From the Editor
From the Editor
Tue, Mar 07, 2023
by Evelyn Pyburn
As someone coming from farm life, I fully know the urgency farmers face during harvest or planting season. Even 15 minutes of “daylight” is vital. Waiting days for some techy to arrive to fix a broken-down piece of equipment is simply not an option. Waiting even two or three days could mean crop failure to a degree that they might as well declare bankruptcy, right then and there. There is no negotiating with Mother Nature.
A break-down in the field was always an opport...
By Evelyn Pyburn
Billings representative, Katie Zolnikov has introduced House Bill 337, which...
By Evelyn Pyburn
Having goals has long been understood as essential to achieve great things.
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By Evelyn Pyburn
Some many years ago, a school board in the area had been meeting, since fore...
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Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Warm greetings, Representative .
Thank you for allowing me to share a few critically important and objective facts concerning HB 284, aka, The Blackmail Bill.
I do not use the term blackmail loosely. I chose it very carefully. F...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Once upon a time, in a land where our leaders tended to have more concern for their constituents then they do now–-though nothing as per their job descriptions in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense–-established the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ...
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
By Roger Koopman
They called him Reinhart, but he would one day change his name to Ralph to sound more American than German. Huddled with his parents and three siblings in steerage class, he arrived at Ellis Island at the age of one.&nbs...
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
Dear Editor,
During a legislative session, there are over a thousand bills, amendments and motions a single legislator will vote on over a course of 4 months. It’s our job to accurately represent you, the people of Montana with each vote. Howe...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
By Brad Molnar
In 1992 Marc Raciciot was the underdog against Dorothy Bradley in the general election to be Montana’s new governor. Instead of carpet bombing each other with mindless 30 second commercials they agreed to a debate in each of Mon...
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Nine Republicans and one Democrat made the American Legislative Exchange Council’s list of 2021’s 10 best governors in a new report on economic freedom.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte made it into the second tier of Four-star ...
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Dear Editor,
In the February 22, 2022, Commissioner meeting, Commissioner Pitman raised a stack of papers and reports which he claimed showed they had been working on MetraPark management since 2010 contradicting Commissioner Jones and his pre...
Friday, February 25, 2022
Watch for changes in RMDs
By Michael Vondra
If you’re a certain age, you’ll need to withdraw money from some of your retirement accounts each year. But in 2022, the amount you must take out may be changing more than in other years – and tha...
Friday, February 25, 2022
From Northern Ag Network
Recently, the effort regarding the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado has generated national attention and has started a conversation between Montana producers recalling our state’s own reintroduction over two decade...
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Existing OVG/Metra Booking Contract a Bad Deal for Taxpayers
By Mark Morse
Can we agree a booking agreement should mean additional shows at MetraPark? The current contract between Yellowstone County (YCM) and Oak View Group (OVG), signed Ju...
