Opinion

So the biggest question after the Super Bowl is how much did Ford pay for that Jeep ad?

The Gallatin Valley is not alone in seeing the increased development and fragmentation of open lands. The neighboring Paradise Valley, stretching from Livingston south to Gardiner, is also seeing a high level of development pressure. The Paradise Valley boasts breathtaking panoramic views of the Absaroka Mountains, the cool clean waters of the mighty Yellowstone River, and serves as the gateway to our nation’s first National Park. The valley is home to longstanding family farms and ranches, some of our country’s most iconic wildlife, and the ancestral lands of the Apsaalooke people and other tribal nations. Paradise is a fitting name, it truly is one of the most unique landscapes in the west, if not the world. However, Paradise is under pressure and we are all at risk of losing the area’s agricultural heritage, wildlife, unencumbered views, and quiet river solitude unless we come together with our neighbors to address this challenge.

Editor:

We are facing a truly scary time in the history of our country. There are two things happening in Washington that are not getting much coverage in the press, but they bode ill for the country. I believe these actions would be rejected by 99% of Montanans and probably 95% of the country as a whole.