Western Montana fisheries are protected, but not irrigators

David Brooks, executive director of Trout Unlimited, promotes the ratification of the Salish Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) compact because it will benefit fish. If you are not a fish, there are 10 major reasons to reject the compact. It gives the Tribe the following:

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Water compact shreds U.S. and Montana constitutions

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact is supposed to secure federal reserved water rights. In 1908 in Winters v. United States, the Supreme Court case clarified water rights of American Indian reservations. Known as the Winters doctrine, it stated that when the United States established a reservation for …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Be an advocate for the unborn

Unborn babies should be protected by our Constitution. Genesis 1:26 & 27 record the creation of human life. We were made in the image of God after his likeness. This makes us very special. We are made in the image of God as trio beings (body, soul and spirit) and …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Be an advocate for the unborn

Unborn babies should be protected by our Constitution. Genesis 1:26 & 27 record the creation of human life. We were made in the image of God after his likeness. This makes us very special. We are made in the image of God as trio beings (body, soul and spirit) and …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Water rights by adjudication or CSKT compact?

In the May 26 issue of the Daily Inter Lake, Dick Erb posed a direct challenge to me. He wrote, “I have yet to find a compact opponent, including for example the outspoken critic, Verdell Jackson, willing or able to explain why Water Court adjudication would provide more water with …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Water rights by adjudication or CSKT compact?

In the May 26 issue of the Daily Inter Lake, Dick Erb posed a direct challenge to me. He wrote, “I have yet to find a compact opponent, including for example the outspoken critic, Verdell Jackson, willing or able to explain why Water Court adjudication would provide more water with …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

What are Don Kaltschmidt's motives?

Don Kaltschmidt, who is running against Rep. Keith Regier for Senate District 3, has no visible involvement in the Republican Party.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Keith Regier is a trustworthy work horse

As majority leader during the last legislative session, Rep. Keith Regier was the work horse for the House.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Lawsuit could still stop water compact

The Flathead Joint Board of Control for the 128,242 acre irrigation project on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Reservation filed suit against the state of Montana to void the vote on the water compact.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Why I intervened in Kerr Dam license transfer

Many misconceptions about the interventions in the sale of Kerr Dam during the last year have been in the media. My interventions were not on the sale of Kerr Dam. I intervened in the license transfer proceedings to require the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes through the Federal Energy Regulatory …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dam transfer explained

Many misconceptions about the interventions in the sale of Kerr Dam during the last year have been in the media. My interventions were not on the sale of Kerr Dam.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dam transfer explained

Many misconceptions about the interventions in the sale of Kerr Dam during the last year have been in the media. My interventions were not on the sale of Kerr Dam.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: What will Western Montana look like under the compact?

The Flathead Irrigation Project on the CSKT Reservation was built by the federal government to make the reservation productive. Dry land farming was not sustainable without irrigation. The same situation exists in the Flathead.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ex-senator: Water compact breaches state sovereignty

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Compact breaches state sovereignty

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact should be a nonpartisan issue, with the vote based on principle not politics.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Compact breaches state sovereignty

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact should be a nonpartisan issue, with the vote based on principle not politics.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

CSKT compact water board is unconstitutional

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Right to fish not the same as water rights for tribes

The claim of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Compact is based on the 1855 Hell Gate Treaty, Article III:

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Right to fish not the same as water rights for tribes

The claim of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Compact is based on the 1855 Hell Gate Treaty, Article III:

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Montana would love a head start for senator and congressman

Serving on interim legislative committees is a lot of work but also solves many problems during the off year, saving time during the regular session. I served on the State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Committee when I was a state representative.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Mitchell is best for commissioner

Last week, Phil Mitchell, candidate for Flathead County commissioner, traveled to Helena to testify before the bi-partisan Joint Water Policy Committee in support of the required legal, fiscal and constitutional reviews customary for legislation which carries the potential for negative impact on private property rights such as those anticipated with …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

2015 Montana Legislature will be important

The 2015 Montana legislative session will be the most important session since I was elected to the Montana House in 1999. The tribal water compact, the impact of government controlled health care, pension deficits, the lowest wages in the nation, high cost of energy and skyrocketing taxes are just a …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

2015 Montana Legislature will be important

The 2015 Montana legislative session will be the most important session since I was elected to the Montana House in 1999. The tribal water compact, the impact of government controlled health care, pension deficits, the lowest wages in the nation, high cost of energy and skyrocketing taxes are just a …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Election is critical for future of state

The 2015 Montana legislative session will be the most important session since I was elected to the Montana House in 1999. The tribal water compact, the impact of government-controlled health care, pension deficits, the lowest wages in the nation, high cost of energy and skyrocketing taxes are just a few …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Water compact violates state and U.S. constitutions

The Hellgate Treaty for the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes secured the “right to take fish in common with the citizens of the Territory,” not a water right; otherwise, a group of Montana citizens could get a water right to protect their favorite place to fish.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Water compact violates state and U.S. constitutions

The Hellgate Treaty for the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes secured the “right to take fish in common with the citizens of the Territory,” not a water right; otherwise, a group of Montana citizens could get a water right to protect their favorite place to fish.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

World-class Flathead fishery needs to be protected, not ruined

It has come to my attention that Bonneville Power is likely going to provide funding for the very controversial gill-netting of lake trout in Flathead Lake.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Water Rights Commission exceeded their authority

Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn’t get water? If so, you know how difficult life can be without water. The issue of who gets water, and how much, is about to be decided in western Montana. And it will affect you much more than you think.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Water Rights Commission exceeded their authority

Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn’t get water? If so, you know how difficult life can be without water. The issue of who gets water, and how much, is about to be decided in western Montana. And it will affect you much more than you think.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Water Rights Commission exceeded their authority

Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn’t get water? If so, you know how difficult life can be without water. The issue of who gets water, and how much, is about to be decided in western Montana. And it will affect you much more than you think.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Water Rights Commission exceeded their authority

Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn’t get water? If so, you know how difficult life can be without water. The issue of who gets water, and how much, is about to be decided in western Montana. And it will affect you much more than you think.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Water Rights Commission exceeded their authority

Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn’t get water? If so, you know how difficult life can be without water. The issue of who gets water, and how much, is about to be decided in western Montana. And it will affect you much more than you think.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Water Rights Commission exceeded their authority

Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn’t get water? If so, you know how difficult life can be without water. The issue of who gets water, and how much, is about to be decided in western Montana. And it will affect you much more than you think.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Got water? Think again

Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn’t get water? If so, you know how difficult life can be without water.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Humans are not the cause of climate change

We have been flooded with global warming and climate change claims stating that the evidence is clear, that the debate is closed, that we must act immediately, etc., but in fact there is no replicable (verify by reproduction) scientific evidence that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions cause climate change.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Humans are not the cause of climate change

We have been flooded with global warming and climate change claims stating that the evidence is clear, that the debate is closed, that we must act immediately, etc., but in fact there is no replicable (verify by reproduction) scientific evidence that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions cause climate change.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Flooded with climate change claims

We have been flooded with global-warming and climate-change claims stating that the evidence is clear, that the debate is closed, that we must act immediately, etc., but in fact there is no replicable (verify by reproduction) scientific evidence that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions cause climate change.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Flooded with climate change claims

We have been flooded with global-warming and climate-change claims stating that the evidence is clear, that the debate is closed, that we must act immediately, etc., but in fact there is no replicable (verify by reproduction) scientific evidence that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions cause climate change.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Flooded with climate change claims

We have been flooded with global-warming and climate-change claims stating that the evidence is clear, that the debate is closed, that we must act immediately, etc., but in fact there is no replicable (verify by reproduction) scientific evidence that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions cause climate change.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

No thanks, Sen. Tester: We don't buy it

Montana’s letters and editorial pages have been flooded with praise for Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, or FJRA.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Area legislators work on job bills

LAKE COUNTY — Flathead-area legislators received a letter from Kevin Jump, owner of John Jump Trucking of Kalispell asking what this session is doing to create good-paying jobs for Montanans.

LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Solutions emerging for property tax problems

Republican legislators have sponsored five and attended seven public forums on property taxes and have had numerous meetings with property owners during the last four months. The present property tax process is unacceptable. It is neither predictable nor stable. No one should be taxed out of their home.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Solutions emerging for property tax problems

Republican legislators have sponsored five and attended seven public forums on property taxes and have had numerous meetings with property owners during the last four months. The present property tax process is unacceptable. It is neither predictable nor stable. No one should be taxed out of their home.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Solutions emerging for property tax problems

Republican legislators have sponsored five and attended seven public forums on property taxes and have had numerous meetings with property owners during the last four months. The present property tax process is unacceptable. It is neither predictable nor stable. No one should be taxed out of their home.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

The budget debate ends

The debate over the budget took center stage as the Republicans and the Democrats squared off over how to fund the $8.1 billion House Bill 2 and how to spend the $820 million House Bill 645, also known as the Federal stimulus bill. The Republicans wanted a balanced budget by …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The budget debate ends

The debate over the budget took center stage as the Republicans and the Democrats squared off over how to fund the $8.1 billion House Bill 2 and how to spend the $820 million House Bill 645, also known as the Federal stimulus bill. The Republicans wanted a balanced budget by …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The budget debate ends

The debate over the budget took center stage as the Republicans and the Democrats squared off over how to fund the $8.1 billion House Bill 2 and how to spend the $820 million House Bill 645, also known as the Federal stimulus bill. The Republicans wanted a balanced budget by …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The Budget Debate Ends

The debate over the budget took center stage as the Republicans and the Democrats squared off over how to fund the 8.1 billion dollar House Bill 2 and how to spend the 820 million dollar House Bill 645, also known as the Federal stimulus bill. The Republicans wanted a balanced …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The Budget Debate Ends

The debate over the budget took center stage as the Republicans and the Democrats squared off over how to fund the 8.1 billion dollar House Bill 2 and how to spend the 820 million dollar House Bill 645, also known as the Federal stimulus bill. The Republicans wanted a balanced …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The budget debate ends

The debate over the budget took center stage as the Republicans and the Democrats squared off over how to fund the $8.1 billion House Bill 2 and how to spend the $820 million House Bill 645, also known as the federal stimulus bill.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO