Opinion

Now is the time to build

For a decade or more our Montana legislature has grappled with the increasing need to renovate both Romney Hall on the MSU campus in Bozeman and the Montana Historical Society

Local citizens facing over-regulation by local bureaucrats

Government has an important role in keeping one individual or group from infringing upon the rights of others. Unfortunately, when individuals or cliques within the community assume governing authority, they

Let’s celebrate all our students’ successes

Dear Editor, Congratulations to Cooper Birdwell on his state championship, and the excellent coverage by the News-Argus. I have always been impressed by the support that the paper and this

What good do fines do?

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to address the wisdom and purpose of Senate Bill 224, sponsored by Senator Tom Jacobson. At $500 a day to gate or block off access

Keep an open mind on the APR

Dear Editor, Recently I read a letter to the editor written by Ed Butcher, a former State Senator, and critic of the American Prairie Reserve– the subject of his letter.

Rural Communities at risk in the face of climate change

Climate change can be difficult to fully wrap your mind around. My fear is that more people will engage only after facing a crisis themselves—losing a home due to flooding,

Do you have a privacy right to fingerprints?

The Illinois Supreme Court issued an important decision in late January rejecting attempts to gut the state’s landmark law that bars companies from collecting people’s biometric identifiers — including face

Bill introduced to prevent public road closures

A bill introduced in the Montana Legislature would give county attorneys a strong tool to prevent public road closures by increasing the outdated fine for illegally gating established county roads.

The care and feeding of an old truck in a cold winter

My truck turns 17 years old this year. That’s old – in people years, I think it’s about 87. Or at least that’s what it feels like as I try

Irresponsibility catches up with us in measles outbreak

How many disease outbreaks will it take before we figure this out: If you don’t vaccinate your kids, you are putting them, and other people, in danger. A measles outbreak

Poll

When do you think the snow will finally be melted in Lewistown?