Guest Opinions

Focusing on our Workforce

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Student workforce opportunities Do you remember when you were a kid and your parents would share thoughts and advice and you would think they were crazy, but if a friend

Questions remain about purchase of Colstrip

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When NorthWestern Energy bought its share of Colstrip, it paid $187 million, but told the Public Service Commission the asset was worth $407 million. In approving that valuation, was the

Teddy Roosevelt: A good example of a great example

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We had no television at our ranch because my father thought its absence would encourage his kids to read. I’m extremely grateful to him. I remain an avid reader of

Federal land grazers are losing their vested water rights

Ranchers running livestock on federally managed lands are facing a major taking of which few appear to be aware. The Bureau of Land Management has filed thousands of water rights

A look at the 2019 political picture

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As the year ends, it continues to amaze me that voters sent representatives to make laws for governing the country and their only effort was focusing on creating a reason

Farm Bureau supports broadband map fix

The House of Representatives has passed Farm Bureaubacked legislation that will improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps to better identify needs. The Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act

USCA disappointed in exclusion of COOL

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Following the House of Representatives’ passage of theU.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement on Dec. 19, Leo McDonnell, director emeritus, United StatesCattlemen’s Association, and long-time cattle industry leader, sent a letter to the

Why you should cut the empty brain calories in 2020

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If you're like most of us, you overindulged a bit too much in 2019. No, not on calories (well, maybe those too), but on noise. That's the name for the

In praise of competence

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Not long ago, I was in a meeting to talk about a public policy issue. It was complex, and as we considered the various angles I thought about what it

Don’t let scammers take advantage of your support

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Here in Montana we understand the dangers of wildfires and structure fires, especially in rural areas. We appreciate the men and women who lay their lives on the line to

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