Opinion
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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…
Speaking of freedom - an update from Senator Fielder
Speaking of freedom, Montana received a rare visit from Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia last week. He appeared by invitation of the Federalist Society, a national organization that is “committed to the princip…
Dan Drewry's Fair Column
The 2013 Sanders County fair started, at least for me, on Thursday. We were all in the Valley Press office having our weekly staff meeting, and I was trolling Justyna and Colin about fair week. They get to run arou…
An update from Rep. Schwaderer
Timber management in Mineral and Sanders Counties can see a revenue benefit to local services, as well as the economic boost of increased work and wages. The local revenue is known as “county payments”, which are t…
Letters to the Editor - Aug. 28
Guest opinion: One person's opinion by Pam Reed
Should decisions by our local county commissioners be based on fact or fiction? Should the county commissioners be given all the facts available before a decision is made or deal with the consequences of not consid…
Letters to the Editor - August 21
An update from Rep. Ingraham
The Legislative Fiscal Report of the 2013 Legislative Session was recently published which reflects the fiscal impacts resulting from legislation passed during the last session. While the entirety of the fiscal imp…
Keith's Column: Storylines to look for this fall sports season
This week the halls of the three Mineral County Schools will fill with students and teachers as the 2013-2014 school year begins. Along with the beginning of school comes the beginning of fall sports and this year …
Green Thumb: A Garden Column
A Stitch in Time...
Keith's Column: The heart of the fair and rodeo
It’s taken almost this entire week to recover from the all-out attack on the senses that is the Mineral County Fair and Rodeo – from the thrill of watching bro…
Letters to the Editor - Aug. 7
My son and I live in San Francisco and come up here for the summer to visit family. Back home, I have had the hardest time helping my son learn to swim! The lessons are incredibly expensive and there are long waiti…
Guest opinion: Compact proponents keep promoting failed documents
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Keeping in touch with Pat Ingraham
It’s been awhile since I have had the opportunity to share with you a couple of resources that might be of value to you in helping to alleviate some of your medicinal concerns and struggles.
Timing is everything - a garden column by Green Thumb
Gardening is much like most of life. Lawyers and realtors write, “time is of the essence” in contracts, meaning that the participants in the contract need to hurry up because “Time is money.” Many say, “no time lik…
Guest opinion: Water law and the compact
As Flathead Irrigation District farmers and ranchers, as irrigators who make their living from the land, we have some grave concerns about the misinformation that is circulating about the proposed Water Use Agreeme…