Guest Post

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton In his newest attempt to secure his autocratic rule over the American people and extinguish our democracy, Donald J Trump attempted to restrict the principle of “freedom […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The entire Sheep Creek episode has been shrouded in silence to the extent the public is forced to make decisions based on presumptions. Two situations […]

by J.A. Bauer, Corvallis Why are the schools in Montana struggling? In 2007 medical marijuana was legalized.  One of the many arguments for legalization was “tax & regulate.”  How many […]

by Amy Weeks, Columbia Falls Sam Forstag understands what it’s like to be a regular Montanan. He’s a smoke jumper who attended the University of Montana. His mom was a […]

by Bob Spitzer, Stevensville Montana has always attracted people looking for room. Now another arrival is looking our way: the data center. Before we welcome warehouses full of computers, we […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis Ballots for the Nov. 3 election are in our hands already. Ads and spin will stop soon; the time to vote has arrived. It is our […]

by Tim Adams, Stevensville Montana voters were promised lower prices, fewer wars and a government that would put ordinary Americans first. Instead, Trump’s second term has brought frustration over the […]

by Helen Atthowe, Hamilton It’s been a tough year for farmers. It started with a devastating late frost and an increase in fertilizer costs due to supply chain disruptions resulting […]

by Julie Adair, Hamilton Dan Wilson is not suited to be a justice on the Montana State Supreme Court. His Republican bias has affected his perception of the law, making […]

by Anthony Fontana, Hamilton Recently the national evening news has devoted as much time to Artificial Intelligence (AI) as to Trump. Executives of major AI development companies [OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, […]

by Toddy Perryman, Hamilton I am writing today to encourage people to vote FOR I-194 to help get control of our elections out of the hands of big business and […]

by Becky Peters, Hamilton People have been manipulated about the differences between such terms  as  communism, socialism, capitalism, fascism, and democratic socialism. One term, Democratic socialism, is defined by what’s […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton By the time you read this, it will be less than a month until election day, Nov. 3. Candidates have been making their case for why […]

by Grace Wilson, Stevensville Some folks may allow their dislike for President Trump’s personality, regardless of all the good he has accomplished for America, to be the deciding factor on […]

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Opposition to the Sheep Creek Mine is nearly universal in Ravalli County. Residents who see the danger of allowing a potential source of pollution adversely affecting […]

by Don Gardner, Corvallis The steady deterioration of the foundations and pillars of our great democratic republic is outrageous. On a daily basis, we witness criminality, corruption and incompetence from […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton One of the more widely discussed ballot measures in this coming election is I-194 known as “The Montana Plan”. This should be particularly relevant to all of […]

by Pat Earnest, Stevensville Sam Forstag recently removed his endorsements by Bernie Sanders and AOC from his website, trying to distance himself but his legislative record proves that he supports […]

by David Bull, Corvallis As the midterm elections approach, I am reflecting on my 50-plus years of voting. I have supported Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike because I vote based […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis U.S. Critical Materials (USCM) recently published a splashy announcement regarding a two-year research agreement with Columbia University. However, a closer look at the details raises significant […]