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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My wife, Bev, and I have known Frank Garner for a long time and we’ve always appreciated how hard he’s worked for Kalispell. I’ve seen the recent attacks on him and I’m grateful that he’s been willing to stand up f…
American schism
The recently concluded seriesd on PBS, “The Vietnam War,” stuck me as symptomatic of the permanent divide in America’s dual personality — we Americans tend towards being for something or against something.
One legislator's budget solution
OK, I admit it. I am not one of those gnomes that occupy the Appropriations, Finance & Claims or Taxation Committees in the Legislature. I am a policy guy, who has always sought solutions for problems facing Montan…
Pope leaving Catholics to fend for themselves?
The world and Catholicism have had over four years now of the See of St. Peter, occupied by a Jesuit (a first), and a “Francis” (also a first), and some aspects of it are beginning to emerge.
Candidate explains why she is running for City Council
Why am I running for Ward 3 Kalispell City Council again? Yes, the 14 voters I did not get last time is a goal to reach but as important is the fundamental differences between me and the other candidates.
Change the laws that hamstring the Forest Service
Another fire season has come and gone with over 1 million acres burnt which produced weeks of smoke and cost hundreds of millions to control. The detrimental effects of these fires include impaired health, loss of …
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My wife, Bev, and I have known Frank Garner for a long time and we’ve always appreciated how hard he’s worked for Kalispell. I’ve seen the recent attacks on him and I’m grateful that he’s been willing to stand up f…
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The discharge permit issued by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality should be seen for just what it is. The DEQ took over a year to come up with essentially the same analysis that they had prior to the r…
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The discharge permit issued by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality should be seen for just what it is. The DEQ took over a year to come up with essentially the same analysis that they had prior to the r…
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I am bewildered that our county commissioners chose not to require a stoplight at the intersection of Hodgson Road and U.S. 93 in Happy Valley when they approved the new casino at that intersection. The casino is n…
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I am bewildered that our county commissioners chose not to require a stoplight at the intersection of Hodgson Road and U.S. 93 in Happy Valley when they approved the new casino at that intersection. The casino is n…
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I am bewildered that our county commissioners chose not to require a stoplight at the intersection of Hodgson Road and U.S. 93 in Happy Valley when they approved the new casino at that intersection. The casino is n…
Why Trump's failure is so important to the left
Trump must not only fail, but “be assassinated,” according to one female Democratic legislator. Such violent hatred has reached levels of incivility previously unacceptable in our country. One would think this is a…
Fire, fuels, logging and politics
When Barack Obama took office during a massive economic crash, his Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel said “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” and used the occasion to ram through massive changes in government. Republ…
Election mailbag
For some 20 years it was my privilege to serve as a judge, first as a district judge in Flathead County, later as a federal magistrate judge for the District of Montana. Prior to that I practiced law before a diver…