Opinion

Seven bills designed to help state parks

The 66th Montana Legislature Passed seven bills that will help Montana state parks. Last winter and early this spring Montana’s legislative branch convened for nearly four months in Helena to

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An eminent author and good times ahead this summer

Every person I know who loves to read history is almost breathlessly awaiting the release of Robert Caro’s next book. It has been a years-long wait. Caro was a young

Neck-ed

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Myths about meat

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Some of you youngsters probably won’t remember the Pace Picante Sauce commercials of the early 1990s depicting cowboys on a cattle drive reacting harshly to the camp cook giving them

Misguided use of data on wildlife location

Montana has for decades been at the forefront of wildlife conservation among states in the West. We have the best hunting and angling in the country, and Montana has long

Keep working to stop aquatic invaders

Montanans know how precious water is. It’s essential for fish and wildlife, boating and angling, irrigating, drinking and creating much of our electricity. When something threatens our water — such

No cure for chronic stupidity

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There is a health care crisis in America, but there is a different sort of health care crisis on our place.  My personal  health care crisis involves trying not to

State lands bill receives strong bipartisan support

The Legislature didn’t meet its goal of concluding by Good Friday.   With a few big ticket items still being negotiated, such as Medicaid expansion, legislators will reported for duty

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