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Schoolyard bullies in the Legislature

During the Education Interim Budget Committee meeting on March 12-13, the chair and some members of the committee …

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
Ruling distorts role of judicial branch

“This is unconstitutional” has become a frequently used phrase intended to subvert the logic and rational understanding of the Montana Constitution.

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Letters to the editor March 18

Letters to the editor March 18

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Bar fairies help keep our roads safe

Fifteen gift cards were sprinkled on vehicles left overnight at bars around Whitefish last weekend. The weekend prior, nine gift cards were secretly tucked onto vehicles left at drinking establishments in Kalispell…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Keep public lands in public hands

As I kid I spent more time outdoors than in. I swear there isn’t an inch of the Whitefish and Flathead Rivers I didn’t row, a trail in Jewel Basin I didn’t hike, and a campground in Glacier I didn’t overnight. But …

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
U.S. must act now to provide aid to Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began just over two years ago, and the devastating war that has followed has been a catastrophe for Ukrainians and Russians alike.

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Manufacturing investment benefits Montanans

Montana doesn’t have to wait long for our manufacturing business to start booming again. We just need the Senate to pass the Tax Relief for American Families & Workers Act of 2024. The House of Representatives pass…

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Letters to the editor March 14

Letters to the editor March 14

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Republicans I grew up with

I wrote the following article nine years ago, on Feb. 23, 2015. Some of the terminology is outdated, but the thoughts are not.

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Students taking advantage of new schooling options

Of the many education reforms passed by the 2023 Legislature, one has been generating a lot of news lately, particularly in the Bozeman area.

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
There is no substitute for wisdom and experience

Recent advertising relating to the chief justice race has resorted to baseless political attacks. Attempts to impugn a fair judge and challenge the independence of the judiciary are improper.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Republican leaders betray Republicans

Among America’s greatest threats is the World Economic Forum, and their depopulation and geoengineering globalists like Bill Gates.

Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Letters to the editor March 11

Letters to the editor March 11

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Letters to the editor March 10

Letters to the editor March 10

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
It’s your right to know

This week, news organizations across the nation are celebrating Sunshine Week to highlight the Freedom of Information Act’s important role in protecting democr…

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Marijuana tax allocation formula is unfair

For the last fourteen years, I have had the honor of serving as a member of the Montana Legislature. In each session, the Legislature has passed bills which the governor has vetoed.