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Chairlift: Six little words
Last Wednesday was one of those sublime days on The Big.
Create Youth Advisory Council to engage young people
During last week’s Whitefish Community Development Board meeting, students from Mr. Webb’s A.P. Government class presented solutions to problems facing Whitefish as part of the Vision Whitefish Growth Policy Update…
Welcome to the Senate
Following my fourth term in the Montana House, I faced either political extinction, as term limits in Montana limit the number of terms served for legislators and state office holders, or a run for a newly configur…
The sickness of wolf trapping
Wolf trappers and their supporters share in their hatred, cruelty and violence toward wolves.
CFAC: three ways EPA’s decision fails us all
While the EPA’s Record of Decision recently issued for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site is dismaying, EPA’s failure to do so without actionably considering public concerns and numerous technical issue…
Proud to have put students first
Serving as your state superintendent has been an honor.
Chairlift: Automotive appreciation
I'm in a minority of sorts.
A dirty manger
I applaud County Commissioners Randy Brodehl and Pam Holmquist for standing strong against any further encroachment of socialism in Flathead County operations.
Seek and ye shall find
The only control I have in life is over myself.
President Jimmy Carter a moral compass for our times
My wife and I took our daughters to Disney World in 1997, and after doing so took a quick side trip into southern Georgia to visit the Andersonville Stockade where our Civil War ancestor was held in the rebel priso…
County commissioners should reject funding
Our county commissioners have been under a lot of public pressure to accept money that could be used to help people, who would otherwise not be able, to attain home ownership.
My affair with Alpine Theater Project
It was three years ago when I heard about Alpine Theater Project.
A Christmas symphony from Nina, Emily Rea’s mom
Humor me for a moment and visualize this scene with me: It’s the beginning of a gorgeous Montana day; delightful fragrant breeze blowing, wildflowers in full bloom, the sun shining warm and brightly in the clearest…
Pay to attract more tourists, or to lower property taxes?
My proposal is to go one step further in 2025: keep a smaller percentage of those taxes going to the purposes Sen. Zolnikov outlined in Senate Bill 540 last session, but use the majority of the money to reduce prop…
Government data collection on students an overreach
The Office of Public Instruction currently collects nearly 200 points of information for school accreditation, funding, and assessing the quality of programming and student well-being.
In a nutshell: Serving generosity and hope one meal at a time
As the season of giving approaches, it’s easy to wonder, “Am I doing enough?”