Opinion
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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.
An update from Representative Ingraham
December means cool (and I do mean cool) winter breezes are ushered in, snowflakes make their appearance and for most of us, we begin the look forward to celebrating Christ’s birth on December 25th. In preparing f…
Letters to the Editor - Dec. 4
An update from Rep. Schwaderer
Throughout the day I end up reading a good number of political articles, letters and updates from politicians and the like- and I’ve noticed something. The lion’s share of dialogue coming from elected officials is …
Strengthening the local voice: update from Senator Jennifer Fielder
Should local citizens have more influence over the governance of public lands, waters, and wildlife within the county in which they reside? I think so.
Letter to the Editor - Nov. 20
To the Editor,
Duty, Honor and Coutry - An update from Rep. Ingraham
This past Monday, November 11th, we were able to celebrate Veterans Day, a day set aside for remembering those lost and harmed while serving our country, for r…
This Thanksgiving buckle up
Thanksgiving is one of the great American holidays that involves a lot of travel. Family and friends from across the country or just across town take to the roads to visit together and celebrate, making it one of t…
Guest Opinion: CSKT commission protects all water users
This is being submitted as an Op Ed piece in rebuttal to the recent Op Ed piece that was written by Senator Verdell Jackson and was printed in several area newspapers.
To candidates seeking office
For those seeking the open National Senate and Congressional Seat in 2014, campaigning has already been underway for a while. For the first time in years, it is quite likely that we will see both a new Congressman …
Letters to the Editor - Nov. 6
Only 36 percent of KNF eligible for harvest?
Sadly, the new Kootenai National Forest Plan deems 64% of Montana’s most productive forest off limits to timber harvest. Compared to the 1987 plan, this represents a 20% jump in acreage that cannot be harvested. Ne…
An update from Rep. Ingraham
As I look about at the beauty being displayed this fall, the changing leaves, the crisp air and blue skies, it’s not hard to imagine why one of Montana’s nicknames is “Big Sky Country.” And with Montana’s anniversa…
Trials and errors - a gardening column by Green Thumb
Much of gardening is a haphazard sort of adventure. I have a habit, however, of viewing my garden plots as a number of science experiments!