Opinion

When it comes to trade, lucky it’s an election year

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After the White House announced its twin trade triumphs, passage of NAFTA 2.0 and phase one of a multi-phase deal with China, readers emailed to suggest I should write a

Proposed initiative pushes for more renewable energy in MT

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There is a push for cleaner energy making its way around the state, as some local community members are encouraging others to join them in signing Initiative 187, which has

Overuse of wilderness lands: re-creation or wreckreation?

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Many wilderness advocates, scientists, and public land managers have long recognized the threat that excessive recreational use poses for Wilderness. Howard Zahniser, the Wilderness Act’s author, warned over 50 years

Thank you, Sen. Daines, for the Water Rights Protection Act

In water law, the most important thing is getting your water. Montana’s Senator Steve Daines has introduced the Montana Water Rights Protection Act (MWRPA) to provide federal settlement of the

Cash-wise in college doesn’t work for everyone

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Although the Green New Deal seems to have been abandoned, there is still a lot of talk on the 2020 election trail about other brain flashes such as student loan

Life moves pretty fast when you play the Martha card

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There’s a well-known phenomenon that we’re all familiar with: the older we get, the more time flies. Need a reminder? How about this: by the end of today, the year

Home sick? Try mom’s or grandma’s cure-all

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The onset of a deep chest cold recently pushed me to wander the aisles of rural America’s drug store, Dollar General, for any cure that might halt the hacking. Three

Pura Vida!

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“Pura Vida!” This was the first thing my brother Chris and I learned on our trip to Costa Rica last week. “Pura Vida!” meaning “Pure Life.” The Costa Ricans used

Our country’s sad state of affairs

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Well, it has come to this: President Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives and this week the trial that will determine whether he stays on as President

Helpful hints that bring less-than-miraculous results

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I just love those helpful hint columns and books full of tips on how to remove every stain known to man or cure anything from warts to arthritis with a

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