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.
Out of touch
Senator Greg Hinkle (R) of SD-7 is obviously completely out of touch with the dire consequences of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters on going in Japan. His remarks comparing the impact of medical mariju…
Eminant domain
on and others’ characterization that to “export electrons over a wire” is no different than exporting logs down rivers is at best disingenuous. The trouble is, the electrons are not the issue; the lands condemned b…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
Keeping in touch
We completed our 35th legislative day on Saturday, February 12, 2011. The transmittal deadline for non-revenue bills to pass between the House and the Senate is Thursday, February 24th. Bills which have no revenu…
Week 6 at the State Capital
HB 161, sponsored by Speaker of the House Mike Milburn, passed 2nd reading in the Montana House of Representatives this past week with 63 out of 100 House members voting for repeal.
Letters to the editor
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Support TRACS
TRACS is participating in a state-wide shelter challenge that, if they win, means they will receive $1000 much needed dollars. Currently, they are in second place, second to Roundup, MT. Roundup, MT?! How is it …