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A legacy of success at FVCC
This is a moment to honor the determination, resilience and accomplishments of our graduates.
Column: Fastest retirement I ever saw
Let me see if I have this right.
Forest project deserves public oversight
The Flathead Forest’s Granite Moccasin Project does not deserve to be excused from public oversight requirements just because it says it is an emergency. It admits only 2% of the 67,500-acre project area is in fuel…
Funding welfare programs hurts hard-working taxpayers
The Legislature thinks you’re stupid. Too stupid to make your own way in the world, too stupid to fend for your own family, too stupid to realize how much of your money they waste on a daily basis.
Clarifying facts about American Prairie
In September, our governor and members of the federal delegation sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opposing the American Prairie grazing their “n…
Second homeowners hurt by premediated deception
Now we know what happened. Premeditated legislative deception inflicted by Rep. Llew Jones on the people of Montana led to the prohibitive tax to be imposed on second property owners in 2026.
News literacy central to civic engagement
Two newspapers hit my childhood home’s doorstep every morning.
This does not look like America
Every morning, I read two newspapers, the Minnesota Star Tribune, because I am from Minnesota, and the Daily Inter Lake, because this is where I live.
Letters to the editor Feb. 8
Letters to the editor Feb. 8
We are better than this moment
I was born and raised in Minnesota, shaped by a culture that taught me what it means to be a neighbor.
Tax reform hurt longtime Montanans
Property taxes were addressed in the last legislative session through HB 231 and HB 542, creating a new framework for how property taxes are calculated in Montana.
Oh, Canada
Among my earliest memories are of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon and his faithful wonder dog “Yukon King.” Sgt. Preston was a Canadian Northwest Mounted Policeman, and true to the “Mounty” stereotype, he was the cla…
Letters to the editor Feb. 5
Letters to the editor Feb. 5
Analysis of property tax reform bill
Amid heated debate over the state Legislature’s work on property taxes, I’d like to chime in with a simple cost-benefit analysis.
Letters to the editor Feb. 3
Letters to the editor Feb. 3
Letters to the editor Feb. 2
Letters to the editor Feb. 2