Editorial
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Officer Manny Quinn may be the silent type ... but she's always on the alert for troublemakers!
Along this summer’s tourist-filled main street of Plains, a silent sentinel stood relentless watch for potential s…
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.
Syrian refugees are not welcome in Sanders County
THOMPSON FALLS — The message is clear from the Sanders County Board of Commissioners: We do not want Syrian refugees on our land, “draining” resources, “impacting” the tax base, and possibly putting everyone in har…
Mineral Community Hospital leads community-wide effort to help families and students
MINERAL COUNTY - What started out as an idea among the employees of Mineral Community Hospital (MCH), evolved into a county-wide program to help our children, …
A boy's will is the wind's will: Fire everywhere but not in your sector
SANDERS COUNTY - Thursday I sat in the back of a Ford Super Duty DNRC Engine as two state employees patrolled for fires and checked on extinguished sites. I witnessed first hand what it means to be on call for fire…
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!
Federal Foolishness - An update from Senator Fielder
“We were ordered to make life as difficult for people as we can” a National Park Service employee told the media.
An update from Rep. Ingraham
The State Administration & Veterans Affairs Committee (SAVA) will be meeting on Monday, October 21 in room 102 of the Capitol Building for those of you interes…
An update from Rep. Schwaderer
As a member of the State Tribal Relations Interim Committee, between now and the next session I will be attending six meetings for updates on tribal issues in the state. Four of those meetings will be held with var…
Keith's Column: Not goodbye, see you soon
I was attempting to sort through the pile of seemingly unnecessary attachments and plastic pieces in order to install new windshield wipers on my car when I did something that seemed to sum up the entirety of my ti…
Update from Rep. Schwaderer
Revenue update:
Update from Rep. Ingraham
With the passing of time, I thought I should update you on how things were progressing for the State Administration & Veterans Affairs (SAVA) Committee since their first meeting that was held on July 11.
Dragon's Underwear or the late green beans trial - a Gardening Column by Green Thumb
By now, I think you readers have concluded that I am somewhat of a gardening over-enthusiast. (Somewhat?!) And you may be somewhat confused by the title of this article, but, there is an explanation!
Forests in bad shape - an update from Senator Fielder
As Montana’s study of federal lands kicked off this summer, we began by surveying counties across the state to identify significant problems and concerns associated with federal land management. We have heard from …
The Montana Privacy Act - an update from Rep. Schwaderer
Subhead: State Legislature needs to lead in new era of privacy concerns.