This week, the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners should authorize Chief Executive Dave Palmer to sign the consent decree so that the c…
The Montana Public Service Commission has become more noted for its entertainment value than for its contribution to public policy or utility …
It is always the right time to honor nurses.
Some $1.25 billion in CARES Act money has been earmarked for Montana.
The COVID crisis should transcend politics.
On Dec. 3, 1993, a paving stone was thrown through a Billings window that was decorated at the time with the Star of David and a menorah to co…
We sincerely wish we could wholeheartedly support the Butte Hill consent decree as it has been presented.
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Every age faces events that help define them. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic is such an event for this age. While we are physically dis…
How many Montanans have traveled down a thoroughfare and thought, "Huh, how can that possibly be considered an essential business?"
When The Town Pump Charitable Foundation announced it was sending $1 million directly to 100 Montana food banks, food pantries and shelters im…
During this time of COVID-19 crisis, it seems like there's no aspect of life in Montana not touched by pandemic.
It seems like the COVID-19 crisis is begetting another crisis.
The Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners deserves credit for the way it handled the public-comment question on the Butte Hill consent dec…
The federal government knew COVID-19 was coming. It had weeks, if not several months, to prepare.
How can an elaborate, detailed, sincere effort to inform citizens and seek their input be turned into the opposite — a dissatisfying dismissal…
The speed of change has been whiplash-inducing.
Montanans are no strangers to challenging and unprecedented times. In 2017, we tackled the most expensive fire season on record and the larges…
If there's one coronavirus issue that remains a sore point, it's testing. Who can get tested for the virus and how long does it take?
What a wild world we live in.
As reports of the Coronavirus or COVID-19 continue grow with the spread of the disease across the United States, we believe that we must urge …
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At the heart of the Consumer Advocate's opposition to NorthWestern Energy buying a larger stake of Colstrip is a simple premise: Show us your …
A sudden change of heart by President Trump is excellent news for land and water conservation across the West, particularly in Montana.
Let’s not sugar-coat this:
Since the consent-decree negotiations on the Butte Hill have taken such a long time, it might seem odd to say, at this juncture, "Hey, not so fast."
Perched beside a south finger of Fort Peck Reservoir, Hell Creek State Park is a favorite Eastern Montana summer destination for campers, angl…
If you take a look at the federal budget deficit for the next year, it's breathtaking.
Rodney Garcia doesn't represent Montana or Billings. He doesn't speak for us.
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