Opinion
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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?
Republican property tax fumble reveals corporate Oz behind the curtain
Growing up in Butte, Montana, I remember watching "The Wizard of Oz" in my family’s living room, mesmerized by the fiery, all-powerful Oz and wondering who he really was.
GOP strategy to help the housing crisis is to increase property taxes
Across western Montana, people are being squeezed out of their homes and communities by rising prices.
Wildland firefighters need our support
At any given moment during this smoky summer of 2023, hundreds of wildfires were blazing in the United States — more than 850 as of late July, according to the…
Ramifications of proposed Bigfork development
I spoke at the Bigfork Land and Use Advisory Committee on July 27. Jeremy Weber, editor of the Bigfork Eagle, wrote an article and used some of my comments.
Support making resort tax funds available for community housing
he 3% fee on luxury and tourist-related purchases has substantially reduced local homeowner’s property taxes over the decades.
Plots’ points send a message
My family often braked for graveyards in our decades of Montana adventures, and I fondly recall the first cross-country meet of the season in high school, which took place in an Anaconda cemetery.
It’s time to claim your property tax rebate
It’s time to claim your property tax rebate
Letters to the editor Aug. 24
Letters to the editor Aug. 24
Climate claims easy to defeat on science alone
On Aug. 14, Montana Republicans lost the Held v Montana (HvM) climate lawsuit, as I predicted in June 2022 based upon how AG Knudsen was failing to prepare to defeat HvM.
Letters to the editor Aug. 22
Letters to the editor Aug. 22
Letters to the editor Aug. 21
Letters to the editor Aug. 21
Rosendale is the best candidate to beat Tester
U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale is the kind of proven conservative Montana needs in the race for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Jon Tester.
Homeless are taking advantage of Flathead Valley's generosity
Another individual who I assume was homeless lost his life in Kalispell early last Sunday morning.
The big lie and other myths about charter schools
The education establishment’s unfounded claims aimed at dissuading families and communities from establishing choice schools can finally be exposed as outright lies.
Hard work pays off for 4-Hers
The Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo always provides many memorable moments.