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…
Keeping the gov't from snooping
As Montanans we don’t like outsiders putting their noses in our business. The government is certainly no exception, especially when it comes to gathering information on law-abiding Montanans.
Glacier Park maintenance requires action
Visitation to Glacier National Park has never been higher, and need for maintenance has never been greater. My Model T friends driving classy, century-old Fords helped boost the record visitation, but park repairs …
Sen. Daines, it's time to move on
By the time you will have a chnace to read this letter, the rains will have have arrived, bringing relief to Western Montana from record-breaking dryness, fires, and smoke.
Pass Trump's tax cuts now, then build a brand-new tax system
Both political parties should support President Donald Trump’s tax plan so that we can create enough goodwill to build a brand-new tax system.
EPA: Stop wasteful spending, come to Montana
Private jets, secret “soundproof booths” and steakhouses — you would think that this is the dream life of a rich movie star or maybe James Bond, but according to reports, this dream is a reality for EPA Administrat…
Build Montana's workforce, build Montana's future
As communities across the nation work to recover from recent natural disasters, many are discovering that while they have plenty of rebuilding to do, they lack the manpower to do it.
Opinion: Outdoors is a natural resource for Montana's economy
As the Outdoor Industry Association recently confirmed, outdoor recreation is not only intrinsic to our way of life in Montana, it is now the largest sector of Montana’s economy.
Opinion: Tourists aren't the problem; just don't let them stay!
Montana has always been a “poor” state ... so why has it also always been known as the “Treasure State”? Maybe because there is something more valuable than money? Maybe it was the land itself — that its “treasure”…
Montana has a spending problem
During the last month we have seen headlines like “Montana, broke and burning” and “Governor: Budget cuts will ‘Hurt’ Montana residents.”
The problem with republican and conservative thinking
The Republican Party must shape up if it wants to be a force for good. We must begin measuring success or failure on a person-by-person basis. If one person fails, all of society fails. Any politician that does not…
Growing high-paying Montana jobs
Technology is the great equalizer. There’s no reason Missoula can’t compete with Silicon Valley and that’s the message we heard at the Montana High Tech Jobs Summit.
Daines uses fire devastation to score political points
Wildfires burned more than 1 million acres in Montana this year. The fires took two lives, drove hundreds of people from their homes, and forced us to breathe air wholly unfit for our lungs. They also shut down our…
Allow businesses to exist in Montana unfettered
Ihave a simple solution for Gov. Steve Bullock’s budget woes. It’s a permanent tax increase, and it should be implemented immediately. Yes, you read that right; I propose an increase in taxes that will come from al…
Government cost-cutting, not taxes, is the answer
Droughts. Firestorms. Crashed commodity prices. Coal fired energy plants shutting down. Stores on main street closing. One doesn’t have to look far to see Montanan’s suffering. When the executive proposes tax incre…
2017 fire season on the Kootenai National Forest
It was just two years ago I wrote a similar letter summarizing the fire season and thanking all the people in the communities affected by the fires. It is hard to believe I’m doing this again, thinking that 2015 wo…