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With reservations gone, shuttles key to Glacier crowd control
This season, no reservation will be required to drive what is considered America’s most scenic alpine highway. Eli…
A title long coming; a little boost at end
You wonder how history might differ if Cary Finberg had been a teacher, which of course was the original plan.
Letters to the editor Aug. 7
Letters to the editor Aug. 7
FWP deserves accolades for deer license reduction
Recently, Montana’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently announced they were reducing hunting licenses for mule deer in a large swath of Central and Eastern Montana.
Republican supermajority responsible for property tax hikes
Too many vacation rentals. Banks buying houses. Committed and hardworking Department of Revenue staff.
Montana's soft stance on DUIs necessitates a cultural shift
Nearly half of all Montana traffic deaths in 2020 were DUI related.
Montana’s TikTok ban can save freedom from extinction
In March, I testified before Montana’s House Judiciary Committee about the threat posed by TikTok to Montanans.
Letters to the editor Aug. 6
Letters to the editor Aug. 6
Zinke right to eliminate Glacier reservations
As a lifelong resident of Montana and 42 year resident of the Flathead Valley, I strongly disagree with the lack of support of Congressmen Zinke’s efforts to eliminate the reservation system implemented by a distan…
Letters to the editor Aug. 3
Letters to the editor Aug. 3
The goose hisses
Because of the biennial reappraisal of residential property most Montanans are faced with huge increases in the values of their homes and the Montana Department of Revenue has done its best to get our attention.
Awaiting the return of Griz DOLA
The acronym used in the 2000s, when the Montana Grizzlies were blowing open lanes for the likes of Lex Hilliard and Chase Reynolds, was DOLA.
Misguided tax policy burdens homeowners, retired
Montanans recently received an unpleasant reminder of the perils of bad tax policy in their mail. Spending significant amounts of time in Granite County, I had the displeasure of seeing friends and family face aver…
Letters to the editor Aug. 1
Letters to the editor Aug. 1
Letters to the editor July 31
Letters to the editor July 31
Zinke should pause effort to derail Glacier reservations
Glacier National Park’s ticketed entry system has become the subject of regular lashings from Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke, even as Glacier officials tell hi…