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Letters to the Editor

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Updated 4 years, 4 months ago

Battling substance abuse requires collaborative effort

Two and a half years ago, Attorney General Tim Fox and I stood on the steps of the state capitol with other lawmak…

Updated 3 days, 19 hours ago
Lincoln Co. 4-H clubs provide youth a place to learn

It’s fair to say for most of these kids it’s their first real interaction with the business world, managing money to sell something for profit and they are learning it as early as age of 8.

Updated 3 days, 19 hours ago
Montana SB 442 funding formula is not fair

In the case of SB 442, the mechanism for allocating county road maintenance funding is inequitable and fundamentally unfair to the vast majority of Montanans.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
In opposition to Snake River dam breaching

The agreement stated replacement power would be clean, renewable, socially-just energy sources.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
In support of new library district

Now it appears the likelihood of Lincoln County Public Library services are on the brink of closure.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Did you know...

County commissioners are currently accepting written public comments regarding the library through March 4.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Losing patience while talking politics

It may sound dramatic, but I feel the fate of our nation hangs in the balance with the upcoming Presidential election and it’s my civic duty to open my trap, uncomfortable as it may be at times.

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Grizzly bears still trapped in their own end zone

On the whole, grizzly bears are still limited to about 2% of their former numbers and 2% of their former range.

Updated 1 month ago
Montanans can pick our own candidates

We want fair and honest elections not selections.

Updated 1 month ago
Montana is now officially for Californians

The governor then sought a shady procedural loophole to veto the bill. This shady loophole has now been found to violate the Montana Constitution.

Updated 1 month ago
Securing the southern border

Where have you been for the last three years, Jon?

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
New companies coming to Montana

One may ask, WHY aren’t Libby (or Eureka) on that list?

Updated 3 months ago
More history on the Stimson Mill

In 2002, Stimson was being hammered with rapidly escalating and ultimately untenable insurance premiums due to W.R. Grace’s asbestos legacy.

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Support for meat made in a lab

It has the potential to dramatically reduce the suffering we inflict on animals, as well as our greenhouse-gas emissions and pandemic risk.

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ballot issues leave county resident concerned for 2024 election

When our ballots were somewhat late, I called the election office in Libby. They told me I could come to Libby to get our ballots. I went to our Eureka county commissioner and asked if our ballots could be faxed up…

Updated 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Truth and honest inquiry should guide our country, not religion

Christian nationalists are constantly sensitive to any criticism of their beliefs, to where they believe they are victims in today’s society.