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Of course, I was relieved and pleased by the national election outcome, but it wasn't a glorious victory. How can one be satisfied in a country where so many of the electorate disdain the Constitution, not to mention fundamentals of moral behavior right down to the respect of human life? It frightens me. For me, the win was sullied further by an outcome in Montana, where a misguided sub-electorate concluded that a woman should have a (State) Constitutional right to murder her pre-born child, as if, contrary to every result of modern science,...
FOR THE LAST TIME !! The DEQ floodplain on Meat House Rd.and our river walk trails are NOT public lands to be used by ATVs or roaring pickup trucks.The DEQ used Fema funds to stake down celery green serpentine objects that are filled with absorbent filament. These are to hold back the Musselshell river water during flooding.This is what you have been driving over and breaking open. Our once lovely River Walk trail system is just that designed for walkers,hikers and bicycles. No motorized vehicles are to be used on these. I first noticed this...
As a longtime rancher and legislator, protecting rural Montanans from legislation that infringes upon economic liberties and promotes government interference is my top priority. This is why I vehemently oppose the Biden administration’s new tailpipe emissions rule. The rule dictates that by 2032, at least 56% of new vehicle sales must be Electric Vehicles (EVs). This will severely hurt Montana ranchers, farmers, and workers by increasing personal expenditures to comply with the EPA mandate. Requiring Montana families to purchase electric c...
In March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the nation’s most stringent tailpipe emissions rules to date – a move that has been met with much pushback. To comply with these mandates from the EPA, two-thirds of all new vehicles will need to be electric by 2032. The impacts of this de facto gas car ban are distressing and are being blatantly overlooked, lacking any consideration for consumers. Without lawmakers taking immediate action to put a stop to this mandate, many concerning challenges will unfold across the nation, and...
By: Angie Mozqueda Prevention Specialist “There is a concept known as the principle of 1/3, which suggests that when a group or community’s population increases by one-third, that community’s core beliefs or values may change. Do you feel this has happened in our community?”-Facebook post by a community member that inspired this article After reading the comments on a recent post,(quoted above) it struck me that the 45 responses reflected a mixed sentiment regarding the influx of new residents to Roundup, with both negative and positive impacts...
Every October I follow a personal ritual and do a Halloween movie marathon in celebration of Halloween that I love.One of my favorite actors is Nicholas Cage.In a 2009 movie release he played a role in a film named “Knowing.” The narrative is about a predicted solar flare that will destroy earth. In the story a school girl 50 years earlier heard whisper voices that told her so.In a time capsule her school had each student write a letter and put it inside to be opened 50 years later.The character that Cage plays,John has a son Caleb who gets her...
Dear Editor, There are millions of dollars pouring into this year’s Montana Senate Race to attack Jon Tester’s record. Jon is running for his 4th term in office. His opponents say that Tester has changed; Jon’s record speaks for itself. HE HAS NOT CHANGED! He has never quit working for rural America, for agriculture, for small communities, for Veterans, Natives, and rural healthcare. Because Sheehy and his opponents know all the good work Jon Tester has done to keep Montana’s values in Washington, they have to tell the big lie that he has chang...
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 single party governme...
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...
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 stupi...
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 in to...
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 dies...
Teddy Roosevelt on immigration and being an American "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American ... There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but...
Minnesota governor Tim Walz is a progressive Liberal extremist who is obsessed with the Californian dream that is every American's nightmare. Like Presidential progressive candidate Kamala Harris he will never tell us the truth about anything or important events. Should this extremist far left twosome get inside the White House it will also end the Democrat party. The Democrats will never regain their normalcy. Either will the United States of America. From now until November 5 take a good look at the state of California. Is this what you want...
Turn off the politicians and listen to yourself By Roger Koopman I wonder if it ever dawns on all those well-paid, city-bred consultants who come in to run most of Montana’s major campaigns, that nobody is listening anymore? Oh, sure. There are the political junkies, left and right, who thrive on the junk food of campaign advertising, doused with the vinegar of vitriol. But for most folks, the noise of the election season has reached a decibel level that so numbs the ears, that the messages are no longer getting through. We just want to be l...
On June 1st of this year, I came back to the Montana Petroleum Association (MPA) as the interim Executive Director. BLM and their new bonding rules have serious implications and consequences for Montana’s oil and gas businesses. On June 6th the Montana Wildlife Federation published a statewide opinion piece praising the BLM for new bonding rules. On June 13th BLM director Stone-Manning was grilled by the US Senate Energy Committee. Montana Senator Steve Daines asked her if she had spoken to Montana oil producers. She had not but agreed to a m...
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 single party governme...
Proponents of CI-128 frame the initiative as the only way to protect abortion rights. But let’s be clear: Montanans already have strong protections for abortion under our state constitution. Since the Armstrong v. State case in 1999, Montana’s Supreme Court held that the state Constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion before fetal viability, based on the privacy clause. And despite recent legislative efforts to impose restrictions—such as banning abortions after 20 weeks—Montana courts have consistently struck down all these law...
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte issued the following statement in response to rulings from the Montana Supreme Court that included the halting of state laws banning taxpayer-funded abortions. "For nearly 50 years through the Hyde Amendment, Congress has banned the use of federal taxpayer dollars for elective abortions, a position supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. I signed these bills into law to enact the same commonsense protections for Montana taxpayers, preventing taxpayer dollars from paying for elective abortion....
The James Webb telescope that NASA launched December 25, 2021 from French Guiana where the European spaceport is located is still doing it’s job of transmitting images from one million miles from Earth at the Lagrange point also known as L2. Still no aliens have been photographed. Just are space aliens? Like you I am bored with the three foot tall silver alien midgets with silver skin and almond shaped black eyes description. I got to thinking that possibly aliens if they wanted to could come to Earth via a computer or a thought. I did some r...
This November, Montana voters are being asked to fundamentally change the structure of our elections through the ballot initiative CI-126. This initiative was brought to Montana by an out-of-state group funded by leftist billionaires and it amounts to a radical social "experiment" being run in what they consider a "cheap" state. We urge Montanans to vote No on CI-126 and reject this radical new plan for how we run our elections. What it does CI-126 would amend the Montana Constitution to provide that the top four finishers in the primary electi...
The words etched in granite on the front of the United States Supreme Court are "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW." Every person in this great Country has equal rights in our system of justice, no matter how rich or how poor, no matter his or her religion or race. That guarantee of equality and justice applies not only to the federal judicial system, but also to the state judicial system. The difference between our federal and state court system is that in Montana voters get to decide what kind of Montana Supreme Court we have. I'm running for Chief...
Montanans are fortunate to be able to elect the judges who serve in our Montana courts—from the county level all the way up to our Montana Supreme Court. We get to choose based on who is most qualified and has the best temperament to serve on the bench. The tradeoff for that choice is that we expect the candidates running for judicial office to keep out of the political fray to maintain their objectivity. It's in this context—of political impartiality—that I have been so disappointed in one Supreme Court Candidate, Jerry Lynch, for refusing to...
I was elected seven times and served more than 30 years as a Justice of the Peace in Richland County before my retirement in 2016. During my long career on the bench, I worked with both of the district court judges who are now running for a seat on the Montana Supreme Court. They are Judge Katherine Bidegaray of Sidney and Judge Dan Wilson of Kalispell. I got to know Judge Bidegaray very well in the nearly 15 years we spent working in the same judicial district. I also got to know Judge Dan Wilson very well over the six years that he served as...
As a retired Missoula Municipal Court Judge, I write to ask for your support of District Court Judge Dan Wilson, candidate for the Montana Supreme Court. I have known Judge Wilson for many years, and he embodies the qualities we need on the Supreme Court. His background demonstrates a solid foundation to serve the state in that role. He has served as a prosecutor, and defense attorney, a civil attorney, a Justice of the Peace and, for the last eight years, a District Court Judge. He has provided training and mentoring to lower court judges. He...
