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Opinion

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Updated 3 days, 6 hours ago

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…

Updated 5 years ago
The true story of meth

Montana is 1,200 miles from our southern border, yet the effects of the border crisis ripple across our state.

Updated 5 years ago
Doctors and nurses are no longer in charge

I read Dr. Andy Palchak’s recent opinion (April 25) in the Inter Lake. Oddly enough, I seem to have come to the opposite conclusion about our current local medical system.

Updated 5 years ago
Making sure workers have a seat at the table

We are emerging from a year unlike any other. Our towns and communities deserve hope, opportunity and a future worth looking forward to. Our workplaces must be placed at the center of that hope.

Updated 5 years ago
Power over elections belong in Montana

Congress is considering a bill that would strip Montana of one of its most basic powers – the power to govern their own affairs.

Updated 5 years ago
Regier working to protect us from government overreach

The April 23 article by reporter Chad Sokol should accompany an opinion piece, not a news article.

Updated 5 years ago
Letters to the editor May 1

Letters to the editor May 1

Updated 5 years ago
Crazy for crappies!

Over the last few years, I have really become obsessed with black crappies.

Updated 5 years ago
Letters to the editor April 29

Letters to the editor April 29

Updated 5 years ago
Bill will trigger prolonged mask wearing and visitation limitations

First, do no harm. Those simple words guide the steady hand of physicians, nurses, caregivers and others that care for those in need of healthcare services. These words are sacred to all who provide healing and car…

Updated 5 years ago
Business owner responds to City Council comments

Recently, an article was posted in the Whitefish Pilot that mentioned my company and I would like to send this letter to the community of Whitefish since I was not contacted for comment.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Letters to the editor April 25

Letters to the editor April 25

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Bill unfairly props up energy company

In the end, not even the most fierce proponents of Montana coal could get behind the lopsided and controversial Senate Bill 379.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Montanans trust public health

Montana’s response to the COVID pandemic has put our state’s public health system in the spotlight, as well as into the crosshairs.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Voter rights bill will restore confidence in our elections

Like many Montanans, I watched in total dismay as an armed insurrection stormed our nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Hospital serves as regional lifeline

One hundred and ten years ago, intrepid and big-hearted Sisters of Mercy answered the call of the Bishop of the Diocese of Helena and journeyed nearly 1,500 miles from their comfortable Iowa motherhouse to remote N…