Editorial
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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…
One man's take on Trump
One of our nation’s principal tenets is E pluribus unum, “out of many, one.”
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
For the first time since 1923 Paris recently opened the Seine to swimming, The Week said. It took $1.6 billion to clean the river of pollutants, which included upgrading old water treatment plants and connecting 20…
Sheep Creek Mine - Why risk another Libby asbestos disaster?
A similar disaster was narrowly avoided when actinolite, a mineral that belongs to the amphibole family became a topic of concern about the proposed Skalkaho vermiculite mine near Hamilton in 1999.
Voices in the Wilderness – Joslin Gassmann
Huckleberry Pie...
Why Greg Gianforte and the Republican Legislature are so afraid of your vote
Apparently, in their warped view of democracy, the fewer people who vote, the better.
A Mother's Plea: The Urgent Need for Productive Conversations About Gun Violence
My radiant, joyful boy went over to a family member's house, where he and his cousin found an unsecured gun...
New federal bill promises safer gear for Montana firefighters
This long-standing reliance on toxic equipment has created an unacceptable risk that is further exacerbated by limited awareness as well as insufficient funding and lack of safer alternatives on the market.
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
The Dept. of Veterans Affairs announced in a news release a plan for a large scale reduction in force, 83,000, will instead by 30,000 at the end of 2025.
Fix It Before It Fails: The Conservative Case for Montana’s Infrastructure Investment
Montana has 206 high-hazard dams, most built way back between 1900 and 1960, and they need serious work...
An existential threat to our democracy?
Sociopathy leads to an absence of guilt and capacity to inflict harm on others for pleasure or power...
Celebrating Old Glory in Yaak, America
But only one flag flies silently above all the others to remind us that there is one flag that binds us all and one flag that commands our allegiance.
Collaboration isn’t capitulation as hunters, anglers defend Montana’s roadless lands
After catastrophic fire seasons, some cross-boundary thinning is biologically defensible; some is not.
New Montana Supreme Court case a win for transparency
This ruling centers on a fundamental truth: rights that are too expensive to enforce aren’t rights at all.
To win tech race against China, restore the power of the U.S. patent
By strengthening inventors' ability to stop the proven theft of their ideas...
"Let Us NOT Go Gently into the Night”
“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates. Today, the threat is birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from law-abiding citizens or prevent people o…