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Profusion of parvo cases is preventable
Communities across the Flathead Reservation are currently facing an explosion in parvo cases. Meanwhile, organizations like the Arlee Rehabilitation Center (ARC) are fielding daily calls from families in crisis who need to surrender unwanted dogs. Puppies and dogs are being abandoned on roadsides and in fields.
The Mansfield Way: 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 Mansfield, 1974
The election’s over – let’s go for a ride
I bought my first Deuce and a Quarter in 1990 from Gail Lewis who was the clean-up man at the LP mill in Trout Creek. “Deuce and a Quarter” was the nickname for the Buick Electra 225, as in two twenty-five – the deuce and a quarter.
Public land exchanges under MWRPA: Consider the facts
A recent letter to the editor published in a local paper contained the following advice for people preparing to vote in the election, “Get your facts and then vote from your heart.” Sadly, this has become the new normal as facts become more irrelevant when investigating any controversy and emotions drive decisions.
Glacier National Park: Participate in the destination stewardship process
We in Western Montana are lucky enough to have Glacier National Park in our backyard.
Don’t say Democrats weren’t warned
To be blunt, the Democrats lost big in the 2024 elections and deserved to.
Legislature needs to fix gerrymandered PSC districts
Back in April, a groundswell of volunteers put a first-time candidate and lifelong Independent on the ballot.
There is no “simple” solution to property taxes
In recent opinion pieces, Evan Barrett, a longtime Democratic consultant, and Mike Jopek, a former Democratic legislator, have repeatedly provided their “simple solution” to our high property taxes in Montana: just lower the residential property tax rate to 0.76%. If it truly was that simple, both Democrat and Republican legislators would have already done it.
If Montana law taxes scenery, why not data?
Remember the “scenery tax”? We used to joke that it was the tax we paid in the form of low incomes for living in a place as remote and beautiful as Montana.
Pay to attract more tourists, or to lower property taxes?
Here’s a rhetorical question for Montanans: would you rather state government spend public money on things like billboards in Chicago to attract more tourists, or use that money to lower your property taxes?
