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Olympics

March 10, 2026 by Guest Post

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton It does not seem possible to me that the President of the United States would recognize one Olympic team, and one team only, for its Gold […]

Filed Under: Opinion

False fronts

March 10, 2026 by Guest Post

by Rep. Amy Regier, HD6, Kalispell What ails politics in our great state? It’s not honest disagreements, differences of opinion, or differing policy objectives that afflict our system of government. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

War in Iran

March 10, 2026 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville As I write this letter, our military strikes against Iran are in their fifth day. My initial reaction to President Trump’s decision to initiate this military […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Zinke, Daines finally do right thing

March 10, 2026 by Guest Post

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Montana is looong overdue to have representation at the federal level that is aligned and attuned to the people of Montana. These millionaires haven’t done […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Questions for Sheehy

March 10, 2026 by Guest Post

by Larry Keogh Hamilton Senator Sheehy, I hear that you are (perhaps) confused as to what your job in the Senate as one of Montana’s representatives is? I don’t recall […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Why we are renewing our technology levy

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Jon Konen, Superintendent, Stevensville Schools In every classroom across our district, learning is happening in ways that look very different than they did even ten years ago. Yes, we […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Tariffs, taxes, trust

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Jim Parker, Hamilton Just like none of them choked when he blasphemed the Lord’s prayer at Charlie Kirk’s funeral, not a SINGLE Montana Republican made a peep about the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Binkley, Bedey, Rusk

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis The terrific trio of true representation in the valley! Taxes going down! Across Montana – on television, radio, streaming services, mailers, and social media – tens […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Navy Seals

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Charles Sleath, Hamilton I was just wondering again why Montana citizens are so fascinated with Navy Seals! Navy Seals are not trained to be desk jockeys. They are not […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Facts over fear: setting record straight on Sheep Creek

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Chad Miller, Florence The recent opinion piece titled “USCM wants a handout” paints a dramatic picture of the proposed Sheep Creek critical minerals project. Unfortunately, it does so by […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Response to Henricks

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Jane Lambert, Stevensville Dear Dana Henricks, Your belated response to my simple question from last September really amuses me. All I asked was for the Democratic game plan to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Open letter to Daines, Sheehy and Zinke

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Shawn Wathen, Hamilton It has been a while since I have written. Not because you have actually acted in a manner consistent with your job description as a legislator, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Open letter to Daines

March 3, 2026 by Guest Post

by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton Senator Daines, I did not hear you speak publicly to your president, urging him to go to Congress for permission to bomb the capital city of […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Big Corral Park

February 24, 2026 by Guest Post

byBig Corral Park Supporters: Paula English Carney, Brian Wrede, Clay Moore, Jeff Jones To the Citizens of the Bitterroot Valley, the Ravalli County Commissioners, and the Ravalli County Park Board: […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Gold Butterfly project will have devastating consequences

February 24, 2026 by Guest Post

by Gail Goheen, Corvallis A hearing held in Montana U.S. District Court (Missoula) last month considered challenges to the Forest Service (FS) proceeding with its planned Gold Butterfly (GB) logging […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Naïveté

February 24, 2026 by Guest Post

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton “The quality of being naïve; lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocence or unsophistication.” Some people consider a naïve person to be endearing, cute or innocent. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

What is the real story on Sheep Creek?

February 24, 2026 by Guest Post

by Paul E. Roege, P.E., Corvallis Having been involved in both national security and technology development aspects of critical materials for years, I was nevertheless only vaguely aware of the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Complicit with fraud

February 24, 2026 by Guest Post

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Minnesota governor Tim Walz and Keith Ellison (AG) and Mayor Frey of Minneapolis were at the very least complicit with all the Somali fraud in Minnesota. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Trump

February 24, 2026 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville The last several “Letters to the Editor” pages have been filled with liberal lies and half-truths. The underlying motivation for these writers is TDS (Trump Derangement […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Open letter to Zinke

February 24, 2026 by Guest Post

by Larry Keogh, Hamilton Congressman Zinke, I received a survey from your office Tuesday. The survey does not allow me to share my view(s), the survey only provides opportunity to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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