Letters to the Editor
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A bridge in Bigfork is just as important as Baltimore
For hours after the tragic accident that took down a bridge over the Pabsco River in Baltimore, our nation sat tog…
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Sure, reckless driving is punishable by law. Reckless driving is usually a more serious offense than careless driving and improper driving. It is often punishable by fines, imprisonment, or driver’s license suspens…
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The political establishment has sunk to a new low, but never fear. It can, and will, go lower.
Dark money used by green groups, too
In his review of “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” environmental writer Bill McKibben condemns moguls such as the Koch brothers for hiding “their contributio…
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The political establishment has sunk to a new low, but never fear. It can, and will, go lower.
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The political establishment has sunk to a new low, but never fear. It can, and will, go lower.
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The political establishment has sunk to a new low, but never fear. It can, and will, go lower.
A look back and interpretation of the tree killing
It has been a while since this happened. But after re-reading the accounts and going to the scene of the crime a few times, this is my take on the story about County Commissioner Phil Mitchell’s involvement with ki…
Business owner battered by court's sales-tax ruling
Like so many other small online businesses, I started my business because of changes happening in our family’s life that I had to adapt to — and take advantage of. In 2001, my husband received a job offer and we re…
Trump's trade policies hurting Montana ag
Montana producers know intuitively that a “bull in a china shop” approach to trade does not work. Those concerns began when Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which according to the American Farm Bu…
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed two bills that would undermine critical health protections against air pollution. One bill, the “BRICK” Act, would allow an indefinite delay of standards to reduce …
Mad Max?
She’s Mad Max. In your face.
'Watchdog' group defends its pedigree
Make no mistake: Our public lands are under an unprecedented assault by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his allies. At no time in American history has one administration single-handedly — and so frequently withou…
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed two bills that would undermine critical health protections against air pollution. One bill, the “BRICK” Act, would allow an indefinite delay of standards to reduce …
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Bishop Warfel’s rebuke of four young Montana priests who dared to attend Trump’s Great Falls rally while wearing clerical attire has created much chatter in the local Catholic community.
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Bishop Warfel’s rebuke of four young Montana priests who dared to attend Trump’s Great Falls rally while wearing clerical attire has created much chatter in the local Catholic community.