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Updated 6 days, 2 hours ago

Speech team thanks Bigfork for supporting trip to nationals

Olivia Close, Micah Butler and Brody Henion were the first students in Bigfork Speech and Debate history to qualif…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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It is critical to look at the true consequences of the recent proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the largest effort to cut climate pollution in the United States. The proposed repeal puts our health, our econ…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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It is critical to look at the true consequences of the recent proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the largest effort to cut climate pollution in the United States. The proposed repeal puts our health, our econ…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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Steve Barrett’s letter on the Dec. 10 Opinion page reminded me of something I learned several years ago from a friend of mine studying at Fresno State California.

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Forests need bipartisan support

Last summer we learned that outdoor recreation in Montana accounts for $7 billion in consumer spending, supports 70,000 jobs, and generates $286 million in state and local taxes. Outdoor recreation is now far and a…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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Steve Barrett’s letter on the Dec. 10 Opinion page reminded me of something I learned several years ago from a friend of mine studying at Fresno State California.

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
A dissent from the bottom

Four score and two years ago (sorry Abe), our forefathers in Congress created the great Social Security program. Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (in 1935 for those of you who aren’t good at math)…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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A lot of us would like American great again, except people who act like kids and kick and scream against it. That’s not too controversial. —Robert Gansel, Eureka

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
News certain to occur in 2018: Trump will tweet

Journalists love yearend recaps, but summarizing the odyssey that was 2017 might better be left to late-night comedians. So herewith a Precap of news certain to occur in 2018:

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Suggestions for liberals in 2018

By Susan Stamper Brown

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Building pride in American made

In a time of uncertain economies, I can’t help but think about how we as Americans can take more control into our own hands.

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
Sen. Tester puts Main Street first

With the partisan divide appearing wider than ever, Sen. Jon Tester is working to rise above it all by joining his colleagues to release a common-sense regulatory reform package focused on making a better environme…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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A lot of us would like American great again, except people who act like kids and kick and scream against it. That’s not too controversial. —Robert Gansel, Eureka

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
'War on Christmas' is real

Each year, as battlefield correspondents begin anew to report the “War on Christmas,” different eyes roll in different directions. Many agnostics, progressives, “indifferents,” and Christians skeptical of “those ot…

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
The Christmas Compassion Test

Here is a thought for conversation around the Christmas dinner table: Would you define yourself as compassionate?

Updated 7 years, 6 months ago
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By Steve Holyoak