Opinion

Uncommon Ground

Public Efficiency

Recent efficiency studies of big buildings found that the energy use of a well-insulated structure is 25 percent lower than traditional construction

By Mike Jopek
Letter

All in This Together

We have one of the highest percentages of veteran populations in the U.S. though Montana VA only serves 45 percent of them right now

By Dee Brown
Closing Range

Conserving Land and Water

On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law not only the Land and Water Conservation Act, but also the Wilderness Act. Environmental activists will certainly be commemorating the event – so shall I. Let’s begin with the Land and Water Conservation Fund (enabled by the Act, LWCF for short). In 1964, America needed […]

By Dave Skinner
Letter

America Now a Nanny State

What we’ve built in the past 238 years with great determination, ingenuity and sacrifice is beginning to fall apart

By Bill Payne
Like I Was Saying

Character Building

How will potential changes affect the character of downtown? This is a legitimate question. How traffic moves through the city concerns nearly everyone who works in the core of the city

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