Opinion

Letter

Constitutional Witchcraft 

We already have a legal system in Montana that allows one person to take another to court. So, the question is, what is broken here?

By Jim Elliott
Facing Main

Mountain Mamas Go to D.C.

It’s more than belonging to an organization, although connecting with others is at its heart, it’s about speaking up for what matters most: our kids, our outdoor legacy, our home

By Maggie Doherty
Continental Divides

Moderate Listed as Endangered

Mike Mansfield, the long-serving U.S. Senate Majority Leader from Montana, who frequently frustrated hardline members of his Democratic party when reaching across the political aisle, would take keen interest in the ongoing 68th session of the Montana Legislature

By John McCaslin
Guest Column

Stand for Judicial Independence

When self-serving political interests propose and advocate so-called “reforms” in the next few weeks, let your legislator know where you stand – with judicial independence and against those who threaten it

By American Board of Trial Advocates
Letter

School Choice is Critical

The number of students seeking an alternative to public schools is increasing because parents do not agree with the values being taught in public schools

By Verdell Jackson
Reality Check

What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander

The choice to cast out those Republicans among us that offer a different viewpoint and focus on civility, bipartisanship, and virtue while tethered to the principles of the Republican Party marks a new low for this authoritarian-run group    

By Tammi Fisher
Reporter's Notebook

The Cardinal Rule

My first journalism job was equal parts fascinating and frightening, in part because the crime beat provided a front-row seat to a veritable theater of the macabre, but also because I was paralytically shy, a condition whose code I’d been trying to override since childhood.

By Tristan Scott
Guest Column

We Can Solve Homelessness If We Work Together

Every other major city across the state is working with their local providers and creating solutions that meet their community’s most dire needs. We believe that hand-in-hand we can solve this together.

By Executive Board of Collaborative Housing Solutions
Uncommon Ground

Feel the Power

Save enough in the state budget to give the kids, seniors and locals their best chance at a better future. You promised. We remember.

By Mike Jopek
Guest Column

One Fish, Two Fish, – Two Headed Koocanu-fish?

Selenium’s elevated presence in the environment is directly associated with coal mining. Do we want to impact the reproduction and survivability of Montana’s native fish and other wildlife for coal and Teck’s bottom line?

By Chris Bachman