Opinion
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Water compact being conducted in secrecy
Amid all the controversy surrounding Senator Steve Daine’s “Montana Water Right Protection Act,” two facts have become abundantly clear: There will be no disclosure to taxpayers and the public as to the how the $...
Bullock will protect health care coverage
As research is gathered about Covid-19 pandemic, a sobering finding is that many people who get the disease will have health problems long after they have recovered from the infection.
Governor candidate Mike Cooney vows to protect public lands
I’ve spent my career fighting for our public lands, and I have a track record of delivering results for Montanans. Growing up in Montana shaped who I am and the values I carry with me. Like many Montanans, I know...
Mobs destroying history
Judge Robert Bork stated: “power alone is not sufficient to produce legitimate authority.” That dictum certainly applies to the powerful anarchist mobs created by Black Lives Matter Marxism to desecrate and destr...
Morigeau for Auditor
There is one honest law-abiding person running for Montana State Auditor: Shane Morigeau.
Tax, tax and more tax
Polson wants to impose a 3% tax once again. How will this help residents that do not live in the city of Polson?
My very own declaration of independence
Ever hear of Rudy Stanko, well-known in Montana 20-plus years ago? Rudy “Stinko” you say? Well, maybe. Here’s the story. Rudy liked to speed, and it was easy for him to do so because from 1955-1974 and again from...
Wake up America
A great big thank you to U.S. Veteran Dr. Rashid Buttar M.D. and Dr. Pam Popper Naturopath for expertly and courageously making it clear that the current SARS -2/CoVid-19 pandemic scare is truly a spiritual battl...
Let us take history for what it is; the good and the bad
“The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones. “
We are all human beings
This past weekend was crazy in Polson. You had the Trump parade along with the Black Lives Matter and missing indigenous women march that followed.
Fund Tribal Law Enforcement
After reading page 2 of the June 25, 2020 edition of the Char-Koosta News that explains how the COVID-19 relief funds allocated to our tribe is going to be distributed, I became quite alarmed as an elder of the T...
Montanans must all work together to fight COVID-19
COVID-19 remains a matter of great concern for Montana medical and public health communities. As of mid-June, Montana’s COVID-19 case rates are the lowest in the continental U.S.; yet disease prevention remains t...
Water Rights Protection Act a step backward for public land
Flathead Wildlife Inc., has been the largest sportsmen and women club in northwest Montana for 64 years. One of our primary goals is preserving public access to public lands. Accordingly, FWI is opposed to S. 301...
Bullock needs to change course on the budget
We recently met with Governor Bullock and the two minority leaders of the Montana Legislature to discuss Montana’s failing economy and budget issues due to the Governor’s closures.
As Native Americans, we refuse to stand idle
The senseless death of a black American has ignited civil protests around the globe. We will always remember George Floyd’s name and the eight minutes forty-six seconds that Minneapolis police officers assisted a...