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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.
Hinkle's voting history
erify my statement that he is opposed to supporting education almost 100% of the time.
Tobacco Education Funding
Last week I was in Helena for the Soles for Souls display where 1,400 pairs of shoes lined the halls of the Capitol to draw attention to the yearly tobacco deaths in Montana. I was moved by the variety of shoes, ev…
A lesson in school funding
With the legislative session now past the half-way point, the proposed bills will transfer from one house to the other for more work. This is the time when all school personnel and community members begin to see t…
We the people: Session half way over
We are now past the halfway point of the session, where all non-revenue bills which have passed the Senate have been sent to the House and all approved House bills sent to the Senate. One thing I have not heard muc…
At what cost?
A story in the Feb. 24 edition of the Sanders County Ledger brought back memories of my childhood.
Letter to the Editor
I am writing one letter in response to the issues raised by Dave Bennett, Dave Lyman and Ernest Scherzer.
Keeping in touch
With transmittal deadlines behind us, Legislators, after returning from a few, very much appreciated days off spent with family and friends, again face a very hurried pace doing the peoples work, completing the 50…
Frivilous Spending
On Wednesday night Governor Schweitzer was on the KECI 10:00pm news bashing “frivolous” legislation - he used spear hunting, allowing children to have firearms INSIDE (my emphasis) in schools, and the multitude of …
We the People: current legislative session
We’re at the midway point of the session with transmittal break February 25-28. We had some long days and short nights in Helena hearing an increased number of general bills both in committee and on the floor.
Pool Problems
What is really going on with the pool? I think it would be fair to let the town of Plains, MT know exactly we’re up against with the closing of the community pool. There are so many stories going around; Mayor Br…
Plowing Problems
For nearly forty years, I have resided in a home on the corner of Main and B streets in St. Regis. Somehow when the snow comes the plows are quick to clear Main Street.
Civil Discourse
We believe there are a number of reasons people run for political office, the ones that come to mind are: money, self –satisfaction, self-promotion or a combination of these. State Legislature positions are probab…
Speech classes offered: "Speech Craft" helps locals gain confidence
Courtesy of Ellen Childress
Keeping in touch
As legislators, we have had some long days and short nights as we head to the midway point of the session, the transmittal deadline for all non-revenue bills. With transmittal ending on February 24t, we have been …
Letters to the Editor
HB 332