My wife and I have been trying desperately to get our COVID vaccinations but with no success. Today a friend told me that if I call a certain number, I […]
On what day Pres. Biden?
Your pen started churning socialist executive orders out on day one and they keep streaming out daily with no days to repair their damage. What day for helping those fired […]
Democrats leading the way on jobs, tax cuts for working Montanans
Last week, Governor Gianforte, for the first time since taking office, shared his vision for our state — a vision that is limited to massive giveaways for Montana’s wealthiest, and […]
Protecting life and property at the Legislature
Senator Jason Ellsworth Senate District 43, Hamilton Senate President Pro Tempore, Republican As legislators work to serve you each day in Helena, our responsibility to Montanans is to help empower […]
Delivering Rural Broadband Across Montana
By: Senator Jason Ellsworth, Senate President Pro Tempore Senate District 43, Hamilton Republican Montana consistently ranks at the bottom of the country in internet connectivity — that’s inexcusable. There’s no […]
Hamilton Firehouse
More than a mini insurrection
For most of December 2019, President Trump was implementing two important plans. Plan #1: Wrongfully obtain Georgia’s16 Electoral college votes. Plan operatives responded affirmatively not negatively to hate media driven […]
Governor Gianforte endorses SB65
Senate Bill 65, an act to revise civil liability law, setting conditions on civil actions for exposure to covid-19 is being promoted as a new law to protect business from […]
Stop the fake news
To the folks of the “family owned” Kodiak Jax restaurant in Stevensville- shame on you. I am disgusted by your use of your exterior signage to spout mean-spirited political nonsense. […]
Why impeach President Trumph?
Why such frantic efforts Trump’s last days impeaching him? Trump’s promise to drain the D.C. Swamp terrorizes them. The same as making a tapeworm leave your body is its death […]
Let’s get out of the weeds
Many of us are upset with the “Feds”. The actions of Congress and the unelected bureaucracy are slowly depriving us of our God given constitutional rights. Rights expressed in the […]
Bitterroot Valley is turning into Missoula
Welcome to Missoula Why do you travel to Missoula? To shop? To meet with a doctor? To visit someone? Yet there you are, traveling the crowded Missoula streets, hoping someone […]
We will miss you, Darlene
It is with great sadness that we learned long time Stevensville resident, Darlene Grove, passed away this week. We have lost another quiet lion. Darlene was always thinking about how […]
Bad info and populism
To Henry Fowler: Thank you for making me aware of Eatwell and Goodwin’s book on national populism. I hope you read other writers on the topic as well — the […]
Disastrous decision could destroy Stevensville’s hometown feel
By Joan Prather, former Executive Director of Stevensville Main Street Association, and Victoria Howell, founding board member of Stevensville Main Street Association Stevensville, Montana is a town, not a city. […]
Senate priorities in the legislative session
By: Senator Jason Ellsworth President Pro Tempore of the Montana Senate Senate District 43, Hamilton, Republican The 2021 Legislative Session presents us with a significant opportunity to drain the swamp […]
I need to go fishing
by Chuck Stranahan I need to go fishing. To say so can invite somebody else to jab me, saying “So why don’t you do it?” It’s not that easy these […]
Livestock owners must report by March 1
The Montana Department of Revenue is reminding all livestock owners that they need to report their livestock to the department by March 1, 2021. The numbers of livestock owned as […]
The Free Store reopens in Stevensville
The Clothes Closet, aka, The Free Store in Stevensville is back after the holiday season. It is open oMonday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Representatives of […]
Desperate Donald’s downfall
There once was a liar named Donald Trump who was tossed out like old worthless junk. “Get out – you’re fired!”, we the people said, having had enough of him […]

