Letters to the Editor
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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.
Pioneer bus a Mineral County asset
The Pioneer Council provides transportation to your friends, family and neighbors in Mineral County more often than most people realize. Besides the five scheduled trips to Missoula each month, The Pioneer bus is a…
Initiative 186 misleading
I-186 will appear on the November ballot. If it passes, Montana DEQ will be required to deny a permit to any proposed hard rock mine, if the reclamation plan requires perpetual water treatment.
Rep. Loge unable to attend forums
When I was first contacted about candidate forums in Paradise and Thompson Falls on Oct. 5 and 6, I called immediately to express I had a conflict for those dates.
Good reasons to support Initiative 185
Are you or do you know someone that is currently receiving benefits from Medicaid?
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The Bad Actors Law is a Montana mining law that was passed because there was a pattern of irresponsible behavior by some Montana mining company chief officers. This pattern often resulted in major pollution and ban…
Hecla issue 'double talk' from DEQ just doesn't make sense
I respect the importance Department of Environmental Quality has in ensuring protection of Montana’s environment. We acknowledge Director Livers’ support for Hecla when he accurately stated, “DEQ recognizes that He…
Open pocketbooks for hospital
Attention citizens of Mineral County:
Truth about mining 'Bad Actor' law
When critics of the Mining Bad Actors Law attacks Montana’s enforcement of a state law that protects taxpayers from shouldering the clean-up bill for mining companies, it’s clearly time to impose an old-fashioned s…
President's words at European Summit 'horrifying'
[Editor’s note: This letter was edited for content.]
Plains from 'critical eye of a stranger'
An Open Letter to the Town Council:
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Unlike most government agencies, which are funded by tax dollars, the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is funded almost entirely by a combination of hunter and angler license sales and federal excise tax doll…
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Do the people of Plains really understand the so called final draft of the nuisance and junk vehicle ordinance?
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As someone that has been a strong advocate for the mines in Northwest Montana to start, the latest move by our own state government to obstruct their development has me hopping mad!
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If you were a kid in Hot Springs what would you not want to do without: A BIKE.
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Friends, lend me your attention for a moment: