LETTER: Gianforte is best for governor

My wife and I have lived in Montana for 16 years. We have been a small business owner in a small town and today work for myself and family. I have spent the last 30 years in industrial automation and most recently with robotics. I can tell you that industrial automation is the fastest growing segment. Our great state has many talented and dedicated people who can have great paying jobs if we invest in our education.

OPINION: Global warming will have huge impact on Montana's economy, outdoor heritage

Our climate is changing and global temperatures are soaring. NASA climate data shows that January 2016 was the hottest month ever recorded — until February broke January’s record.

OPINION: Vote for life and against big government

We have some great choices in this November election — individuals who are pro-life, pro-Second Amendment (and understanding it is not ONLY for hunting, but also for the self-defense of the American people), and anti-big government.

Stock sales help government offset bailout losses

WASHINGTON (AP) - Stock sales are helping the government offset projected losses from its $700 billion rescue of the financial system.

Personal income still rising in Idaho. Really.

From the Idaho Department of Labor:

Congress passes $2 trillion coronavirus assistance package in voice vote Friday

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $2 trillion relief package Friday, intended to boost businesses and provide assistance for out-of-work Americans as the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the country.

Casey-Kaiser seeks East Side Highway District seat

Lorna Casey-Kaiser is seeking election for commissioner of Sub-District 1 for the East Side Highway District in Tuesday's election.

Obama adjusts to new priorities

Inter Lake editorial

Flathead's economy faring well

Once again, it appears that the Flathead Valley has dodged the effects of a national economic challenge.

Elections, the Final Solution

The recent foam-flinging tirades by despondent voters illustrate how flagrantly out of touch Democrat elitists really are.

Lion meat

I was shocked to hear that lion burgers are being served at a restaurant in Arizona. I was even more upset to hear that this isn't something new or out of the ordinary. That this meat is considered game meat and so easily obtainable is hard to believe since lions in Africa are a threatened species with only about 20,000 left. If we do nothing, they may be extinct by 2020.

Questions raised by pledge

Contemplating running again for the Montana House of Representatives, on Nov. 29, I wrote a letter to Grover Nordquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. In this letter I wrote:

Tester will hear plowing proposals

LETTER: Global warming will have huge impact on Montana's economy, outdoor heritage

Our climate is changing and global temperatures are soaring. NASA climate data shows that January 2016 was the hottest month ever recorded — until February broke January’s record.

Let's all agree to fix pensions

Even though he’s a lame-duck governor, Brian Schweitzer deserves some applause for diving into the state’s serious pension problem if only because he’s putting a spotlight on the issue.

Democrats won't privatize education

Members of the Montana Legislature have to take an oath of office before they can execute their duties: “I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the state of Montana, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity (so help me God).”

Responsible Republicans? You will have to decide

In a recent proclamation, Flathead County state Sen. Bruce Tutvedt boasts, “If you look at the heavy lifts from last session (2013), they were all done by responsible Republicans.”

State grants to create 126 local jobs

Three local businesses have been awarded nearly $1 million in state grants to create at least 126 local jobs.

ROYAL TEACHER

Takes issue with "assembly line workers"

I am writing this in response to your editorial in the Royal Register dated March 10, 2015. I agree with most of your comments in regards to parties on both sides of the issue letting their voices be heard.

China's growth slows to 6.1 pct in first quarter

BEIJING - China's economic growth slowed to 6.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, hit by the global slump, but the government said conditions were better than expected.