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helenair.com > opinion > letters > article_da9ad306-6c85-44d6-944a-82de67654523.html

Letter to the editor: Getting in touch with Rep. Downing

6+ day, 19+ min ago   (166+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Today, just as every other time I have called, I called Troy Downing's office in D.C. to speak with the individual who is supposedly my "representative." People are also reading… - Kimâ…...

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Letter to the editor: Vote for Seth Bodnar

6+ day, 19+ min ago   (178+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Kurt Alme, with almost no effort on his part, wants to become one of Donald Trump’s trained seals. Vote for Seth Bodnar and let’s see if we can…...

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Montana is growing. That makes our roadless lands more important, not less | Mack Long

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (263+ words) Montana is changing. Our population is growing, communities are expanding, subdivisions are reaching farther into the urban interface, and development is putting increasing pressure on the lands that make Montana special. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Montana's population reached nearly 1.145 million…...

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Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Chair Lesley Robinson

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (190+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Chair Lesley Robinson listens to public comment about furbearer and wolf hunting and trapping seasons, quotas and regulations on Aug. 19 in Helena at the Montana…...

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Chief Legal Counsel for the Secretary of State's Office Austin James

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (188+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Chief Legal Counsel for the Secretary of State's Office Austin James speaks to Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Christopher Abbott on Aug. 18 during a hearing. East Helena man,…...

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Letter to the editor: Kurt Alme has impressive background

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (147+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. I was happy to see Kurt Alme run for the U.S. Senate. People are also reading… - East Helena man, 24, sentenced to 15 years for sexual abuse of children - Lawmakers file lawsuit against…...

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Montana should be the first state to ban data centers | Ellie Boldman

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (180+ words) There are not many things Americans can agree on anymore. One can usually find disagreement about Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Griz/Cat or Cat/Griz, whether pineapple belongs on pizza, and apparently whether it's okay to wear pajamas on an…...

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Montana deserves better than smear campaigns | Daniel M. Lee

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (201+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. The North American mountain goat is not actually a goat! I had the privilege of working with Seth Bodnar throughout his eight-year tenure at the University of Montana. During that…...

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Is Austin Knudsen Montana Democrats' best friend? | Josh Kassmier

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (160+ words) If Montana Democrats were looking for someone to help them pick up seats in the Legislature this November, Attorney General Austin Knudsen seems to have just delivered. Josh Kassmier is a Republican state senator representing Senate District 13. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate…...