Guest Post

  It is time for a collaborative process to decide the fate of the Wilderness Study Areas. Ravalli County Commissioner Greg Chilcott is claiming that the commission decided not to […]

  My apologies to the County Commissioners: I’m writing to publicly express regret for my poor manners in addressing you at the public meeting Wednesday (2/6/18). The meeting was in […]

  Maybe 3/4 of the USA population wants safer gun laws. What’s the odds on us voting in new national legislators to vote in safer gun laws? Maybe not good […]

    I find the oxymoron of liberals extremely funny. I attended a lecture on free speech. This lecture was protested by liberals who, while exercising free speech, protested free […]

By Niall G. Clancy, Hamilton   In 1937, recognizing the importance of state wildlife management agencies, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Pittman-Robertson Act. This act supplies up to 75% of […]

  Commissioners, I affirm you for scheduling another public comment meeting regarding the commission’s letter supporting Senator Daines’ bill S-2206. Good on you for that (though the threat of a […]

  Re: Stealing our Montana Legacy by Harold Johns I wonder if Mr. Johns went to the event he spoke about. Several of his statements are missing the point from […]

  A couple days ago I read that the Arizona state prison system allows each female prisoner one pack of twelve ultra-thin menstrual pads per month for $3.20; any more […]

By Montana Governor Steve Bullock   Montanans are now seeing the real-life consequences of budget decisions made by the Republican legislators who make up the majority of our state legislature. […]

  I want to publicly and sincerely thank Senator Steve Daines for addressing Wilderness Study Areas in Montana that are not recommended for wilderness designation. The Protect Public Use of […]

  Read Tester’s staff-written letter last week.  He said he’s working with the President? When? Records show he’s voted against him more than 80% of the time. He’s working on […]

  Back in 1898, near the headwaters of the Missouri River in what is now Glacier National Park, my great grandfather found and drilled the first oil wells in Montana. […]

  With Trump’s obsession to build a wall, he has a golden opportunity here in the United States to get the undocumented Mexicans to pay for it. Just take all […]

  Thank you Bob Williams for your excellent letter in the Bitterroot Star (Jan. 31, 2018), “Our 2018 Wildfire Season.” The heavy wet snowfall in the mountains and abundant spring […]

  Cliven Bundy was invited to come to Paradise, Montana to speak about his problems with the federal government. According to Bundy, he is being persecuted for not paying for […]

By U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Montana   At the start of the New Year many Montanans make New Year’s resolutions. Maybe it’s to spend time with family, put more money […]

  ‘Multiple use’ as pertaining to public lands is a term used incorrectly by almost everyone, including people representing conservation organizations. Multiple use by statute, is stated as “a sustained […]

  What’s this? January and rain, rain, rain. Dogs and cats mousing bare spots in the field. Few mice in the house, until trapped. Kind of normal for late February […]

  I own a small business that sells solar power and pumping systems. With great dismay I note that President Trump has put a 30% tariff on imported solar modules. […]