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  • Horoscope: Week of 3/17/2021

    Mar 17, 2021

    ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Concern about the plight of the less fortunate could be on your mind, Aries. You may have many questions about humanitarian issues and be wondering how to get involved. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 You normally are a very active person, Taurus. Figure out ways to channel that activity into something for the greater good as well as something that can benefit you. GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 This week you will enjoy a break where you can relax and decompress for a change, Gemini. Maybe you can use it as an opportunity to be introspective and...

  • Opening Economy, Not More Spending, is Answer

    Rick Manning, Americans for Limited Government|Mar 17, 2021

    Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement on the latest employment numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “The last month of President Trump’s economic miracle was February 2020. Today’s release of employment data for February 2021 provides a snapshot of where America’s economic recovery stands compared to the beyond full employment America that existed before the China Virus resulting in more than half a million deaths and economic devastation. “Today’s unemployment rate is 6.2 percent...

  • Public Shut Out of Wildlife Decisions by Legislature and FWP

    Tom Puchlerz, Montana Wildlife Federation|Mar 17, 2021

    Montana hunters are being shut out of major decisions on future access to elk. The new approach in Helena, led by Speaker Wylie Galt and Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Hank Worsech, is to spring legislation on us. Making major wildlife management changes without public input benefits few and hurts Montana hunters. I never thought it would happen here, but we must meet this full-on effort to limit public hunter involvement in wildlife management decisions if we are to maintain the title of the “Last Best Place.” For decades, wildlife man...

  • Dillon BLM Plans Upcoming Prescribed Burns in Madison County

    David Abrams, BLM Public Affairs Specialist|Mar 17, 2021

    The Bureau of Land Management is planning several prescribed burns in Madison County during the upcoming spring months. Smoke from the burn activity may be visible to the public from U.S. Highway 287, State Highway 287, County Route 248, and the communities of Ennis, Virginia City, Alder, Sheridan, Twin Bridges, and Dillon. The burns are planned for the following areas: • South Tobacco Roots, about five miles north of Virginia City. The burn areas are north of the Granite Creek road, specifically in Mill and Granite creeks, consisting of a...

  • Montana's Elk Management Needs An Overhaul

    Chuck Denowh, Rural Montana Foundation|Mar 17, 2021

    Elk management in Montana is broken. FWP’s estimated elk numbers exceed sustainable population objectives in three-quarters of hunting districts, and have for years. It’s not uncommon for hunting districts to have five times the number of elk that they should. Over the last decade FWP has done far too little to bring elk populations down to sustainable levels. And in some districts they’ve intentionally limited hunting opportunity, for instance by limiting permits, despite chronically over-objective populations. In fact, these limited permit di...