Uncommon Ground

Uncommon Ground

Access is a Big Deal

Montanans deserve better access and more habitat. It’s good business.

By Mike Jopek
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Show Us the Vision

It sure seems like in 2016 a lot of people may seek top-of-the-ticket alternatives

By Mike Jopek
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Everyone Eats

The farmers market season in Columbia Falls and Kalispell has begun

By Mike Jopek
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Dinosaur Politicians

Last season we lost hundreds of feet of crops to overbearing heat and drought

By Mike Jopek
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Taxes are Too High

Gianforte’s current tax cut proposals could affect ongoing public services

By Mike Jopek
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Win Our Delegates

Democrats and Republicans are having an increasingly hard time picking nominees

By Mike Jopek
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Spring Returns

Given how awfully dry last season was, it’s a great start to springtime

By Mike Jopek
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Free Seeds

Most of Congress seems downright hostile toward the rights of consumers to know what’s in our food

By Mike Jopek
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Trust Us

Millions of people visit Montana each year hungry to experience our public places

By Mike Jopek
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Turnout Like 2008

Democrats must encourage 2008 vote turnout levels if it expects to keep governing the state

By Mike Jopek
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Keeping Pace with Growth

Almost everyone in Whitefish agrees that conservation and public recreation are good for locals

By Mike Jopek
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Include Workers

A whole lot of growth has happened in Whitefish since 2003 and the value of homes and rent has only skyrocketed

By Mike Jopek
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High Rent

Affordable housing is a defined term, proportionate to the income of the area

By Mike Jopek
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Early Christmas

We’re sure lucky to live in the Flathead

By Mike Jopek
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Tech Vacation

Old-timers can learn plenty of new tricks

By Mike Jopek