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Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Notes from Ranger Doug

I’ve had the pleasure over the years of getting correspondence from longtime Glacier National Park ranger/naturali…

Updated 12 years, 3 months ago
Preserve the ptarmigan, not jammers

Close Logan Pass to all but foot, snowshoe, cross-country ski or bicycle traffic when the snow melts naturally. Park the red jammers in museums.

Updated 12 years, 3 months ago
Two questions for our Helena legislators

Here is a simple letter to the editor to all our Republican folks in Helena. Being that I am bird-dogging various bills being introduced and floating between the House and Senate, two questions come to mind.

Updated 12 years, 3 months ago
Supreme Court ruling was wrong

Jerry O’Neil is wrong. In his opinion piece on Feb. 20, he supported the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United that opened the door for unlimited corporate spending on election issues. Montana voters overwhe…

Updated 12 years, 3 months ago
On the power of the pen

Last year, a person wrote to the editor bemoaning the fact that trains killed bears. In her zeal, she suggested the trains toot their whistle often and be restrained, and their slower travel would save bears and en…

Updated 12 years, 3 months ago
On police

When did the physical fitness standards for police officers fall off the radar? We as taxpayers need to stand up and ask what exactly the standards are for the police officers of this city.

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Forest cooperation

The Jan. 17 column by Julia Altemus was refreshing in her call for Montanans to move beyond the gridlock that often characterizes debate about forest management. As she says, “Just as Montana is made up of many par…

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Big Mountain traditions

Here on Big Mountain, now known by some as Whitefish Mountain, we like to keep things traditional.

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Wolf trapping

Why would an issue in Montana cause someone in Kentucky to suffer sleepless nights and a heavy heart? Let me explain.

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Red Bus values

I wish to raise my voice in concern along with John Hagen and the Glacier Park Foundation regarding the recent proposed cuts to the Red Bus fleet.

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Jammer concerned

It is with great dismay that I recently learned of the National Park Service’s plans to start a process of eliminating the historic red “jammer” buses from Glacier National Park. Apparently this action has been ini…

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
More NRA hyperbole

As an National Rifle Association member, the caption of Frank Vitale’s commentary caught my interest. “Hostage,” as it turned out, was not the only hyperbolic term used. The commentary went on to characterize the N…

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Gun control

Out of the many new gun control proposals to be introduced to Congress, the one that seems most likely to pass is “closing the gun show loophole” by requiring universal background checks.

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Red Bus numbers

The National Park Service is seeking tenders for a concessioner to operate its facilities in Glacier National Park. The proposed concession contract would see 18 of the 33 Red Buses decommissioned and replaced with…

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Bus economics

It is obvious the National Park Service has a money and financial problem and part of their solution is to eliminate half of the Glacier Park Red Bus fleet.

Updated 12 years, 4 months ago
Red Bus concerns

We are writing to express our alarm and concern regarding the proposed overhaul of 15 of 33 of the 2002 Ford red Glacier Park buses and the replacement of the other 18 with “new alternate fuel” vehicles.