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6 feet and beyond: That would be Wilde
What happens when you clear 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump as a high school senior?
Letters to the editor Oct. 22
Letters to the editor Oct. 22
Dysfunctional Forest Service needs an attitude adjustment
I recently read the article “Stimson Lumber owner expresses criticism of U. S. Forest Service” (CEO Andrew Miller) with great interest. After being in the logging, sawmill and forestry business for about 50 years, …
Act a crucial step toward curbing patent abuse
The pharmaceutical industry is renowned for its breakthrough therapies that have saved countless lives.
Letters to the editor Oct. 19
Letters to the editor Oct. 19
Letters to the editor Oct. 17
Letters to the editor Oct. 17
Prosperity smothered by money
The housing crisis in Montana continues. We have unknown hundreds if not thousands of people camping in our streets. Rents and home prices have reached the point of hopelessness. We are reaching a state of emergenc…
Letters to the editor Oct. 16
Letters to the editor Oct. 16
Schwinden remembered as a great Montanan
Ted Schwinden was a great man.
Montana children suffer amid Medicaid unwinding
Watching a child battle cancer is incredibly hard, but watching a child forgo cancer treatment because he lost insurance coverage is devastating. This is the r…
Zoning reforms will help solve Montana’s housing crisis
There have been dozens of news articles celebrating the historic pro-housing reforms passed in the 2023 Legislature. Many of those national stories call the package of legislation “the Montana Miracle.”
Lakes conference a good chance to learn
From the hundreds of pristine alpine lakes in Glacier National Park, to the vast expanses of Flathead and Whitefish lakes, and Hungry Horse and Koocanusa reservoirs, no geographical feature better defines Northwest…
Letters to the editor Oct. 15
Letters to the editor Oct. 15
Letters to the editor Oct. 12
Letters to the editor Oct. 12
Legislatures can end congressional malfeasance
A New York Times headline on June 16, 2023 said “U.S. National Debt Tops $32 Trillion for First Time.”
Letters to the editor Oct. 10
Letters to the editor Oct. 10