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Editorial

Standard View: Daines’ knee-jerk rhetoric slides past gun facts

Editorial

Standard View: Daines’ knee-jerk rhetoric slides past gun facts

Montana must fight crime with treatment

Editorial

Montana must fight crime with treatment

Is latest U.S. budget bill better than none?

Editorial

Is latest U.S. budget bill better than none?

Student privacy breach a wake-up call to school districts statewide

Opinion

Student privacy breach a wake-up call to school districts statewide

Choice of Cooney is a master stroke -- and a fortunate one

Editorial

Choice of Cooney is a master stroke -- and a fortunate one

Editorial

The year in executions

Editorial

The year in executions

Where information goes to die

Editorial

Where information goes to die

Our Christmas list of "new treasures" for city, state

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Our Christmas list of "new treasures" for city, state

Sheep-station controversy can have win-win outcome

Editorial

Sheep-station controversy can have win-win outcome

A tram to Our Lady: It's an idea so good it must be accomplished

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A tram to Our Lady: It's an idea so good it must be accomplished

Extra credit for Tester, Zinke on new school law

Editorial

Extra credit for Tester, Zinke on new school law

Montanans are owed clarity on the Bullock-McLean mess

Editorial

Montanans are owed clarity on the Bullock-McLean mess

Standard View: Daines’ knee-jerk rhetoric slides past gun facts

Editorial

Standard View: Daines’ knee-jerk rhetoric slides past gun facts

Jan 7, 2016

Montana must fight crime with treatment

Editorial

Montana must fight crime with treatment

Jan 6, 2016

Is latest U.S. budget bill better than none?

Editorial

Is latest U.S. budget bill better than none?

Jan 5, 2016

Student privacy breach a wake-up call to school districts statewide

Opinion

Student privacy breach a wake-up call to school districts statewide

Jan 4, 2016

Choice of Cooney is a master stroke -- and a fortunate one

Editorial

Choice of Cooney is a master stroke -- and a fortunate one

Jan 3, 2016

The year in executions

Editorial

The year in executions

Dec 31, 2015

Where information goes to die

Editorial

Where information goes to die

Dec 28, 2015

Our Christmas list of "new treasures" for city, state

Editorial

Our Christmas list of "new treasures" for city, state

Dec 25, 2015

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Would you support a smoke-free park in Butte?

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Standard View: Daines’ knee-jerk rhetoric slides past gun facts

Standard View: Daines’ knee-jerk rhetoric slides past gun facts

Montana must fight crime with treatment

Montana must fight crime with treatment

Is latest U.S. budget bill better than none?

Is latest U.S. budget bill better than none?

Student privacy breach a wake-up call to school districts statewide

Student privacy breach a wake-up call to school districts statewide

Choice of Cooney is a master stroke -- and a fortunate one

Choice of Cooney is a master stroke -- and a fortunate one

What's really going on in Montana governor's office?

Editorial

What's really going on in Montana governor's office?

Montana Standard will delete old comments before policy change

Opinion

Montana Standard will delete old comments before policy change

A refreshing, important — and insufficient — report

Editorial

A refreshing, important — and insufficient — report

Montana’s next lieutenant governor should have a real job

Editorial

Montana’s next lieutenant governor should have a real job

Board of Regents may be duped (again)

Editorial

Board of Regents may be duped (again)

No boss, no overtime. Is this heaven?

Editorial

No boss, no overtime. Is this heaven?

Damages run deep from failure to fund infrastructure

Editorial

Damages run deep from failure to fund infrastructure

EPA needs a history lesson, and administrator with courage

Opinion

EPA needs a history lesson, and administrator with courage

National columns and analysis

Guest view: Despite Tester win, Montana well on its way to being deep red

BOB BROWN

Commentary: Michelle Obama not alone in revelation about historically black colleges and universities

By Shannon Green, Orlando Sentinel

Commentary: The many benefits immigrants bring to the US

By Josh T. Smith and Jesse Baker, Tribune News Service

Commentary: TV news is as much to blame for democracy's decline as the president

By Rob Cohen, The Baltimore Sun

Commentary: CNN is right to sue Trump

By Bill Lueders, Tribune News Service

Dana Milbank: The real fraudster in Florida

DANA MILBANK

Commentary: Independents decided this election. They'll decide the next one too

By David Winston, CQ-Roll Call

Commentary: Amazon may have outsmarted itself with HQ2 tactics

By Shira Ovide, Bloomberg News

Is America about doors or walls, fear or hope?

Editorial

Is America about doors or walls, fear or hope?

There’s a lot riding on the decision to relocate county shops

Editorial

There’s a lot riding on the decision to relocate county shops

Ducks Unlimited owes its members more than it owes rich board member

Montana Education News

Ducks Unlimited owes its members more than it owes rich board member

Montana’s new school tax credit fails policy test

Editorial

Montana’s new school tax credit fails policy test

Commenters' names go live -- unless requests emailed

Editorial

Commenters' names go live -- unless requests emailed

Standard view: Knowing his song: Butte's Joe Griffin takes on the EPA

Editorial

Standard view: Knowing his song: Butte's Joe Griffin takes on the EPA

Standard to change online commenting policy

Editorial

Standard to change online commenting policy

Sheep-station controversy can have win-win outcome

Editorial

Sheep-station controversy can have win-win outcome

Dec 24, 2015

A tram to Our Lady: It's an idea so good it must be accomplished

Editorial

A tram to Our Lady: It's an idea so good it must be accomplished

Dec 20, 2015

Extra credit for Tester, Zinke on new school law

Editorial

Extra credit for Tester, Zinke on new school law

Dec 18, 2015

Montanans are owed clarity on the Bullock-McLean mess

Editorial

Montanans are owed clarity on the Bullock-McLean mess

Dec 18, 2015

What's really going on in Montana governor's office?

Editorial

What's really going on in Montana governor's office?

Dec 16, 2015

Montana Standard will delete old comments before policy change

Opinion

Montana Standard will delete old comments before policy change

Dec 15, 2015

A refreshing, important — and insufficient — report

Editorial

A refreshing, important — and insufficient — report

Dec 13, 2015

Montana’s next lieutenant governor should have a real job

Editorial

Montana’s next lieutenant governor should have a real job

Dec 11, 2015

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Letters to the editor: Consistency is key to great coach; family not welcome in town?

Nov 24, 2016
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The choice of a benevolent God? Read more

Letters to the editor: How long before the earth is destroyed?

Nov 7, 2016
2

Letters to the editor: For Gianforte; for Steketee; and Connie Ternes-Daniels

Oct 24, 2016
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McCulloch, Lee Newspapers are the new deplorables

Oct 15, 2016
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Choose your governor wisely

Sep 23, 2016
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Puppy mills law would provide leverage

Sep 6, 2016
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Story of Camp Husky dog rescue brings back memories

Aug 24, 2016
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Daines' vote against Librarian of Congress unconscionable

Jul 17, 2016
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When Trump is president, White House becomes Trump House

Jun 30, 2016
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Basketball great showed great sportsmanship

Jun 16, 2016
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New vacant buildings ordinance opposed

May 31, 2016
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Board of Regents may be duped (again)

Editorial

Board of Regents may be duped (again)

Dec 9, 2015

No boss, no overtime. Is this heaven?

Editorial

No boss, no overtime. Is this heaven?

Dec 8, 2015

Damages run deep from failure to fund infrastructure

Editorial

Damages run deep from failure to fund infrastructure

Dec 6, 2015

EPA needs a history lesson, and administrator with courage

Opinion

EPA needs a history lesson, and administrator with courage

Nov 29, 2015

Is America about doors or walls, fear or hope?

Editorial

Is America about doors or walls, fear or hope?

Nov 26, 2015

There’s a lot riding on the decision to relocate county shops

Editorial

There’s a lot riding on the decision to relocate county shops

Nov 25, 2015

Ducks Unlimited owes its members more than it owes rich board member

Montana Education News

Ducks Unlimited owes its members more than it owes rich board member

Nov 18, 2015

Montana’s new school tax credit fails policy test

Editorial

Montana’s new school tax credit fails policy test

Nov 18, 2015

Commenters' names go live -- unless requests emailed

Editorial

Commenters' names go live -- unless requests emailed

Nov 15, 2015

Standard view: Knowing his song: Butte's Joe Griffin takes on the EPA

Editorial

Standard view: Knowing his song: Butte's Joe Griffin takes on the EPA

Nov 15, 2015

Standard to change online commenting policy

Editorial

Standard to change online commenting policy

Nov 12, 2015

Sanders educates about dangers of billionaires' influence on democracy

Editorial

Sanders educates about dangers of billionaires' influence on democracy

Nov 8, 2015

Outreach to Montana’s poorest uninsured

Editorial

Outreach to Montana’s poorest uninsured

Nov 8, 2015

District should take cautious approach on crumb-rubber turf for Naranche

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District should take cautious approach on crumb-rubber turf for Naranche

Nov 8, 2015

Sen. Tester votes to protect the quality of Montana’s waterways

Editorial

Sen. Tester votes to protect the quality of Montana’s waterways

Nov 3, 2015

Mariah's Challenge: 8 years after tragedy, great work must continue

Editorial

Mariah's Challenge: 8 years after tragedy, great work must continue

Nov 3, 2015

Coal tax myths: Selling snake oil never goes out of style

Editorial

Coal tax myths: Selling snake oil never goes out of style

Nov 2, 2015

Citizens should pay attention with Legislature tinkers with utility law

Editorial

Citizens should pay attention with Legislature tinkers with utility law

Nov 1, 2015

Montana must act to stop domestic violence

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Montana must act to stop domestic violence

Nov 1, 2015

Montana Fish, Wildlife, Parks must stop sale of public elk

Editorial

Montana Fish, Wildlife, Parks must stop sale of public elk

Nov 1, 2015