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A lifetime of headlines and gratitude for the local paper

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By Michael Howell Verified
| Albuquerque Journal Verified
LOCAL COLUMN Michael Howell, 11, reads the newspaper in 1967 while living at Yokota Air Base in Japan. The newspaper has been an important part of my life for almost 60 years. It all began in 1966 when my family moved from Albuquerque to Yokota Air Base, Japan. From the age of 10, when the weekly Stars and Stripes newspaper arrived, I would sprawl out on the floor or couch and read every page of that paper from cover to cover.
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Lawsuit filed over repeal of numeric water quality standards

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By Michael Howell Verified
| The Bitterroot Star Verified
The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, Flathead Lakers and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed a lawsuit in January 2026 challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of Montana's repeal of science-based, numeric water quality standards for nitrogen and phosphorus. The suit argues that replacing these standards with "vague, unenforceable" rules (via HB 664) violates the Clean Water Act (CWA) and threatens Montana's water quality, fisheries, and public health.
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Supreme Court: County planning department must reconsider subdivision decision

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By Michael Howell Verified
| The Bitterroot Star Verified
Montana Supreme Court Justice James Jeremiah Shea issued an order on January 27, 2026 reversing and remanding for further proceedings Ravalli County District Court Judge Jennifer Lint's decision to dismiss a case involving a family land transfer. The Sapphire Coalition, a local non-profit organization, filed the lawsuit in August of 2024 alleging that the Planning Department unlawfully approved a Subdivision Exemption Application because it did not provide public notice.
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