Letters to the Editor
Want to read a letter to the editor of Clark Fork Valley Press or Mineral Independent? See below to view their letters.
Heroics from St. Regis firefighters
I want to call attention to the actions of volunteer firefighter Clint Wolff with the St. Regis Fire Department.
Save the taxpayer some dollars
The consequences of elections
We are often reminded that “elections have consequences.” It certainly appears that was the case in Montana when on her way to being the first woman elected to Congress, the ego of one of Jeannette Rankin’s 1916 pr…
No such right: Montanan Republican party closes doors
The Montana Republican Party claims a First Amendment right to associate in a closed primary election where only registered Republican voters are allowed to cast a ballot. The Republicans can holler all they want, …
PILT funding critical to counties with shrinking tax base and growing numbers of visitors
County services critical for federal public lands -by Ron Walter, Public Lands Chair for National Association of Counties
Justification for lawsuit to limit voter choice by closing primaries
Republican Party bosses - Senator Matt Rosendale, State Chair Jeff Essmann, and Representative Keith Regier - in sworn depositions and press releases, hope to justify why their lawsuit to limit voter choice by clos…
It's time for equal rights for crime victims in Montana
It’s time for equal rights for crime victims in Montana
The brighter side
With all the seriousness, anger and chaos around us, let’s look at life on the lighter side for a moment with some smiles:
Are we too broke to pay attention?
Too broke to pay attention
What has become of the fair?
September 3, 2015
A most interesting year
I just ran across probably the best comment ever on what is motivating people to support Donald Trump in the primary. It comes from Jim Hightower, National Radio Commentator, writer and public speaker. Here is what…
Women's equality years later
Women’s Equality 95 Years Later
Disconnect in reporting of fire costs
I am struck at the disconnect in reporting of the “cost of the fires” to Montana and the Feds - let alone other states... The only reports are of what it costs to fight and/or contain them until nature can help.
How to win hearts and minds in the Middle East
How to win hearts and minds in the Middle East
A message from Sen. Jennifer Fielder
SPECIAL NOTE TO READER: Recently I released the article below to the Sanders County Ledger with the headline “Feds won’t let state put wildfires out”. The Ledger retitled my article, “Feds don’t help firefighting e…
America is fast exhibiting people power
A couple of my latest “Facebook Frolics.