allows judges...

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
Trump's call for terminating Constitution is deranged

George Washington, in his farewell address, warned that political parties would, over time, become “potent engines by which cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men would subvert the power of the people and usurp fo…

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

“Think about it—we’re talking about people who own their own spaceships who are trying to take away healthcare for millions of kids.”

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thinking out loud

“If you can start arguing over something and get enough publicity, and keep the argument going, you can divide our nation overnight as whether spinach or brocolli are the most nutritious.” Will Rogers.

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Is the U.S. back sliding?

Or America herself by the invasion of millions of illegals jeopardizing our national security and the safety of our communities all for the goal to influence our electoral college?

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Taking from the poor, giving to the rich

The Trump administration needs to re-think its priorities and stop helping the very rich at the expense of the very poor.

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Not a fan of current administration

The letter to the editor that Tom Horelick wrote is...

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
A Reality Check

Sadly, the house cleaning that really needs doing at big government agencies may or may not get done.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Lawmakers float pay-to-play ideas for Montana’s outdoors

This would encourage a pay-to-play approach at a time when Montana is already struggling to maintain public access as wealth pours into the state and open space is developed.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Libby resident displeased with response from commissioners

Apparently, Mr. Duram has already forgotten the names of all the private companies with their sustainable jobs that have rolled through Lincoln County in the past 30 years.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Libby should embrace change, growth

Partnering with forestry, mining and construction would create direct pathways to stable jobs, keeping workers, families and revenue in town.

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

Private industries are cutting back due to DOGE budget slashing and tariffs are a “paralyzing” influence.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
America's new ally

Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, primarily for its agricultural and natural resources.

Updated 4 months ago
Retired Forest Service employee shocked at Trump/Musk firings

The loss of these jobs is yet another hit to the economy and tax base of Lincoln and Sanders counties.