Guest Opinion

By Al Ekblad
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local #400

By Michael Sterchi
Medical column

  Lets talk about chronic disease. In many ways this is a pep talk, because so often little can be done about the host of chronic degenerative conditions that plague mankind.

 By Deanna Bockness
Prairie County Commissioner Dist. II

On December 23, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey held a press conference in Denver, Colo. to announce Secretarial Order 3310, mandating the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to begin to inventory lands that have wilderness characteristics as described in Section 603 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 and Section 2(c) of the Wilderness Act of 1964.

 By Bob van der Valk

We moved to our small town of Terry, Montana about two years ago and one of the first things we noticed were the proliferation of “Meth not even once” billboards and other signs posted along the roads and highways in Prairie County.

By Casey Klasna       
Terry Schools Supt.

        All I can say is “WOW!” The Terry Terriers dominated the scene at the state volleyball tournament. What representation of our school and community. These young ladies deserved the title and they did it coming through the back door of the tournament bracket. 

 By Dwight Harriman

Facebook is taking over the world.

 By Todd Devlin
Prairie County Commissioner 
Guest Opinion

Regardless of your particular stance on Scenic View Road, it is imperative to closely examine the actions, and at times inactions, taken by the Bureau of Land Management while handling this issue. 

 By Bob van der Valk

As expected the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a block of unlicensed spectrum on September 23, 21010 with hopes that it will boost the market for wireless Internet usage in sparsely populated areas like Eastern Montana.

 By Sharla Sackman
Prairie County Extension Agent

Recently, MSU  Extension Specialists Dennis Cash and Rachel Endecott sent out a news release on grazing alfalfa in 2010. Following are some highlights from that article.

By Bob van der Valk

  It is necessary to explain in somewhat confusing terms the revolutionary technology that will forever change lives in Prairie County. Bear with me and you will understand how Wi-Fi (pronounced /waɪfaɪ/) will influence your life in a very direct way.