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Heroics from St. Regis firefighters
I want to call attention to the actions of volunteer firefighter Clint Wolff with the St. Regis Fire Department.
The legislative process
We have completed week three of the legislative session with bills on the move in both houses.
Loge stands ground on rules debate
Greetings from Helena. While being new to the Senate, I am a more senior legislator. I've spent my life clearing paths, literally plowing snow on our highways, mending fences on the ranch, logging and attending imp…
The case for prescribed fire
As forest research shows, the Rocky Mountain region’s natural history reveals a pattern of fire occurrence extending from time immemorial, meaning before human memory, with drastic curtailment in the early 1900s wh…
I’m honored to serve; here’s my mission
Montana, earning the chance to serve you as your next U.S. Senator is truly the greatest honor of my life. To those who voted for me, thank you. To those who did not, I’m ready to serve you too. In the military, I …
Thanks to all who have supported MCCF
First, I’d like to thank the many volunteers and donors to an organization I’ve been involved in for over thirty years, the Mineral County Community Foundation (MCCF).
Teacher talk: 'What is the best thing about being a teacher?'
Superior schoolteachers share “What is the best thing about being a teacher?”
Elena Evans for PSC
We are retired Montanans living in all seven counties within District 4 of the Public Service Commission. Most of us are on fixed incomes. Some of us are Republicans and some are Democrats. But all of us are voting…
Tranel represents the Biden-Harris economic failures
It’s the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Judge endorses Wilson for Supreme Court justice
It is a common refrain that voters know little to nothing about judicial candidates. It is for this reason that I am sharing my experiences with Judge Dan Wilson, candidate for the Montana Supreme Court.
U.S. health care system is broken
It’s clear that Sen. Jon Tester is a desperate man doing desperate things, including spreading outright lies, fearmongering and misleading Montanans — particularly on health care.
Sheehy’s plan hurts rural hospitals
I am a retired CPA and former CFO of hospitals in Whitefish, Dillon and Miles City. In addition I am a past president of the Montana chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Heath care workers support Sheehy
As health care providers, hospital leaders, nurses, and support staff who serve or have served rural Montana communities, we condemn the recent television ads and full-page advertisements by Jon Tester’s campaign a…
Tester's attacks on veteran-run business are shameful
Bridger Aerospace started with four veterans in a barn in Montana. Our next mission became using battlefield technology to serve Americans at home.
Montana Viewpoint: Respect
I asked a friend of mine if he had ever known a man named Bat O’Callahan who lived in Trout Creek years ago and was married to my good friend Jessie O’Callahan. Whether that marriage ended because Bat left town or …
Remembering Rebekah Barsotti
As we mark the third anniversary of the disappearance of Rebekah Barsotti and her beloved Belgian Malinois, Cerberus, we reflect on a journey of courage, resilience, and the unwavering pursuit of justice.