Opinion
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Life at 20 below
There is something about being out in weather that is colder than 20 below that is both alarming and exhilarating.
RUI
I recall a hunting trip in the South Fork wilderness where our normally trusty packer-guide somehow “found” a full bottle Kentucky straight bourbon in a hollow log.
Critical of Mitchell
It appears that our new representative in Helena has focused his legislative efforts on high school sports, road kill, and helping communities over 500 miles away to keep their 50-year-old coal power plants opera...
Librarian responds to mask protests
I’ve heard some concerns about the mask requirement at the library and I’d like to share my thinking as library director with you.
More thoughts on winter and pigs
Now we really have a normal winter. A snowstorm followed by a frigid below-zero period. Now, to finish the cycle, a chinook.
North Fork travel
For sure we are experiencing a “normal” winter.
Thoughts on CFAC
As expected, the draft feasibility study for the cleanup of the former aluminum smelter site near Columbia Falls, Montana, calls for leaving hazardous materials on the property even though potliner contaminated w...
Protect Habitat Montana
I’ve lost three hunting spots on corporate timberlands in the last two years.
Winter camping
OK, now we have real winter.
Don’t bust unions
For much of our history Montana has been one of the most unionized states in America.
SRO on Top
Many years ago after making a frigid, stormy climb of a high peak in Glacier Park with the late Hal Kanzler, I recall meeting three other men just as we started down.
Podcasts worth a listen
Now you can listen to podcasts on a variety of subjects produced last summer and fall by seasonal Glacier National Park rangers Michael Faist and Andrew Smith.
The weather and an Interlocal update
As usual, our normal winter has a few abnormalities which is, after all, normal.
About muscular fat
A year and a half ago, the editor of the Hungry Horse News went with the Over the Hill Gang to photograph our shoveling and opening of the Highline Trail in Glacier. He took that opportunity to snap an unflatteri...
Help Gianforte fight climate change
In reading Governor Gianforte’s recent State of the State address, I appreciated his emphasis on getting our Montana economy going again with the opening of businesses and with good-paying jobs.