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Strap in folks; it’s gonna be a wild ride
What is it about top executives in monopoly utilities that makes them want to play cowboy capitalists? Case in poi…
Here’s to all the not-so ordinary people
I have known Polson all my life, the curves of the road that lead to old friends' houses, the smell of the lake as you drive down 93, and the sounds erupting f…
Having the mercy to do what's right
Although it’s been a while, Montana has a long history of having some great statesmen and women like Mike Mansfield, Jeannette Rankin and Pat Williams – just three of them.
Time to find unity and respect while recognizing due process
I write this letter in response to Ross Fitzgerald’s letter to the editor voicing his opinion on the removal of nine GOP state senators at the annual GOP Officers Convention June 28 in Helena.
And we thought Montanans were finished with robber barons
By the slimmest of majorities, Republicans of the 119th Congress just rammed through their Big Ugly Bill, a regressive tax-and-spending blueprint that redistributes wealth from the poorest to the richest Americans …
Social Security can benefit future generations – if Congress acts
Every year, the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration (SSA) reports to Congress on how many years the program has left in the Social Security Trust Fund to fully meet the obligations of current and fu…
Appreciates Charlo parade support
It was very rewarding to share the Fourth of July with so many people who contributed their time and dollars to make the Charlo parade a success this year, and it was very rewarding to see so many friends and neigh…
Pat Williams: He stood by us and with us
Pat Williams has died. He was Montana’s longest serving Congressman, serving from 1979 to 1997. He had a sense of justice and values which he defended proudly and vigorously, often in the face of strong and outrage…
Electing a "Cleanser-in-Chief": A betrayal of voters and values
I attended the recent Montana GOP Convention in Helena, representing the Teton County Republican Central Committee, never expecting to witness a blatant power grab.
Who is paying the annex power bill?
Three weekends in a row I have gone by the new annex courthouse building across the street from the courthouse. All lights were on Saturday and Sunday.
Citizens celebrate Old Glory on Flag Day
On Saturday, June 14, in Polson, more than 60 citizens, many of them veterans, waved flags and signs to celebrate the importance of the day. The city fire department participated by flying a huge Old Glory flag.
Daines to Montanans: Drop dead
By the time you read this, Steve Daines may have already pushed through Congress the big budget bill. It cuts almost a trillion dollars from Medicaid and other health care, including the Affordable Care Act.
What’s the point of being a U.S. Senator if you don’t have guts?
More than half a century ago, when I was a young, enlisted man stationed at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C., I contacted former Montana Senat…
Use water from Hungry Horse to boost lake level
Ideally, Energy Keepers and the Confederate Salish Kootenai Tribes and the federal regulators need to take two additional simple proactive steps to ensure the lake level is maintained at 12 inches below full pool o…
Flathead Lake’s late summer levels aren't just a local issue
Each summer, as Flathead Lake reaches its scenic peak, calls grow louder to hold the lake level high through August and into September. For lakeshore residents, recreation businesses and visitors, that’s an underst…
Big Beautiful Deficit-Raising Bill plunders our natural resources
Senator Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming) wrote a column last week asking readers to view the controversial bill that includes selling off federal public lands for housing development. I read through the text of this bil…