Commentary: Like I Was Saying ...
Justice Delayed
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Few have the gall of John Earl Petersen. And that’s a good thing. The Spokane man believed to have masterminded the $11 million collapse of Mountain Bank of Whitefish in the mid-1990s was captured in Boulder, Colo., last week. Among his belongings: a blond wig, several dismantled cell phones and a book titled “How to get Lost in America.”
[read more]Guest Commentary: Ellen Engstedt-Simpson
More Should be Done to Stop Mill Closures
At what point should a community support the businesses operating in and near it? Should city and county officials publicly state appreciation for the tax dollars and many other contributions businesses, large and small, make to the well-being of a town and its residents? Or, should they all wait quietly until a closure happens and then lament the loss? Unfortunately, way too often the last statement is the reality.
[read more]Lurching from one near disaster to another ...
Warren’s World: Spring has Sprung a Leak
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The skis are put away for the summer and the rust will be rubbed off of my golf clubs next weekend, but in the meantime I had to get our small boat into the water so I could make sure it would still float for yet another summer.
I backed the trailer down to the ramp at high tide, climbed up into the boat and started a long sequence of “Oops!”
Is This so Much to Ask?
We Need More Fly-Fishing-Only Rivers
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Before all the non-flycasters get excited about the headline, I should say that I like all kinds of fishing, not just fly-fishing, a problem that has made my life a constant struggle against poverty. In fact, I have more spinning and baitcasting rods than fly rods, and probably use them more, too.
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Bad Timing for ‘Solitaire-gate’
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Recently two state departments have reinforced stereotypes that neither wants. It’s become easier to accuse the Montana government of wastefulness upon revelations that its employees are playing video games and swapping dirty e-mails on taxpayers’ dime.
[read more]Guest Commentary: Webb Brown
The Dollars and Sense of Climate Change
For the last few years, the issue of global warming has risen to the forefront of our country’s political debate. Here in Montana, the Legislature will probably have dozens of bills in the 2009 session to address the concerns surrounding climate change.
As the discussion over the scientific opinions on global warming continues, a new and essential part of the debate is surfacing: the economics of climate change legislation.
