Opinion

A GLANCE BACK 30 YEARS AGO

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RANCHER’S BEST FRIEND – Ray Gardner of Winnett issues a series of commands to his 1 ½-year-old Border Collie, moving the Angora goats smoothly through the Junior Dog Course at the Montana Stockdog Handlers Trials on Saturday of the Central Montana Fair. This photo ran in the July 29, 1992, edition of the News Argus.

Don’t let the synthetic chickens out the hen house door

I am quite a newcomer to the Lewistown area, arriving in 2017. I have been a bird hunter all my life hunting in six Western states to as far north as the Aleutian Islands. I read with great disappointment the July 16 issue of the News-Argus documenting the Fish, Wildlife and Parks plan to stock pen-raised pheasants in areas of Montana that include our Fergus County.

How much longer will supply chains stress Montana?

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The way many of us learn about how the things we own work is when they stop working. Like your toaster. Or maybe your car. And in the year 2022, we all started to learn about global supply chains for the same reason. Because for an astonishingly broad array of goods and components, they struggled to keep up with demand. Getting a promise to deliver instead of an actual delivery has become all too common for businesses and consumers alike.

OPINION: Legislature shouldn’t dictate private property rights

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With the primary elections in the rearview mirror, most of us have a good idea who’ll represent us in the Montana Legislature come January. A new legislature means new ideas and, of course, recycled ideas from past sessions. The only thing our citizen legislature is required to do is balance a budget, but darn near every politician has an agenda. Their ideas got them this far and they’re going to go to Helena and create change…or something. It’s in that spirit that I’m writing

It’s time for FWP to follow the law on elk management

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Montana’s elk population has tripled over the last 40 years. For decades we have exceeded the sustainable objective levels in most hunting districts. FWP’s goal is 92,000 elk in Montana, but today there are an estimated 175,000. That excess elk population causes immense damage to family ranch operations in overpopulated areas, and it’s a problem that grows worse every year.

Insurance may not cover a hail-damaged roof

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When it comes to insuring your home it is important to know there is a significant difference between “Replacement Cost” and “Actual Cash Value” coverage. We’ll get to that shortly.

Buying food locally has host of benefits

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Summer is in full swing and with that comes cookouts and gatherings where food is featured. As you plan your menu, keep local farmers in mind.

A Glance Back 50 Years

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A large crowd of spectators and youth judges are on hand at the Youth Pork Day judging competition at the Central Montana Fairgrounds in Lewistown in this photo that ran in the June 22, 1972 edition of the Lewistown Daily News. A barrow class of hogs raised by Don Herzog of Rapelje is being judged during the two-day event, which, at the time, was reported to become an annual affair sponsored by the Montana Pork Producers Council. News-Argus file photo

‘Verne Knows’

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Verne knows me too well.

A GLANCE BACK

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Damage to the Judith River trestle is visible in this photo, which ran in the Saturday, June 4, 2011 edition of the Lewistown News-Argus. Carla Allen, general manager of Central Montana rail, submitted the photo after raging flood waters from the Judith River damaged trestles on the rail line connecting Denton and Geraldine to the BNSF railhead at Moccasin. The damage caused the Charlie Russell Chew-Choo to suspend their season and impacted local grain producers who used the rail for shipping. News-Argus file photo