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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…
Thank you for donating food
The Libby Food Pantry and Timberline Auto thank everyone who donated to the peanut butter food drive. We exceeded last year’s donations. I promised you all a count of how many jars and the pounds.
Thank you Kiwanis for your support
Thank you Kiwanis members for your May 19 fundraising spaghetti dinner and silent auction.
Rob Quist concerned with Montanans' personal welfare
We love living in Montana for the easy access to our waterways and public lands, particularly as we go through our golden years. We are also proud of the efforts that have been made to clean up many of the worst en…
Rob Quist on target with Montana values
The special election to replace Ryan Zinke has generated a lot of talk about what makes “Montana values” and which of the candidates best exemplifies them. This sort of thing opens the door to a multitude of opinio…
Libby Loggers golf success due to work ethic
Wow, when you think it can’t get any better Ryggs Johnston takes it to a different level. His round on Tuesday was so very special I don’t really have the words to tell you how good it was.
Increasing fees won't discourage illegal activity
Time to toss in the “BS (Banish Stupidity) Flag” that calls for a public revisit of the last paragraph of the article regarding “....Septic Tank Regulation” (Friday, May 12, 2017). Whoever voices the idea that incr…
Greg Gianforte's motive to protect the rich
Both candidates for Montana’s at-large congressional seat have done well in their respective chosen careers. Greg Gianforte pursued wealth and is now a millionaire. Rob Quist pursued music and is now a well-known m…
Let the adults run the asylum
We have the opportunity to select responsible representation for Montana’s only Congressional seat. I’m disturbed when I hear the constant appeal to class warfare, our baser instincts and the way in which personal …
My vote is not for sale
More than fifty percent of Congress are millionaires. Wealth is power and power is wealth. These self-serving, self-absorbed, obscenely wealthy individuals are doing everything in their power to increase their weal…
Rob Quist a threat to the First Amendment
On March 20 Candidate Rob Quist committed to repealing the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. He pledged to do this in a candidate questionnaire he submitted to EndCitizensUnited.org.
Mail-ballot initiative seeks comments
A small Helena group has floated an initiative idea for a vote in 2018 about mail-ballot elections. The group follows the play-book the People’s Power League (PPL) established in 1912, which bypassed a recalcitrant…
Buy local, vote local - vote Rob Quist
The hypocrisy of letter writers supporting New Jerseyite Gianforte is astounding.
Millionaires A-OK
I am not a millionaire. I chose to work for someone else for wages and that worked out well for me. I chose security over risk. I worked hard and in return received a fair wage. That was all I expected.
Overturn the veto of HB 100
I am asking your readers to ask legislators to vote to overturn the veto of HB 100. The bill was requested by the Legislative Council, an administrative committee with a mission to preserve the integrity of the leg…
Rob Quist: New song, same old liberal twist
Rob Quist may as well sing a duet with Nancy Pelosi.