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Notes from Ranger Doug
I’ve had the pleasure over the years of getting correspondence from longtime Glacier National Park ranger/naturali…
A ride through paradise
Earlier in our legislative careers, now Senate President Matt Regier and now Senator Dave Fern took a bike ride (not E-Bikes!), in a nearby county. The first half of the ride was all uphill. Then after going as fa…
Delgado responds
I guess that being 73 years old and 30 years removed from playing and coaching in a program that I was involved in for more than 20 years disqualifies me from having an opinion. Last I heard you still must catch it…
Brown on Legislature
Everyone running for office last year promised property tax relief. We are nearing the end of session and very little is being done or debated.
A day's work and the demise of a Senator
I awoke slightly before 5 a.m. on Friday, April 18. I needed to reacquaint myself with four bills from the House that I would be carrying on the Senate floor.
Supports Deer Park bond
As a concerned member of the Deer Park School community, I urge all eligible voters to pay close attention to the upcoming May 6th ballot and to give strong consideration in voting YES on the Deer Park School Bond.…
They support Delgado
The below signed are Glacier Twins Alumni, all of whom had the pleasure of playing American Legion Baseball for the Glacier Twins and under the guidance of Julio Delgado. This letter is not meant to rehash the tra…
Twins board responds to letter
The Glacier Twins Board members are community members, former players, and parents of past, present and future players. Some are parents of players who are or were part of the GT, WHS, CF, Blades, Badrock, and lo…
Opinion: Longtime former coach concerned about Glacier Twins and Memorial Field
This question needs to be asked because the people of Whitefish deserve an answer. What municipality, city, park board and city attorney in their right mind would have a contract with a single entity, "Glacier Twin…
Opinion: Eggcellent
So the wife got these eggs that were supposed to be fertilized, chicken eggs that is. A friend has hens and roosters and apparently lives in a place where both are copacetic with the neighbors, or at least in a pla…
Kill bill that turns short-term rentals into residences
Kill Montana Senate Bill 336. This bill seeks to redefine short-term rentals as residential, non-commercial property use, disregarding neighbors’ rights, undermining local control and threatening public safety.
Dam nameplate not true output
Regarding the March 12, 2025 story in the Hungry Horse News about Mick Ruis’ plans for CFAC land and the possibility of huge cryptocurrency server farms, the public should know there is a difference between total n…
Why not Cuba?
With President Trump’s interest in making Canada our 51st state, Greenland becoming an American territory, and the U.S. invading Panama, why isn’t Cuba in the mix? America has a long history with Cuba, first trying…
A bill for the dogs and taxes for you
Senate Bill 427 was plodding along on the senate floor. The subject matter involves trapping and snaring. Needless to say, emotions can run high when such a discussion occurs. The bill proposes to provide a uniform…
A misguided whitewash, at best
With eyes wide open, the American people watch Donald Trump and Elon Musk pillage the “American Dream” in real time. Under the guise of saving taxpayer money, the Trump-Musk Administration’s attack on our public la…