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Montana Viewpoint: A hard but important conversation

May 17, 2022
Jim Elliott writes, "As if Americans weren’t divided enough, the recent leak of the Supreme Court’s apparent decision on the fate of Roe v. Wade has added even more fuel to the fire, burning whatever political bridges still remain among us."

Viewpoint: GOP hell bent on erasing our hunting heritage
16-05-2022
Marilyn Marler writes, "Wildlife are a public resource, one of our proudest assets in Montana. Elk belong to all Montanans.
Sustainable Missoula: Changing the world through storytelling
13-05-2022
Sarah Lundquist writes, "Despite the tradition and power of using stories as a catalyst for change, it is highly underutilized
Viewpoint: Montanifornia or Calitana? Beware of 'Prop 13'
11-05-2022
Tyler Gernant writes, "Recently, two wealthy Californians who moved to the Bozeman area decided that Montana should import California’s problems
Viewpoint: High praise for Missoula County's updated zoning regulations
10-05-2022
Neva Hassanein writes, "This cutting-edge zoning incorporates many incentives and density bonuses so that landowners and developers are rewarded for
Viewpoint: Beware of shiny new (nuclear) objects
10-05-2022
Scott Williams writes, "If Montanans believe that this new and untested nuclear technology is a promising path to transition the
Viewpoint: Changes to the Durbin amendment would devastate Montana consumers
09-05-2022
Lori Caplis writes, "Right now, there is a major threat to Montana consumers making its way through Congress: proposals to
Viewpoint: Congress must act soon to help families
09-05-2022
Heather O'Loughlin writes, "As rising costs add pressure to families and the economy continues to recover from the shocks of
Viewpoint: We have the next say on abortion
06-05-2022
Monica Tranel writes, "The Supreme Court looks ready to return to a time when states can limit abortion access. But
Viewpoint: Anger over SupCo opinion only goes so far - time for action
06-05-2022
Kim Dudik writes, "I wake up today angry that radicals have taken control of the Supreme Court and believe themselves
Viewpoint: Habitat for Humanity of Missoula - housing can combat inflation
05-05-2022
Heather Harp and Brittany Horres write, "Incentives for the construction of affordable housing should be a priority for policy makers
Viewpoint: Vote Andrea Olsen for state Senate
05-05-2022
Linda Lee writes, "Andrea reads the bills carefully and will continue to make sure a law passed at the Montana
Viewpoint: U.S., Montana must do more for Indigenous health care access
04-05-2022
Barbara Bassette writes, "The life expectancy of Native people is 20 years shorter than the national average. This is due
Viewpoint: Bitterroot Front Project little more than snake oil
02-05-2022
George Wuerthner writes, "In promoting chainsaw medicine, the Forest Service is like the old-time Snake Oil salesman who promoted magical
Viewpoint: Grant Creek residents oppose zoning change for more housing
02-05-2022
Grant Creek residents write, "Depending on how buildings might be laid out, the existing zoning will allow 200 to 340
Viewpoint: Urge Biden, Congress to ban logging in old growth forests
29-04-2022
Mike Garrity writes, "Since we obviously can’t trust the Forest Service to protect our virgin, old growth forests from being
Montana Viewpoint: Hypocrites both left and right
28-04-2022
Jim Elliott writes, "Let me lay aside, for the moment, any defense or interpretation of the actual concerns and dwell
Viewpoint: BLM should protect Fort Belknap Indian Community from further pollution
27-04-2022
Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy writes, "Pegasus left Montana taxpayers footing the bill, which has exceeded tens of millions of dollars.
Viewpoint: Congress needs to protect Dreamers
27-04-2022
Mary Patricia Dick writes, "As the chaplain of St. Peter’s Medical Center, I work to preach humility, support those in
Viewpoint: Don't be duped by opponents of tax cap initiative
26-04-2022
Brad Molnar writes, "All presenters claimed scorched earth scenarios if residential taxes are not continuously doubled. Reducing spending was never
Viewpoint: Former PSC commissioners endorse John Repke in primary election
25-04-2022
Former members of the PSC write, "The PSC is your representative at the table determining what you pay for utilities
Viewpoint: Missoula would be right to elect Severson as state representative
25-04-2022
Bill Geer writes, "Dave has a lifetime in public service developed skills and a platform of public education, labor, public employee
Viewpoint: Tom Cook would be an effective member of Hellgate school board
22-04-2022
Meg Carnegie writes, "He has the background to add great insight as decisions are discussed and made about the quality
Viewpoint: Daines, Rosendale and Zinke are Putinists
22-04-2022
Koby Martin writes, "Then there’s "Lyin’" Ryan Zinke, our esteemed former Interior Secretary who reminds us 30 times a day
Viewpoint: Missoula school board must represent, answer to parents
21-04-2022
Taylor Ramos writes, "This election is not about me. It is about electing an individual who is going to serve
Viewpoint: Knudsen not worth writing about
21-04-2022
John Grant writes, "'Bumpstock Austin' is too busy working in the echo chamber."
Viewpoint: Gutting zoning is not the answer to Montana’s housing crisis
20-04-2022
Robert Horne Jr. writes, "Simply gutting our local zoning codes, and jeopardizing the scale and character or our communities that
Viewpoint: From one ranch kid to another, Tranel the right pick for Congress
20-04-2022
Connie Keogh writes, "Montanans deserve the best representation in the nation, and whether it comes to education, energy, or agriculture,
Viewpoint: Tom Cook the right choice for Hellgate elementary school board
20-04-2022
Melanie Charlson writes, "His reasons for running for a trustee seat include safety and security for all students and staff,
Viewpoint: Survey finds Missoula youth using marijuana at higher rate that peers
19-04-2022
"Missoula high school youth report using more marijuana than their peers in the rest of the state, according to the
Viewpoint: Earth Day more dire than ever under planetary challenges
19-04-2022
Greg Jahn writes, "After 52 years of a one-day-a-year Earth Day observance, most indicators of ecological degradation and mayhem have
Viewpoint: GOP on bad path of praising of Putin, ignoring Capitol insurrection
19-04-2022
David James writes, "When Republicans defend the January 6th Insurrection as a ‘legitimate political discourse’ or punish those who seek
Viewpoint: Redefining varmint - not the politician
18-04-2022
Andy Roubik writes, "Beavers and Ground Squirrels (“gophers”) are only two of many important native animals that provide ecosystem services
Viewpoint: A local's perspective on the treasure of wilderness
18-04-2022
Cory Stalling writes, "As someone who has grown up in Montana, the wilderness has always been something that I have
Viewpoint: Voters must choose carefully in Missoula's school board election
18-04-2022
Arlene Walker-Andrews writes, "Parental and community input is essential to ensuring productive interactions to make schools as effective as they
Viewpoint: An Earth Day appeal
15-04-2022
Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate write, "raise your voices as never before to advocate for local and national
Viewpoint: Endorsement for Tom Cook for Hellgate Elementary school board
15-04-2022
Greg Timmons writes, "Tom Cook is dedicated to the values of honesty, integrity, commitment and trust and will practice these
Viewpoint: Wilderness 'purists' the last hope for Montana's wild places
14-04-2022
Bill Schneider writes, "Sadly, our primary voice for wilderness in Montana, Wild Montana, is among the groups willing to give
Viewpoint: Parents' rights part of Taber's run for MCPS Board of Trustees
14-04-2022
Jill Taber writes, "Separate from the work in our classrooms is administrative level policy-making and our community’s discourse surrounding the
Viewpoint: Planning Board to ask Missoula County to consider Highway 93 traffic, safety
13-04-2022
The Planning Board writes, "We believe the number, size, two-way direction, and the rate of speed of the vehicles travelling
Viewpoint: Grant Creek residents oppose project rezone
13-04-2022
Erin Nuzzo writes, "I know that the local neighborhood organization, Friends of Grant Creek has tried to negotiate with Ken
Viewpoint: Turning down the burner
13-04-2022
Sneed Collard writes, "But make no mistake, climate change is perhaps the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced. And as
Viewpoint: Putin's legacy won't be as he imagined it
12-04-2022
Jim Elliott writes, "It has happened before and it will happen again. And just as it has happened before, the
Viewpoint: Missoula's 'Integrity Project' wasting taxpayer money with claims of fraud
12-04-2022
O'Shay Birdinground writes, "The Election of 2020 was a contentious one because after the dust settled and the results of
Viewpoint: Opencut act is a reclamation act, not a tool for denial
12-04-2022
David Smith writes, "Ms. Hedges’ letter is quite dramatic regarding House Bill 599, which allows expedited permitting for rural sites
Viewpoint: We can't compromise away the existence of wildlife, habitat
12-04-2022
Clinton Nagel writes, "The article implied we’re against compromise, just one of many misrepresentations and hyperboles mentioned in the article.
Viewpoint: Why we don’t want a mine on the Smith: An open letter to Rob Scargill
11-04-2022
Derf Johnson, Scott Bosse and David Brooks write, "Mr. Scargill, you don’t have to travel far from White Sulphur Springs
Viewpoint: What are the Greater Yellowstone Coalition’s ethics worth?
11-04-2022
Mike Garrity writes, "They say “everyone has their price” and apparently that’s true for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. But the
Viewpoint: Blackfoot-Clearwater bill supported by Montanans, so where is Daines?
11-04-2022
DeAnna Bublitz writes, "Local ranchers, timber interests, conservation and recreation groups came together to form the concept for this legislation,
Viewpoint: Retired Judge Ed McLean supports Monica Tranel for Congress
08-04-2022
Ed McLean writes, "When deciding who to support in this year’s elections, I will vote for candidates who have the
Viewpoint: It's time to pass the Blackfoot Clearwater Act before it's too late
08-04-2022
Wyatt Balius writes, "This land would be open to all Montanans so that we can all experience the rugged wilderness
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