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Water is the lifeblood of Montana ranching
Water is not just a resource in Montana — it is the lifeblood of ranching. It sustains our livestock, our land and…
Infrastructure investment good for the tribes
All it takes are a few short conversations with community members and a drive around the Flathead Reservation to recognize that our highways, bridges, water projects, and broadband access are all in great need of r…
Thanksgiving traditions
Happy Thanksgiving! This is one, if not the happiest weekends of the year for me.
A community making a difference and creating change
Last Thanksgiving we doubt many, or any, of us would have thought this Thanksgiving would look and feel the same in many ways.
Letters to the editor Nov. 25
Letters to the editor Nov. 25
Letters to the editor Nov. 22
Letters to the editor Nov. 22
A woodworker’s passion is rekindled
The first thing my husband Tim made for me from wood 40 years ago was a name plate for my desk.
Library has vital role in guarding freedom of information
ImagineIF Libraries is in the spotlight for a couple of books in its adult collection that seem inappropriate to some.
Creating Montana jobs, lowering costs
As a farmer, I know firsthand that good things take time. Every year, I plant my fields with crops like wheat, barley, peas, and saffron, and in July, August,…
Enforce Montana’s ‘Bad Actor’ mining law
As a hunter and angler who’s lived in the Upper Clark Fork River valley between Deer Lodge and Anaconda for more than 30 years, I can attest to the damaging legacy of mining on our waterways.
Letters to the editor Nov. 21
Letters to the editor Nov. 21
Letters to the editor Nov. 20
Letters to the editor Nov. 20
Prioritizes rural health care by training next generation of physicians
This Thursday, Nov. 18, marks National Rural Health Day, a chance to raise awareness about the unique healthcare challenges facing rural citizens, including a lack of healthcare providers, increasing rural hospital…
Montana doesn’t have nor want a state police
In Montana we do not have to worry about a knock at the door at night after which we are confronted with a gruff voice declaring, “This is the state police, and we want to talk to you.”
Keep your family healthy; get vaccinated
As Montana physicians caring for children, we recommend strongly and without reservation that all newly eligible children – as well as all teenagers and adults – receive a Covid vaccine.
Elk produce a real jolt of adrenaline
I’d nearly forgotten the feeling, but seeing the group moving in front of me was like being on cloud nine.