Opinion and Editorial

Recent events within the Cascade County Republican Central Committee (CCRCC) have raised serious concerns about the leadership practices guiding our organization. Cancelling the monthly Central Committee meeting for November, the Executive Board called an Executive Board meeting in its place on November 12, 2025. In a vote taken by the

A recent Fox News Poll on Affordability shows that 41% of voters say their cost for utility bills have risen “a lot” in the past year, adding to the high cost of living. Another article said, “A new analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills.

Did you get your elk yet?  This rifle season has been mild, and elk and deer have been widely dispersed and hard to find.  Is changing climate influencing wildlife and hunting? While our weather is variable from year to year, Montana has been warming and drying with increasing greenhouse gas

“I, (name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;

Have we ever seen anything like current climate change?  It’s a fair question that geologists are often asked, but the answer isn’t straightforward. In the past, very warm periods have been triggered by large-scale volcanic activity, releasing enormous amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.  For example,

As the resident “local hydrologist” living on Rosebud Creek in Absarokee, Montana in June 2022, I watched wide-eyed as the dark floodwaters sent large trees, sheds and even a hot tub sailing past our house. I was called on to address the likelihood of recurrence of such disaster. Conventional