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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…
Change starts at the local level
Changing politics in Washington, D.C. at this point may be very difficult, but, here at the local level people can make a difference.
An open letter to Mayor Roll
Mayor Roll, in my opinion you and your cronies should move to another city and spoil it. You know, I doubt if you could find a city to take you. If you would just take your job seriously, we might get somewhere, bu…
Libby needs stable supply of timber from the forest
I was impressed to read that the new Regional Forester, Leanne Marten, took time to leave her office in Missoula and visit with some of the people she serves in Libby. Her decisions and policies are of vital import…
Crossover sabotage requires effort and coordination
Election results looked very suspicious in the Montana primary election of 1964. Even though Democratic challenger Mike Kuchera, also known as Polka Mike, lost the primary election to Roland Renne, he actually go…
Iran deal is a threat to security
President Obama and Secretary Kerry put the United States and other countries in jeopardy by entering into an agreement with Iran which temporarily curbs its nuclear armaments program. They have either been duped o…
Return the flag to the Bull Lake Fire station
A few weeks ago a board member from the Bull Lake Fire District, Mike Casey, purchased two flags, one American and one Canadian, to be flown in front of the Battalion 1 Fire Station, at the entrance to Angel Island…
Zinke offers value for corporate donors
I would like to defend Rep. Ryan Zinke from the recent charge that he doesn’t represent Montana values. Maybe - but he’s working for the people who paid for him. More specifically, he’s representing Bill Foley and …
Libby schools are vital to community
I retired two years ago and, to my surprise, retirement didn’t fit me. I needed something to occupy my time, something meaningful, that would allow me to give back to life after all the years of always taking from …
Public should demand a thorough clean-up from EPA
While emergency cleanup of the worst asbestos contaminated areas is ongoing, a parallel effort to determine the final cleanup goals and plans has also been ongoing.
Rep. Zinke does not represent Montana values
Our Congressman, Ryan Zinke, is supposed to be taking care of and looking out for our best interests. He is not.
Hats off to Morford and coaching staff
There was a nice article in Tuesday’s paper on Kelly Morford and the American Legion baseball team.
We need to end sanctuary cities once and for all
The recent death of a woman who was shot by an illegal alien in San Francisco, Calif., an illegal alien who had been previously deported from the United States on five occasions, highlights the federal government’s…
Montana officials need to step up animal testing for diseases
I question whether it’s accurate for the Fish, Wildlife & Parks game warden to say that Montana is a state free of chronic wasting disease. Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
The president continues to do some dumb things
Our illustrious president has done some dumb and some very dangerous things in the past six and a half years, such as releasing the five most dangerous terrorists in trade for a deserter who should have been put in…
Bad behavior is easy to recognize
I might be three quarters of a century old, use a trumpet horn to hear and a rifle scope to see. My feet may be a little flat and my brain might be a little slow, but I can still recognize bad behavior.