Lura Pitman

On December third of 2023, Deputy Contini responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at the Ideal Motel. Chritensen’s, who are not from Roundup, were residing at the Ideal Motel. The five-week-old child’s mother had left it with its stepfather to take a shower. Upon returning from her shower, she found the baby unresponsive in the stepfather’s care. Deputy Contini and Highway Patrol Trooper Pat Herman immediately transferred the baby to Roundup Memorial Hospital upon arrival, where the child was then transferred to St. Vincent’s...

Governor Greg Gianforte called out President Joe Biden and Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland ahead of any politically-motivated monument designations without state collaboration that would threaten the Montana way of life. In a letter, the governor outlined the history of past presidential actions taken during the heat of a political campaign or in the final days of an administration to issue directives to allocate lands as monuments. “Less than 50 days from the 1996 presidential election, President Bill Clinton stood in Arizona...

From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — High school students can now register for free mathematics contests set for Wednesday, Nov. 6, and Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Montana State University. Exams are administered in-person on campus in Bozeman, and results are submitted online and measured against a national competition pool. The American Mathematics Competition 10/12 contests, hosted by MSU's College of Education, Health and Human Development's Science Math Resource Center, were developed by the Mathematical Association of America. The series of...

Fox News published an article titled, “BLM’s Western Solar Plan is ‘fantasy world,’ relies heavily on taxpayer dollars: GOP congressman” detailing Congressman Matt Rosendale’s disagreements with Bureau of Land Management’s updated Western Solar Plan, which aims to restrict 31 million acres of land across 11 states for the development of solar fields. The article states: “Rosendale said he is concerned that the Western Solar Plan violates the Taylor Grazing Act, which regulates grazing on public lands, and will produce...

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HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of seven attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging a Biden-Harris administration rule that would allow illegal immigrants to remain where they are in the United States, while also allowing them the possibility of employment and affording them access to public benefits programs. The brief, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, supports a lawsuit challenging the Biden-Harris administration's...

From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University's Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and MSU Extension will host the 18th annual Agricultural Economics Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Best Western GranTree Inn, 1325 N. Seventh Ave. in Bozeman. The conference is part of the College of Agriculture's annual Celebrate Ag week, which honors the state and university's joint agricultural legacy and celebrates current students, alumni and MSU's extended agricultural community across Montana....

By Angie Mozqueda Prevention Specialist Parents may allow underage drinking for a variety of reasons. Some believe that permitting their teens to drink in a controlled environment can help them learn to handle alcohol responsibly, reducing the allure of sneaking around to drink. Others may have cultural or familial backgrounds where moderate drinking is normalized, viewing it as a rite of passage. Additionally, some parents might feel that as long as their children are safe at home, it's better to allow them to drink rather than risk them...

As Montana gears up to enter colder weather and another respiratory illness season, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is encouraging Montanans to take precautions to help protect against COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. State health officials are urging people to protect themselves and their families from respiratory illness, stay up to date on immunizations, stay home when they are sick, get tested and evaluated for proper treatment, and practice good...

Norma Trent

Did you catch the comet? The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so colossal it surrounds the Sun and eight planets as it extends trillions of miles into deep space. The spherical shell known as the Oort Cloud is, for all practical purposes, invisible. Its constituent particles are spread so thinly, and so far from the light of any star, including the Sun, that astronomers simply cannot see the cloud, even though it envelops us like a blanket. Astronomers infer the Oort Cloud is there because it's the only...

Some people tell me not to vote for Domald Trump because he has a temper. Fooey! I have a temper, and I’m a reasonably intelligent, patriotic, and capable person. I’d rather a president have one of those than be a spineless puddle of mush. Can you picture Obiden leading a charge up San Juan Hill? Harris? Obama? Some say not to vote for him because he calls people names. Fooey! The Democrat model of a perfect Republican is somebody that sits quietly, takes all the name-calling and lies they pour out but doesn’t counter-attack. That model...

Voting season is here again. It is a little bit like voting in the Legislature—you have to sort a few things out. Let me give you some tips I use when deciding how to vote on a bill. The first thing I do is see who is sponsoring the bill. Then I look at who supports or who opposes the bill. These two principles tell me a lot. Let’s take a look at what is on the ballot. First, let’s talk about Constitutional Initiatives 126 and 127. Both of these initiatives are being pushed by liberal Republicans and a Democrat. Most of the money coming...

One of George Orwell's books Nineteen eight-four has become a legend to freedom loving Americans.Sadly the book contents have come true. The progressives have captured the Democrat party. Having two people who claim to be Democrats with a background of marxist policies,proves my point. The old Democrat party that President Andrew Jackson founded in the 1830.s can no longer survive under the communist grip of Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz. If these radical left wingers get inside our government the United States will not operate...

Thomas L Knapp

Election 2024: Prediction and Reasoning The last few weeks (sometimes the last few months) of a presidential election cycle always leave me feeling somewhat burnt out. As a political columnist, I prefer to focus on events, policy, and principles rather than on the horse race. I'm really not very invested in which "major party" politician lies convincingly enough, to enough voters, to get hold of the One Ring and attempt (with little success, thankfully) to rule us all for the next four years. Unfortunately, a political columnist lives and...

It’s ironic that the very groups who vilify rich, out-of-staters are the same ones backing rich out-of-state big city organizations who are trying to get us to amend our constitution. What’s it to them? Montanans worked hard to frame our constitution and won’t change it for irrelevant nonsense. We don’t need single party ballots. We wouldn’t be “divided” if we weren’t being enflamed by these hateful campaign ads and “sensational” newscasts shoving hateful things in our faces. And that sounds like they’re working toward...