We must prevent these elective procedures for our children’s physical and mental health

I was lucky to grow up with this newspaper and the dozens of people who helped create a small miracle every week

Introduced by Republican Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, SB 458 is a 61-page-bill that creates an impossibly narrow and embarrassingly unscientific definition of “sex” in Montana law

When the 1957-1958 Asian flu swept the nation, Miles City native Dr. Maurice Hilleman, the undisputed 'father of vaccines,' sprang into action, quickly developing and producing a vaccine that saved the lives of 'hundreds of thousands' of U.S. citizens

The March 14 vote to not purchase the property on Wiley Dike Road brings our area’s septage issue to a critical level

Paying a living wage is the greater part of the ethical equation here

In Montana we back the blue and it’s time for us to codify that support

Some of the bills making their way through the Montana Legislature, such as HB 234 and HB 562, could make the teacher shortage worse

At the rate at which the incidents of crime are occurring in our Flathead Valley, we can’t rely upon how we have addressed crime in the past. We must acknowledge the need for more law enforcement support and personnel.

I have begun to consider the many ways that my life as a 22-year-old in a ski town will soon change

When states make it easier for parents to get an exemption from child care or school vaccinations, the use of exemptions increases

Washington may be out of touch with rural Montana but Senator Tester clearly gets it, delivers on what matters, and values an honest day’s work

The act of excommunicating him from the party, the temerity to tell journalists that they dare not refer to him as a Republican – these are the cruel and arrogant moves of people without maturity or wisdom

Whether you’re new to Montana or an old timer, remember that the quality of life we all enjoy or that you came here for is because of our state constitution

Until our culture and governments wise up and show some true compassion and generosity to wildlife, grizzlies need the protection of the ESA