The judicial approval of the Butte Hill consent decree came much more quickly than many people expected given the short amount of time U.S. Di…
In February of this benighted year, faced with increasing evidence of dysfunction and skullduggery within the Public Service Commission, The B…
As we debate how to improve our country’s health care system, we must consider how any proposal would affect small businesses and the millions…
The attempted dismantling of our United States Postal Service is beyond political malpractice. It is treasonous.
The Big Sky Conference made a wrenching decision last week.
Here in Montana, our rivers and streams support almost every facet of a long-standing and cherished way of life. Montana’s waterways provide a…
The Montana Department of Corrections has changed course from its recent decision not to provide public notice of inmate deaths.
The history of asbestos in America, aside from being a tragic story of workplace negligence, unspeakable agony, and shocking, one hundred perc…
The fact that Montana Department of Corrections officials "decided to move away from" notifying the public about inmate deaths is not only bad…
In this pandemic year, one of the things that has made life bearable for many Montanans has been the state’s outdoor recreation opportunity.
Dear America,
If there's any doubt about which direction we're going on COVID-19 in Montana right now, the past week or so is making it quite clear.
At The Montana Standard, we are thrilled to cosponsor “Global Crisis/Local Heroes,” the inspiration of Fr. Patrick Beretta.
Butte High and Butte Central Class(es) of 2020, we are so sorry that you missed so much of your senior-year experience.
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…
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We sincerely wish we could wholeheartedly support the Butte Hill consent decree as it has been presented.
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…
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