Uncommon Ground

Uncommon Ground

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Change is blowing in the air as Montanans are being repeatedly stung by the high cost of living

By Mike Jopek
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Listen Up

Today, congressmen act scared. Unconcerned with voters, they never hold in-person townhalls to listen to anyone but lobbyist or big money donors.

By Mike Jopek
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New Voices

We need new voices in politics. Maybe young, old, or just middle class.

By Mike Jopek
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Everyday People

Everything just costs way too much and the status quo team simply don’t care

By Mike Jopek
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Rural Working Class

The guys in Washington don’t do much to help a working guy or retirees facing the outrageous costs of living in the new Montana

By Mike Jopek
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Ginger Ale or Cold Smoke

None of the current batch of politicians whom Montanans sent to D.C. seem to care about the working stiff or retiree back home

By Mike Jopek
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Not for Sale

Thousands of working Montanans who enjoy public lands for hunting, fishing and recreating are suddenly paying more attention

By Mike Jopek
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Talking with Homeowners

We gotta make sure working people can keep affording to live here

By Mike Jopek
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Spirit of 76

Lawmakers could help Montanans by not making living in our homes way more expensive

By Mike Jopek
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One Million Acres

Selling our way of life is a bad idea and everyone outside the lobbyist-infested Capitol knows it

By Mike Jopek
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Hard of Hearing

How can Montana be a working-class state when workers cannot afford a home?

By Mike Jopek
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The Jobs Lie

I could have sworn Montana Republicans who run the state promised more jobs just months ago

By Mike Jopek
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Eye-popping Numbers

Middle-class Montana is getting hosed and you should at least know

By Mike Jopek
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Tricky Coyotes

Lawmakers are making old-time homeowners pay way more state property taxes so maybe some newcomers might move to Montana

By Mike Jopek
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Hope is No Plan

It’s hard to fathom the amount of chaos when temperatures swing wildly

By Mike Jopek