Voices

Jim Elliott writes, "It’s a mystery. All I know that the closer you try to get to perfection the more it will cost in time, money, or freedom."

Steve Kelly writes, "Clearcutting mature lodgepole pine forests in these remote, undeveloped landscapes is a crime against Nature."

Mike Garrity writes, "If a person illegally burns something, it is called arson. But when the federal government decides to deforest and burn unspecified areas within a 905,000-acre area to create more grass for cattle, it's called a "vegetation management project."

Bill Schneider writes, "If they really wanted more multiple use, they would support Wilderness designation."

Reggie Spaulding writes, "Most of the deals with these businesses are done in private, so that we do not know the details and have no input."

Stephen Capra writes, "Republicans can now show real leadership by silencing the Representatives who believe torture of wildlife is acceptable."

Sara Johnson writes, "The population of birds in North America has dropped by 30%, with 64% of 67 forest species found in the area slated for logging in decline."

Roger Koopman writes, "It's quite evident that these angry, envious, entitlement-oriented Americans have never been taught the difference between the blessings of a dynamic free society and the dreary, stifling existence of spread-the-misery socialism."

Montana has always had extreme weather events, but they are becoming more frequent and more costly for Montanans.

Nick Fitzmaurice writes "Following the PSC’s approval of a 28% increase to residential electricity rates in October 2023, this recent decision permanently increases residential electric base rates by 17%, which will result in an approximately 12% overall increase to residential electric bills beginning February 1, 2026."