Should the law do more to punish lying about elections? Careful: Such proposals can curtail legitimate speech and give the government power it’s likely to misuse.
It’s easy to blame QAnon, ridiculous conspiracy theories and the "big lie," but America has never had a fully stable relationship with the facts
Governor Gianforte has mastered the art of saying one thing but doing the opposite. In his deceptive statement on public access during his recent State of the State speech to the Montana Legislature, the governor said he supports public access to public lands, bragging about his vote in the …
As President Harry Truman observed, “It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit.”
Abortion: The much debated and highly controversial procedure has been greatly exacerbated by the recent Supreme court decision.
When I was in high school, our little farming town had a curfew for teens. At 11 p.m., the radio announcer would break into the local program with, “It’s eleven o-clock. Do you know where your children are?” Let’s adapt that question for today: It’s one month into the new legislative session…
Consumers have the right to know the origin of the beef on their tables, and ranchers have the right to a fair and competitive market. This is a reasonable expectation. After 2015 beef and pork were exempted from country of origin labeling laws. As a result, consumers do not know where their…
A close family friend recently told me about his grandfather being forced out of a nursing home in Hardin. The grandfather was a resident there but the 40-bed facility became insolvent. It was the only full-service nursing home in town. A few residents found care in Billings — about 50 miles…
At first glance, Priscilla Villarreal is not a particularly empathetic figure. Not to most conservatives, anyway.
"We have no choice but to make hard decisions," Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern recently said. He leads the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 160 Republican lawmakers that recently called for making cuts in Social Security.
At a recent Senate Committee hearing, Senate Bill 142 was introduced to add protections for consumers and developers who pay impact fees.
Here’s to hoping the Missoula County Public School Board takes proper consideration in looking seriously at Dale Olinger and Thom Peck for superintendent position. Not only are the pair highly qualified, they have spent their careers dedicated and invested in the State of Montana, our childr…
Some of the politicians in the U.S. Senate and House like to use the reduction of Social Security and Medicare benefits as a scare tactic to promote their political agendas. Social Security and Medicare can easily be funded by increasing the Required Minimum Distribution (RMDs) on qualified …
Across the nation, the problems of illicit drugs and violent crime are growing – and Montana is not immune to what we would like to think is just a “big city” problem.
As President Harry Truman observed, “It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit.”
A crown of huckleberries to the Montana High School Association board that scored a 7-0 victory decision keeping the Flint Creek Titan Football Co-op functioning.
Reporters will bring new attention to nine tribal nations in South Dakota and 39 more in Oklahoma.
The Missoulian awards huckleberries for tasty things and chokecherries to the bitter and sour. But many things in this complicated world fall somewhere in between.
Should the law do more to punish lying about elections? Careful: Such proposals can curtail legitimate speech and give the government power it’s likely to misuse.
It’s easy to blame QAnon, ridiculous conspiracy theories and the "big lie," but America has never had a fully stable relationship with the facts
When I was in high school, our little farming town had a curfew for teens. At 11 p.m., the radio announcer would break into the local program with, “It’s eleven o-clock. Do you know where your children are?” Let’s adapt that question for today: It’s one month into the new legislative session…
Consumers have the right to know the origin of the beef on their tables, and ranchers have the right to a fair and competitive market. This is a reasonable expectation. After 2015 beef and pork were exempted from country of origin labeling laws. As a result, consumers do not know where their…
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Governor Gianforte has mastered the art of saying one thing but doing the opposite. In his deceptive statement on public access during his recent State of the State speech to the Montana Legislature, the governor said he supports public access to public lands, bragging about his vote in the …
Abortion: The much debated and highly controversial procedure has been greatly exacerbated by the recent Supreme court decision.
Here’s to hoping the Missoula County Public School Board takes proper consideration in looking seriously at Dale Olinger and Thom Peck for superintendent position. Not only are the pair highly qualified, they have spent their careers dedicated and invested in the State of Montana, our childr…
Some of the politicians in the U.S. Senate and House like to use the reduction of Social Security and Medicare benefits as a scare tactic to promote their political agendas. Social Security and Medicare can easily be funded by increasing the Required Minimum Distribution (RMDs) on qualified …