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Bears in Hyperphagia: A seasonal strategy for survival
The first brisk mornings of early fall have people thinking about pulling out winter coats, flannels, and hats in …
Commissioners must address PILT underpayments
For the record, PILT is not a form of governmental handout, it is required by law. Additionally, we believe that legislation is clear that it is up to county commissioners to negotiate with PILT to make certain th…
Embracing Small Business Saturday: Why shopping local matters for our communities
Rural and local businesses face unique pressures. They compete not only with the convenience of online shopping but also with the often lower prices offered by big-box stores.
The value of school trust lands
Montana now has more new residents defined as five years or so than old. That means perhaps that someone should tell the story of what is now spoken of as public lands as different from Glacier Nat
Unwavering belief in the American people
“Before all else, the people have a right to an electoral system free of shenanigans and capable of yielding honest, responsible, and responsive government open to all and shaped to meet the needs of all.” — Mike M…
Here’s how to lower costs for Montanans
If you live in Montana, there’s no doubt you feel the sting of this sobering fact: Montana just surpassed California to become the most unaffordable state in the nation. That’s not political hype; that’s according …
Taxpayers fund party primaries. Why can’t we vote in all of them?
I just got a flier in the mail from the Montana Republican Party asking me to vote “no” on CI-126, that’s the ballot initiative to allow a primary election where the top four vote getters advance to the general ele…
Who is Tim Sheehy... really?
The Billings Gazette has recently run front page articles about the truth of campaign ads by Sen. Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy, opponents in the Montana U.S. Senate race. The articles discuss political crossfire betwe…
Votes no on CI-126, 127
The left is not satisfied with the amount of chaos they have sewn nationally in the past 4 years with open border crime and gender confusion indoctrination in public schools.
Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?
Under the Biden/Harris administration, with the help of Jon Tester, we are experiencing high inflation, open borders, a fentanyl crisis, letting boys compete in girls sports, allowing boys to use girls bathrooms, w…
Tim Sheehy: Side-stepping responsibility for his words
CSKT’s Tribal Council stands in solidarity with the Crow Tribe who were on the receiving end of Sheehy's remarks. Our elders have described his words as hateful and we listened. Sheehy said nothing of the many grea…
Kids, cats and humility
I am looking at a copy of a Sunday cartoon that appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of January 14, 1900. It is called “Woman’s Craze for Animal Pets Versus Babies — what we might expect in the 20th Century.”
‘Don’t commodify our public land’
Two years ago, a Utah ski corporation and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced a plan to highly develop the rustic Holland Lake Lodge on public land in Condon in the rural Swan Valley.
Stewards of the Swan Valley a resource for Holland Lake Lodge discussion
“Stewards of the Swan Valley is dedicated to using a ‘home-grown approach’ to protect the historic Holland Lake Lodge and ensure that all Americans can enjoy this piece of public land in the shadow of the Swan and …
Let’s bring education back to basics
Schools of every size are experiencing teacher shortages. Student proficiency in core subjects such as reading, math, and science continues to decline. And we grapple with growing mental and physical health issues …