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Letters to the Editor

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Updated 3 months ago

Heroics from St. Regis firefighters

I want to call attention to the actions of volunteer firefighter Clint Wolff with the St. Regis Fire Department.

Updated 1 week ago
Freedom Caucus fought against tax relief

Montanans are being crushed under the weight of skyrocketing property taxes. Longtime residents are watching their tax bill soar as wealthy out-of-staters scoop up land and inflate home values across Montana.

Updated 1 week ago
Sheriff's Office case becomes personal

One reader opined at a recent gathering: “I enjoy reading your column, but you lost me with that sheriff stuff.”

Updated 3 weeks ago
Standing firm for rural Montana friends and neighbors

The 69th legislative session has concluded — a session marked not only by strong convictions but also by a deep responsibility to speak up for the voices of rural Montana.

Updated 4 weeks ago
Sen. Loge and Block Management

Despite his 1.5 seconds of fame appearing as a lawmaker on the show Yellowstone, there’s nothing Hollywood about Senator Denley Loge.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Working for my constituents

Leading up to the first day of the Senate this year, a committee on committees was established to come up with committee assignments.

Updated 2 months ago
Bill limits election competition

Last year, I had the honor of running as an Independent candidate for the Public Service Commission in Western Montana.

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Loge a Republican in name only

The Missoula County Republican Central Committee (MCRCC), a local organization affiliated with the Montana Republican Party, hereby censures Sen. Denley Loge (SD 45) for his actions in opposition to the tenets of o…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Legislative update from Sen. Loge

This past week in the Legislature has been the busiest yet.

Updated 3 months ago
Homestead bill will provide tax relief

During my campaign to be your state representative last year, I promised to seek solutions to our affordable housing crisis and skyrocking property taxes. These problems have hit rural western Montana especially ha…

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Superintendent evaluation

The January board meeting of the Trustees of the Plains School District was a packed house of parents, taxpayers, and community members with concerns.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Pause on federal funding impacts local services

The Montana Community Action Network (MCAN) represents the 10 Community Action agencies who carry out programs aimed to help Montanans experiencing economic hardships, including the elderly and disabled.

Updated 3 months, 4 weeks ago
The legislative process

We have completed week three of the legislative session with bills on the move in both houses.

Updated 4 months ago
Loge stands ground on rules debate

Greetings from Helena. While being new to the Senate, I am a more senior legislator. I've spent my life clearing paths, literally plowing snow on our highways, mending fences on the ranch, logging and attending imp…

Updated 4 months ago
The case for prescribed fire

As forest research shows, the Rocky Mountain region’s natural history reveals a pattern of fire occurrence extending from time immemorial, meaning before human memory, with drastic curtailment in the early 1900s wh…