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Calling for a uniform fee assessment policy governing all state executive agencies
As the 69th Montana Legislature gears up to meet this winter, lawmakers are spending time thinking about policies …
Letters to the editor Dec. 9
Letters to the editor Dec. 9
Time to redraw gerrymandered PSC boundaries
Back in April, a groundswell of volunteers put a first-time candidate and lifelong Independent on the ballot.
Continuing support for Ukraine is right thing to do
One year ago I was bleeding out in a trench line on the Ukrainian front.
There is no simple solution to property taxes
In recent opinion pieces, Evan Barrett, a longtime Democratic consultant, and Mike Jopek, a former Democratic legislator, have repeatedly provided their “simple solution” to our high property taxes in Montana: just…
Celebrate responsibly: Keep our roadways safe
A pair of heartbreaking vehicle crashes last week near Bigfork devastated two local families and sent ripples throughout the community.
Letters to the editor Dec. 8
Letters to the editor Dec. 8
Is hyperpartisanship the new normal?
On Election Day, 287,587 Montanans voted for more freedom, better choices and greater accountability in our elections. In a year of historic campaign spending, division and partisanship, nearly 300,000 voters chose…
Don’t say Democrats weren’t warned
It is 2011, and the Association of State Democratic Chairs is having one of its quarterly meetings. Chuck Herz, chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party, raises his hand to be recognized and rises to speak:
Letters to the editor Dec. 5
Letters to the editor Dec. 5
Let’s embrace intentional growth
I co-founded the organization Shelter WF — a housing organization focused on changing policy at a local and state level —after the anger and grief I felt during the pandemic boom. The rapid growth our communities h…
Letters to the editor Dec. 3
Letters to the editor Dec. 2
Grateful for community support of new Bigfork library
On behalf of the ImagineIF Library Foundation Board and the Bigfork Library Capital Campaign Committee, we would like to thank the community of Bigfork and lib…
Low growth projection will hurt Whitefish in the long term
The Whitefish Community Development Board last month reviewed the draft demographics section for Whitefish’s ongoing Growth Policy update - Vision Whitefish 20…
Fix Montana’s homeowner property tax disaster
The first step to fixing a problem is to recognize it exists. That’s a life lesson most of us have learned that also applies to the political world.