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Updated 10 months ago

Former governor sounds off on property tax debacle

How did the largest percentage of Republicans elected in Montana history grow government at the fastest rate in st…

Updated 1 month ago
Securing our borders

It is an absolute shame the Biden administration will not do the same and is allowing an unsecure southern border in our very own country.

Updated 1 month ago
Local libraries essential cornerstones for Eureka, Libby and Troy

Libraries bridge the gap for those who lack access to technology and the internet.

Updated 1 month ago
Rocky Mountain ADA Center supports south Lincoln Co.

Our team is easily accessed through our 1800 number: 1-800-949-4232 or website https://rockymountainada.org/ or various social media outlets from Facebook, to TikTok to LinkedIn and others.

Updated 1 month ago
City resident seeks more info on water, sewer rate plan

I attended the meeting via Zoom. Unfortunately, the transmission, both visual and audio, were of poor quality.

Updated 1 month ago
The record is clear: The GOP can’t govern

Closer to home, the list of GOP failures to govern is even more stunning. For a political party that won every statewide office in the last election, the extent of its dereliction of duty is shameful.

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

Nearly half of senior Congressional staffers contemplate leaving, primarily due to safety concerns.

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
The value of libraries

More than a collection of books, libraries promote functional and digital literacy, provide a safe-space for kids, as well as adult learning, computer classes and community outreach.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 calls for firing most of the U.S. government workforce, to be replaced with loyalists to a right-wing U.S. president.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
County commissioners back passage of Senate Bill 442

Marijuana revenues are new to Montana, and the bill’s thoughtful distribution of this higher-than-expected new revenue stream included some funding for county roads.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Taxes, taxes, taxes

While president, Trump proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare in every single budget he released. Every Republican on the House Budget Committee recently voted to create a closed-door (secret) commission to …

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Libby residents support local library system

As Lincoln County residents for over a decade, the public library system is vital to my daily life and our community. The benefits and services the libraries provide to our rural community are invaluable.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
In appreciation of the musical, "Annie"

What a big project put on by the Kootenai Karacters and the Libby Schools. It never ceases to amaze me of how much talent there is in our small town of Libby, Montana.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

The night that Trump’s son Donald Jr. announced the old Republican Party is dead, and replaced by the MAGA movement, Trump Sr. hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Families, freedom and fairness

Under Gianforte’s government the uninsured rate has increased by 127,000 Montanans of all ages. His approach to Medicaid redetermination has failed.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Letter writer says Lynch not fit for Montana Supreme Court

This is the "Lynch" campaign: baseless claims and inflammatory language.