Letters to the Editor
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They’re here and already attacking our Montana
All Montanans have seen the bumper stickers and heard the chatter warning potential newcomers against changing M...
Legislators need to fully fund senior long-term care
Legislators passed and the Governor signed bills to spend $1 billion, most of it going into the pockets of our wealthiest citizens who earn over $500,000 a year. We can certainly afford to do the right thing for o...
Who’s behind push to change selenium standards?
There are no benefits to Montana to be gained from weakening our water quality standards. The mining company is Canadian. Its mines are in Canada, its taxes are all paid to the B.C. and Canadian governments. The ...
Ice arena benefit "overwhelming community endorsement"
We’d like to thank everyone who helped make our March 10 Mission Valley Ice Arena Fundraiser at Glacier Brewery such a success.
SB 458 comes with moral, financial cost
For over an hour and a half, over 40 Montanans – overwhelmingly young Montanans – showed up to the Capitol to express in detail the suffering and pain that SB 458 will cause them.
Protect our visionary constitution
Montana’s Constitution has served us well for over 50 years. It is one of the reasons we have the amazing state that we and our families are blessed to enjoy.
Asphalt plant poses real threat
The first time I drove through Arlee, I looked at its quiet main strip and wide-open fields and serene view of the Rattlesnake Mountains and I said, “I can see me living here.”
Bus cancellation strands riders
CSKT Transportation provides an essential service for the Mission Valley that I, for one, rely upon. When those services are cancelled, without notice, it creates problems.
We could use a little Cowboy Logic
I have been reading and listening to the issue of homelessness for a few weeks. Cowboy Logic believes there is a simple solution to just about everything, so here goes …
Teenagers restore faith in our future
I would like to send an appreciation to the three (sorry if it was four – that's all I noticed) young men that helped over the weekend.
Victory! – But who’s the biggest Loser?
Apparently, somebody won something recently, because MEIC and other anti-coal groups are claiming a victory.
Post Creek Corridor should come first
We want to go on record as opposing the Ninepipe Corridor section of Highway 93.
Nix SB 200: Keep partisanship out of schools, courtrooms
Senate Bill 200, sponsored by Greg Hertz, would allow candidates in non-partisan races – judgeships and school boards – to declare a party affiliation. Really? School board candidates? Judges?
Don’t inject partisanship into judicial system
SB-200 is a proposed law that allows candidates for nonpartisan races – including judicial candidates – to announce political affiliations and endorsements.
Opposes effort to redefine right to privacy
The Framers structured our government in a way that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.