Worried Sick About Increasing Property Taxes?
Dear Editor, Worried sick about increasing property taxes? Wondering if you can keep your home?… How can you cut your budget?…You are not alone. Every AA school district in the state is cutting millions from their budgets. Billings could not afford to keep Washington as an elementary school, and I fear more cuts are coming. […]
Every Six Years Jon Tester Puts on a Carhartt Jacket and Pretends
Dear Editor, Every six years Jon Tester puts on a Carhartt jacket, returns to Montana, and pretends he’s a moderate Democrat. One only has to look at Tester’s voting record to see he voted with Biden’s toxic agenda 91% of the time. Tester voted yes on the erroneously named “Inflation Reduction Act”, a tax/spend behemoth […]
April is the Month That We Recognize
Dear Editor, April is the month that we recognize the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. The Family Tree Nurturing Center has been in existence for the last 39 years. We started out as the Committee for the Prevention of Child abuse. Today we carry on the mission to help families and children
He Also Knew That He Would Probably Lose in Court
Dear Editor, My name is Todd Devlin, a 4th generation farmer/rancher in eastern Montana. I have been a Prairie County Commissioner since 1995, and a past President of the Montana Association of Counties (MACo) in 2016 – 2017. I have been very involved in public land and natural resource issues both at the state and […]
I Thought the Tax Monies Were to Go Toward Law Enforcement and Rehabilitation
Dear Editor: When the marijuana laws came up for vote by the people, I thought the tax monies were to go toward law enforcement and rehabilitation. I always assumed taxes were to benefit everyone, not a select few. Now it seems the marijuana tax went to the general fund. Years ago, some businesses […]
Where Did All the Fiscal Conservatives Go?
Dear Editor, Where Did All the Fiscal Conservatives Go? In 2022, the people of Montana elected Republican supermajorities to both chambers of the Montana Legislature. Even though the people of Montana elected large majorities of Republicans, the Republicans elected to the Legislature did not always act like conservatives. Instead, many Republicans participated in a spending […]
Senator Jon Tester, talks conservative when in Montana, but votes with Joe Biden …
Dear Editor, If we want to keep our representative form of government, change is critical. Our Senior Senator, Jon Tester, talks conservative when in Montana, but votes with Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer in Washington, DC. We are experiencing an all-out attack on our Constitution, implemented by a weaponized judiciary. What we have seen […]
Great Editorial This Week and Your Message Was Spot On!
Dear Editor, Great editorial this week and your message was spot on! Keep up the great work. I miss K. Kerns, but
Neither Initiative Establishes Rank-Choice Voting.
Dear Editor, What do constitutional initiatives CI-126 or CI-127 do? The petition language is: “CI-126 amends the Montana Constitution to provide a top-four primary election open to all voters and candidates followed by a general election. All candidates appear on a single primary election ballot, and the four candidates receiving the most votes advance to […]
It’s Time to Kick Them Out of the House–or in this Case, the Senate.
Dear Editor, You’ve got to hand it to the Jon Tester reelection campaign. After watching Jon on his tractor as the old Montana dirt farmer, he comes across as a big, fuzzy puppy you want to scratch behind the ears and tickle his cute little tummy. That Image is much more appealing than the reality […]