While our state’s budget is in strong fiscal shape, we do not have the resources to take over management of these lands

I don’t think G.P.I. it is interested in pillaging 200 acres in and around West Glacier

Despite positive reviews from my superiors and being qualified for the position, I was never given the opportunity to permanently fill the J2 role – even though I temporarily served in that role on numerous occasions

When we see the political attack ads on TV, we’re frustrated by the cheap shots money can buy

When Obama announced he “had a pen and phone” he was challenging the idea of whether judicial and legislative branches of government are even necessary

The violence we see today in Iraq is heartbreaking, but perhaps we as a nation can take something good from the tragedy

It is an all too rare opportunity for a community to be able to view and appreciate private collections of such depth and quality

Tourism and Montana may have a bit of a love/hate relationship, but the reality is that tourism brings money to the state and makes recreation and outdoor oriented jobs available, as well as many service positions, according to 2013 research conducted by the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. Outfitters, raft companies, guest ranches, fishing companies, […]

President Barack Obama’s proposal on regulating greenhouse gas emissions comes with a hefty price tag

Sen. Ed Walker misses out on some of the facts in his letter.

Even staunch supporters of President Barack Obama are at a loss to explain his ill-advised trade of five Taliban generals for one U.S. Army deserter.

Policy makers in Washington State obviously want to make it virtually impossible to mine coal in Montana.

When you have hunted, hiked, worked and snowmobiled – you name it – on Forest Service land for decades, you can begin to feel as if you had an entitlement to that land.

Recent reports by the Associated Press and other news organizations depict a bleak future for American energy consumers. Electricity prices are on the rise, and your wallet will soon know it. Frustratingly, the reason those prices are going up have nothing to do with normal economics.

The problem isn’t that demand has been increasing – in fact, even as the U.S. population has grown, our energy consumption has leveled off over the past 15 years due to increased efficiency and conservation.

Recently, Gov. Steve Bullock received a letter signed by more than 50 Montana health professionals from across the state. The letter asks Bullock and his administration to strongly support proposed limits on carbon pollution from power plants.

The reasons are simple: Discharge of toxins and carbon from coal burning plants are causing health problems and climate change, which also carries serious health impacts.