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Updated 4 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, 7 months ago
Election mail bag Oct. 24

Election mail bag Oct. 24

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Letters to the editor Oct. 22

Letters to the editor Oct. 22

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Letters to the editor Oct. 19

Letters to the editor Oct. 19

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
A place preserved for the sandhill cranes

September rode the thermals into October on warm wings under fair skies.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Hospitals, Health Department need our help

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Montana keeps climbing with no clear path yet to quelling the pandemic, the state and many hot-spot counties — Flathead County included — find themselves in what top medical offic…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Not fighting my battle alone

The drive from Big Sandy to Great Falls is awfully familiar to our family. Jon drives those 70-some miles twice a week as he travels between our farm and the Senate. Often we drive together—for farm parts, haircuts…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Consider the risks of recreational marijuana

In November, Montanans will vote whether to legalize recreational marijuana for state law purposes.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Restrict legal immigration to protect American workers

Creating jobs for Americans ought to be every politician’s top priority. But for Joe Biden, it isn’t. Instead, Biden has pledged to expand job programs for foreign workers.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Daines and Bullock should make cancer an election Issue

Every year, roughly 2,140 Montanans die from cancer. Saving lives from cancer matters to me. Twenty years ago, my son was diagnosed with childhood cancer. Thankfully, he’s thriving now as one of the 17 million canc…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Misinformation about Love Lives Here

On Sunday, Oct. 11, a letter to the editor claimed that local teen groups had been “attacked” by Love Lives Here and other sources.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Building bridges to protect public lands and our way of life

One month has passed since the Bridger Foothills Fire started three miles away from my hometown of Bozeman.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Election mail bag Oct. 17

Election mail bag Oct. 17

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Last Best Place is on the ballot

With the most crucial Election Day in recent memory less than a month away, I encourage my fellow Montanans to cast their votes with the following questions in mind.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
October Fishing

As we move deeper into autumn, with rapidly dropping water temperatures and much shorter daylight hours, the evidence of our changing world surrounds us, quite visually in fact.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Letters to the editor Oct. 15

Letters to the editor Oct. 15