Guest Column

Guest Column

Our Voice Matters 

99 percent of 6,500 comments were opposed to the project because of its potential deleterious effects on the environment and huge footprint in a rural valley

By Save Holland Lake Members
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Governor Short-Changes Public Access Promise

Gianforte’s budget proposal, released in mid-November, proposes to permanently cut voter-approved revenue that is used to protect wildlife and improve hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking

By Dan Vermillion
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Our Clean Energy Future 

The mining of lithium for rechargeable batteries has adverse environmental effects, but the primary purpose of the green economy isn’t to eliminate mining, it’s to eliminate fossil fuels

By Walter Rowntree
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I’m Thankful for Montana

It wasn’t until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November 'as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise,' that we celebrated Thanksgiving as a national holiday

By Steve Daines
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State Lawmakers Can Help Solve Elk Management

To be successful we must do the unthinkable and remove politics from the policy of wildlife management. Landowners, hunters and outfitters in every corner of the state are depending on it.

By George Bettas
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Our Pledge: Be A Good Steward of Holland Lake Lodge

As POWDR’s CEO, an avid outdoorsman, and a father of two young boys who love to spend weekends under the dark night sky, our goal is to preserve the fabric of Holland Lake Lodge

By Justin Sibley
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Defending Our Way of Life

Through backdoor efforts during the 2021 Montana Legislature, actions were taken to award hunting tags to those who have more wealth or more land than other citizens

By Rachel Schmidt
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Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing

These proposals benefit both renters and homeowners, young families looking for starter homes and older folks looking to age in place. The time for action is now. 

By Sue Vinton, Ellie Boldman, Greg Hertz & Danny Tenenbaum
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Supreme Court Race A Clear Choice for Outdoorspeople

Montanans who support public lands, public access, wildlife, water, and clean air – as well as our state Constitution and impartial justice over special interests – need to re-elect Justice Ingrid Gustafson

By Dave Chadwick and Bruce Farling