Opinion Articles
Friday, May 24th, 2013
Our View: FWP was right to buy half of Bailey Reservoir
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Fish, Wildlife and Parks has been getting some unwanted attention lately for its purchase of land for hunting, fishing, picnicking and hiking. Its purchase of some land near th...
Citizenship for working families make for stronger communities
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
As you read this, the United States has 11 million aspiring citizens who rent or own homes, raise families, work hard, start businesses, pay taxes and do their fair share in thousands of cities...
Ask DEQ to take another look at mine
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Editor: At a time when the United States desperately needs to develop clean alternative fuels, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is fast-tracking the permitting process...
Success or failure depends on your perspective
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Editor: I want to offer another perspective to the May 12 article (online at http://www.havredailynews.com) titled “AP Exclusive: Mont. goes its own way on marijuana.” Th...
The IRS got a bum rap for its investigations
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
The IRS tempest in a teapot should not be about how the IRS investigates political organizations that file for 501(c)4 tax-exempt status. Rather, it should be about why we have thousands, or, for that...
Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Laurel — Memorial Day services will be held in downtown Havre and elsewhere on the Hi-Line Monday. The Havre service, 11 a.m. at Hill County Courthouse, will be a simple, but moving, ceremony in...
Friday, May 24th, 2013
Winter is relatively awesome here
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Everything is relative. That's what I always say. Sure it's no Albert Einstein's theory of relativity that my "Dictionary of Theories" explains as: “In...
Community makes Havre a great place to live
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Editor: This past week, myself and 200 other community members attended Family Night at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. The staff did a great job of provi...
Eastern Montana needs our help, now
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Editor: For many years, Montana has developed our natural resources — we can think of timber in Western Montana, copper in Butte, coal throughout many parts of the state and ag...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Our View: Havre schools are right to embrace mobile technology
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
The administration at Havre Public Schools is considering a plan to let students use their own mobile devices for class work, a stark contrast to the days when use of a cellphone in...
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Our View: Preservation Month worth celebrating
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Havre and Hill County are celebrating Historic Preservation Month, an especially meaningful commemoration because the Hi-Line is so rich in history.
Mr. Bernstein, give your evil pen a rest
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
This letter is in response to “The public has the right to know,” in Norman Bernstein's column “Consider This,” published in the Havre Daily News Wednesday,...
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Our View Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Laurel — U.S. Rep. Steve Daines has a good idea that is worth looking into. He would let the Bureau of Reclamation allow hydropower dams be built on streams canals and ditches. That would provid...
