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Guest Post

TO:  Roger Mitchell

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post 2 Comments

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner My apologies for the delayed response.  My time is taken in consideration of the Sheep Creek Proposition. First things First. My response to your comment […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Lets make Creamery Parade ol’ fashion

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Cheryl Burgmeier, Stevensville The Stevensville Civic Club would like to make the parade on August 8th more eventful for everyone and we are requesting more Tractors, Horses, Wagons, and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

SB99 and Montana’s judiciary

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post 11 Comments

by Senator John Fuller, Kalispell A district court judge ordered the State of Montana (taxpayers) to pay $1.3 million in attorney’s fees and costs after challenging my Senate Bill 99, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Day light savings time

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Charles Sleath, Hamilton Chief Dan George said, only the white man would think a person could cut twelve inches from the bottom of a blanket and sew it to […]

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A decision of substance for Montana utility rate payers 

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Every Northwest Energy (NWE) payer should pay attention to the upcoming merger attempt  between NWE and Black Hills Corporation (BHC) South Dakota to become one of […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Pants on fire

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post 1 Comment

By Tom Tunny, Hamilton Many of us are familiar with the old saying, “Liar, Liar…Pants on Fire”! On the evening of July 16, we had a great example of that […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Consider Bodnar

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Stacy Rye, Missoula I voted for Alani Bankhead in the Democratic primary because I didn’t think the alternative was the better choice. That said, she wasn’t my first choice—Seth […]

Filed Under: Opinion

GOP party bylaws

July 22, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Amanda Brown Precinct 45, Teresa Darnielle-Morse Precinct 10, Amanda Scheidler Precinct 2,  Randy Glover Precinct 55, Mike Vinton Precinct 13/ Rep. HD 40, Nelly Nicol Precinct 47 /  Rep.HD 53 Billings, MT  The recent lawsuit filed in the name […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The state of Americanism in schools

July 17, 2026 by Guest Post 3 Comments

by Bob Spitzer, Commander, American Legion Post 94, Stevensville A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the presentation of the American Legion Merit Awards to several outstanding eighth-grade […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Character matters

July 17, 2026 by Guest Post 1 Comment

by David Leslie, Corvallis Maine Democrats had a Graham Platner problem; and Graham Platner has a character problem. Somewhat sorted now; but it calls to mind the old adage: “If […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Division

July 17, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Charles Treece, Victor Lies Fear Division affects everyone every where, Our politics, Our Country State County And more devistaily our Families, Call out Liers Conspiracy Propaganda Disinformation, Don’t fall […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Goose ’em

July 17, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Anne Millbrooke, Bozeman The journalist Molly Ivins once observed that politicians are goosey. This is an election year when politicians are particularly goosey. So… Goose ’em! Goose ’em with […]

Filed Under: Opinion

FOUL 

July 17, 2026 by Guest Post 1 Comment

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton The FIFA World Cup has an honored tradition of upholding the calls by their referees. No interference by outside agents can affect these decisions as good […]

Filed Under: Opinion

No rec center in our park!

July 17, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Anita John, Hamilton To those proposing the construction of a large gymnasium in Big Corral Park: I respectfully but strongly oppose this proposal. Big Corral Park represents one of […]

Filed Under: Opinion

LAMINATION

July 17, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner In early days the practice of adding layers for strength or measured flexibility was a common practice.  Typically, knives and swords. Fast forward to the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Fiber optic facts

July 10, 2026 by Guest Post 16 Comments

by John Schneeberger, Hamilton I get many sales pitches tinged with the conspiratorial “what they don’t want you to know”.  The “they” being variously big pharma, the insurance industry, the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

AMERICA

July 10, 2026 by Guest Post 1 Comment

by William (Bill) Campbell. Conner Has a disease. Something like cancer, it is detectable by the results. The cause has been successful due to the fact that it presents itself […]

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RML safety controls

July 10, 2026 by Guest Post 1 Comment

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Rocky Mountain Labs in Hamilton has been called out for alleged lapses in safety controls and Vincent Munster’s arrest for trying to smuggle infectious viruses into […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Do they really think we are that gullible?

July 10, 2026 by Guest Post Leave a Comment

by Doug Hatchimonji, Hamilton The history of the West is filled with stories of men preying on the hopes and dreams of people, the snake-oil salesman, the land speculator, the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Seven reasons NOT to elect LOVE, DAILEY, ALLEN! 

July 10, 2026 by Guest Post 3 Comments

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis  Legislators can legally support mining projects like the proposed Sheep Creek Mine through indirect legislation that helps mining companies without ever naming a specific corporation. That […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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