Guest Opinions

Placing local food on school lunch trays

Engaged communities and connections with farmers are helping make school lunches even better in rural communities. Across the country, kids are reaping the benefits and heading back to school with

Community journalism matters because communities matter

“Everything in this newspaper is important to someone.” It’s become something of a mantra for me, in recent years. Weekly community newspapers are eclectic, to say the least. We publish

Connect Americans Now releases rural broadband poll

Nearly three in four voters believe expanding rural broadband access would have a positive impact on the nation’s economy, but 72 percent believe that Congress and federal regulators “need to

I-186 will hurt Montana’s economy

Out-of-state environmental groups are using litigation as a tool to stop future mining in our state, and I-186 does nothing but make it easier for them to do just that.

Journalism matters because democracy matters

An in-depth newspaper investigation revealed that a state-operated home for aged military veterans was providing sub-standard care and taxpayer money that was to go to improve the home was spent

Passing six-mill levy a tradition for Montana

Montanans will have a direct say in what we pay when the six-mill university levy comes before us again this election year as LR -128 on the November election ballot.

Farm Bill: Congress’s failure to act puts producers at risk

The current farm bill will expire on Sept. 30. Congress has a handful of days to make an important decision, and they have three options: to pass a final farm

Grizzly bears are not always good neighbors

I farm grain in Montana on the Rocky Mountain Front [out of Conrad]. Sixty miles to the west are the mountains with gorgeous rolling hills, but the rest of our

Invest in Montana’s future by voting for levy

Montanans have a 70-year tradition of investing in state higher education. On Nov. 6, voters across the state will again have the opportunity to renew economic and societal investment by

Senator demands Postal Service restore hours in Fergus County

On behalf of businesses and Montanans across Fergus County, Senator Jon Tester is demanding the United States Postal Service restore regular hours of service in and around Lewistown. “The Postal

Poll

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