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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 techn…
Rep. Loge: Legislature speeding up as session winds down
One week to go?
Why use Mineral Community Hospital?
You’re familiar with slogans supporting use of local businesses, right? “Support Your Local Businesses”; “Your Local Merchants are your Tax-Paying Neighbors. Buy Local!”, etc. Communities all over the country are r…
Rep. Loge: Legislature talks infrastructure
This past week saw the House having a full agenda of bills every day. Most days we had over twenty bills to take action on during the House floor session. Those bills were either Senate bills or House bills with S…
Legislators discuss voting by mail
In a recently published Op-Ed titled “A house without walls,” a local former legislator attacked President Trump for failure to fill vacancies in his cabinet and various federal offices. Perhaps this self-appointed…
Recapping last week in the Legislature
This week saw a lot of activity and controversy in the House chambers. What is classified as the infrastructure bill failed to pass the House and will not be passed on to the Senate. This is slightly decieving howe…
Rep. Loge responds to 'vicious' emails, calls
This last week was a very busy week trying to take care of the Senate Bills needing to come through the House. It was also a week to present House bills to the Senate committees and study up on House Bill 2, the bu…
Mother feels Ryan verdict unjust
Just a few thoughts about the unjust verdict given in Oregon. After the long train ride home and trying to wrap my head around what took place, the only conclusion I came to was there is no justice left in the nati…
Sanders County residents attend public lands rally
A busload of supporters from Sanders County (the home county of land transfer proponent State Sen. Jennifer Fielder) joined over 1,000 other Montanans at the P…
Plains radio station in need of local help
Plains radio station KWHP-LP may soon have to shut its doors if it does not get help from its listeners.
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This is a very busy and exciting time in my life. By the time you read this, I will have been sworn in as your representative to the Montana House District 14.
Dog messes left behind
I have a problem! Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not an animal hater. I’m more of a people person.
Volunteers, service always needed
I write this in response to Tony Plerini’s previous letter about Mike Bedict. I also have worked many years with Mike and respect him for his years of community service. A service that needs to restructure itself. …
Why does Thompson Falls need a growth policy?
I am at a loss as to why Thompson Falls needs a “growth policy.” What is it that is being planned out of view of the public that makes such a thing so dreadfully and drastically “important” to a city as small as th…
Donation effort met by 'the Grinches'
Apparently, the Grinch that stole Christmas is not merely a fictional character. He (or several clones like him) now works for the Montana Highway Department.
Preparing our students for the future
The Montana Constitution, specifically Article X Section 8, gives ownership of the state’s publicly funded schools, with the support and engagement of school staff and the community, to each community through the s…