Opinion
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Keeping Warming Center open should be the goal
Cooler heads prevailed at last week's heated Kalispell City Council meeting to review the Flathead Warming Center'…
Rural America deserves better on broadband buildout
A massive expansion of federal air emission rules is on hold while legal challenges wind through the courts, which the Supreme Court said it expects to be successful.
They are all our children
Changes made during the 2023 Session to Montana’s enrollment laws promised to promote school choice and taxpayer equity through Open Enrollment.
Montana could be an energy leader, but we’ve fallen behind
A blast of Arctic air is nothing new for Montana – most of us have plenty of practice dealing with extreme cold and working together to keep ourselves and our …
Letters to the editor July 14
Letters to the editor July 14
Beat the heat safely this summer
Summer is in full swing across Northwest Montana, and the region's many lakes, rivers and parks are filling up with people eager to beat the heat and get in a little sightseeing. But a spate of tragedies in recent …
Credit card act a threat to community banks
Community banks are the lifeblood of many small towns and rural areas across Montana. They play a crucial role in supporting our local businesses, providing access to credit, and fostering economic growth within th…
Litigating your right to know
In our prior columns, we’ve written about your fundamental right to know and how it provides all Montanans with an important way to interact with our state and local governments: You have a right to know how your g…
Letters to the editor July 11
Letters to the editor July 11
Rising security threats require urgent response
Great Falls is proud of the key role Malmstrom Air Force Base plays in the defense of this nation and our allies. For most of that 61-year history, the 341st Missile Wing helped defend us against a single existenti…
Letters to the editor July 9
Letters to the editor July 9
Letters to the editor July 8
Letters to the editor July 8
Montana loses with each American Prairie Reserve acquisition
American Prairie Reserve has been crowing about their recent ranch purchases in Phillips County. What they won’t tell you is those acquisitions come at a cost to you and every other Montanan.
Hungry Horse a prime location for pumped storage hydropower
One of the most efficient ways to store energy is to pump water from one reservoir to another higher reservoir. The energy used in the pumping can then be reco…
Biden and Trump belong in ‘former presidents’ museum
Fifty-one million Americans were left in shock at President Biden’s utter collapse in his debate with Donald Trump.
Letters to the editor July 7
Letters to the editor July 7