Editorial
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Dealing with a personality disorder
Sometimes we run into people who have mental health problems that are difficult for family members or society to d…
HERTZ SAYS HIS GOAL AS HOUSE SPEAKER WAS TO ‘FOSTER UNITY NOT CONFORMITY’
The 66th Legislative session has come to an end.
Medicaid Expansion valuable to veterans
It’s helpful to be at the same line of work long enough to be able to be proven wrong. I’ve been working with NAMI Montana to improve Montana’s mental illness treatment system for the past ten years. We’ve been rea…
Speaker assesses legislative progress at halfway point
As speaker of the House, it is a goal of mine to have unity within the Republican Caucus and a positive working relationship with the minority party. At the halfway point of the 66th legislative session we are hitt…
RHS frosh Gauthier joins Leader as intern
I am Lexie Gauthier. I grew up in the Mission Valley and I attend school at Ronan High School.
Transition time in my career
Time is as rapid-fire as it is relative.
Great American Eclipse well worth the drive
An eerie chill filled the air. The wind picked up and the landscape fell into darkness. I was finally where I had dreamed of standing my entire life.
Indian caucus raises concerns over bison hunt
Despite the obvious changes that come with the passing of time and the evolution of technology, the connection between buffalo, buffalo hunting and native peoples remains a vital part of tribal identity in Montana.…
St. Ignatius Elementary focusing on basics
Two critical elements of education have been on my mind lately: attendance and behavior. Both of these in action form can be positive or negative. Both of these can have immediate positive or negative consequences.…
Identifying destructive rodents
Throughout Lake County many landowners are reporting damage to range, pasture and lawns by rodents of various types. Conditions have been favorable to the increase in populations of voles, pocket gophers and Columb…
Trump to be judged by facts not fiction
Now that we have President-elect Trump awaiting inauguration, we are now trying to separate fact from fiction. Fiction got him elected and facts will now land on his oval office desk starting in late January 2017.
Zinke focused on healthcare
Too often healthcare gets wrapped up in political debate while forgetting the actual needs of people. The reality is that there are people hurting and they deserve help. My family and I know this all too well. Just…
From the Lake County MSU Ag Extension Office
In the June 2016 issue of the Monthly Weed Post, a Montana State University Extension bulletin, author Jane Mangold highlights a research study that examines if invasive plants such as knapweed can be a friend or f…
A final thank you
On my day off Saturday, I drove down to Anaconda to watch Ronan play softball. It was cold and wet the whole time except for about 15 minutes during warm ups for the championship game. Then during the game the wind…
Among other things: Some called it progress
Sometimes progress is hard to recognize when it’s taking place – especially when bureaucratic rules and regulations appear to impede rather than promote progress.
Giving back
Can you imagine what would happen if everyone gave back to the world just a little bit?