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Two Montana abortion clinics have filed a lawsuit, seeking to put a hold on a new law requiring them to be licensed by the state.

Jim Elliott writes, "Understand, I don’t really want to rat out the suspect involved, I just want to protect myself from being turned in for not performing my mandatory civic duty of turning someone in for something that I think other people think is wrong."

Lizzy Pennock and James Holt write, "Grizzly bears are slowly reclaiming parts of their historic range for the first time since European settlers nearly eradicated them from the lower-48. And with bear expansion comes great responsibility."

If you should happen to ride your horse into a Kalispell saloon and are arrested for disturbing the peace, we have a perfect defense prepared for you, courtesy of Colonel A.A. White of St. Paul, Minn., who used this very strategy in court in 1917.

Last month, plaintiffs — including TikTok and five Montana-based content creators who use the app — filed briefs seeking a preliminary injunction on the law, saying it’s an overbroad burden on free expression rights that will have immediate impacts.

It’s time for a good old gas war ... as in gasoline ... with dealer after dealer cutting prices to be the lowest in town ... even as a loss leader! Ah, the good old days. The last gas war I remember was 1969/1970, when the price per gallon dropped 11 cents.

Over the past century, the Blackfoot Valley has been a source of livelihood for many but hasn’t always been treated well. Now, with the help of some partners and federal money, some areas will be restored to a healthier condition.

Jim Elliott writes, "Because of the biennial reappraisal of residential property, most Montanans are faced with huge increases in the values of their homes and the Montana Department of Revenue has done its best to get our attention."

For all that Montana treasures its history – from the rowdy vigilantes to the statue of triumphant Irish hero and one-time territorial governor Thomas Francis Meagher – you might think it would have done more to preserve the epicenter of that period.

“Lack of Houses Greatest Problem Facing the Nation,” declared the headline. No, it isn’t today’s headline, though it could be; it’s from 1920!