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Closing Range

Closing Range

Short End of the Staff

Montana’s retail and hospitality sectors need to understand the current labor shortage isn’t a blip, but a broad-based reaction to long-standing structural factors

By Dave Skinner
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When Cure Becomes Curse

Hodgkin's never forgets or forgives its “survivors,” as is being increasingly realized as time from treatment rolls on

By Dave Skinner
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Purplemandering Montana

How might the state be “reapportioned” into two Montana-representative House districts?

By Dave Skinner
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Stupid Doesn’t Make Smart

Derek Chauvin deserved to be convicted of felony manslaughter, but he has been has been scapegoated beyond any rational justification

By Dave Skinner
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When Fast Isn’t Enough

BE FAST, call an AMBULANCE and you might have the chance I never had

By Dave Skinner
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Huffin’ and Puffin’

I-90 is nuts, ranking right up there with other bald-faced attempts at political special interest “rent-seeking” inflicted on Montana voters

By Dave Skinner
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An Old Bait and Switch

Montana’s eco-radicals are in a tizzy, as I-80’s passage was a stunning political masterstroke for them

By Dave Skinner
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Yes, Deb Haaland is a Radical

The “backlash” against Steve Daines for his opposition to Haaland is yet more faked-up, dark-money deception

By Dave Skinner
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Montana Powerless

Western Montanans used to enjoy a freedom like no other, a Heaven on Earth open to anyone caring to explore

By Dave Skinner
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A Distinct Dereliction of Duty

From politicians and journalists alike, the only thing that’s going to calm me down is truth being told and reported

By Dave Skinner
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Sweet Georgia on My Mind

Picking over the pit the Peach State spit out for the rest of America to choke on

By Dave Skinner
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A Supreme Mistake

Isn’t ensuring Montana voters are fairly represented precisely what reapportionment and redistricting is supposed to ensure?

By Dave Skinner
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Dave’s Capitol New Year’s Idea

Elected state officials and directly involved staff clearly qualify as priority candidates for vaccination as soon as possible

By Dave Skinner
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Just Imagine

Taking a look at the Lost Trail conservation proposal

By Dave Skinner
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Blanksgiving Day 2020

COVID-19 infected both me and my Dad, and while I was totally asymptomatic, he died in October

By Dave Skinner