Daines needs to get behind protecting our rivers For many years I’ve been very fortunate to live on the shores of the Madison River. Among Montana’s iconic waters (and our state holds many), the ever-popular Madison stands alone. From the windows of our home I’ve watched moose, elk, bear, otter, beaver and countless other critters, […]

In 1954, at the Army McCarthy Hearings, Sen. Joseph Welch asked Sen. McCarthy (he who was known for his fictitious claims that communists had infiltrated the government), “Have you no sense of decency?” We need a Sen. Welch now. From the president on down, including Sen. Daines, the Republicans have been claiming that the election […]

The presidential election has been called, like all elections, before every vote has been counted, but when the results are clear. Joe Biden won. At the White House, President Trump continues with his message of widespread and coordinated voter fraud and corruption which robbed him of his second term. Federal courts have been dismissing his […]

By CLINT NAGEL Guest columnist In June of this year the Gallatin Wildlife Association (GWA) sent a guest column to this paper asking the question, what will the interface between Bozeman and the wildlands adjacent to it look like in the future? We were asking that question primarily on behalf of wildlife. Much has happened […]

How will Daines respond to claims of voter fraud? Over the last six years, I have written a number of letters to newly re-elected Sen. Daines’ office and have not once received a single substantial response. So, I hope the senator is reading today, because I have a question for him. Sen. Daines, how will […]

Gallatin County elections deserve congratulations for a job done efficiently, safely and professionally. This general election excelled in a year with more logistical challenges that ever before. From the number of trained personnel needed, to enhanced facilities that could meet the needs of a mostly mail election in a pandemic, all was handled so skillfully […]

The Oct. 31 AP article, “Wolves lose protections. Now, future up to voters,” tells us that Colorado’s Proposition 114, on the ballot, would direct the state to reintroduce wolves. It featured “riling Colorado livestock producers,” but failed to note that, in the Northern Rocky Mountain states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, losses of cattle to […]

Daines’ comments further the voter fraud hysteria Let’s use Steve Daines’ “thinking” (i.e., Trump’s “thinking”) reported in the Chronicle on Nov. 7, in which he accuses Democrats of voter fraud, and apply it to Montana. Here it goes: Montana has not gone totally red before, and almost half of us are really disappointed by these […]

I want to thank Sen. Jon Tester for sponsoring the Montana Headwaters Legacy Act that will designate 336 miles on 17 separate segments of Montana’s finest waterways as Wild and Scenic Rivers. As a fisherman, former river ranger, and someone who loves sitting beside free-flowing streams, I can attest that this legislation is both timely, […]

By CHRIS POPE Guest columnist The recent election by NorthWestern Energy to cancel its proposed purchase of aging coal-powered generation is an appropriate decision that completes a difficult chapter  in the utility’s efforts to catch up to the 21st century energy markets. In local papers late last month, the utility’s executive management blamed regulators – […]