Guest Post

By Scott Mendenhall, President, Montana Business Leadership Council As a small business owner and someone who signs the front of paychecks, I understand what it’s like to stay awake at night […]

By Bob Brown, Whitefish Ever hear of Rudy Stanko, well-known in Montana twenty-plus years ago? Rudy “Stinko” you say? Well, maybe. Here’s the story. Rudy liked to speed, and it […]

By J. Ward, Lolo Honest men do not get “rich” by working hard. Wealth is gained by inheritance, tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, just plain fraud, lawsuits, murder, theft of […]

By Carole Mackin, Helena Montana spent taxpayer’s dollars on a primary election for the Green Party. But, SOS Stapleton did not require the impersonators of the Montana Green Party to file […]

By Harold Johns, Butte A recent survey by the University of Montana revealed information about how Montanans feel about our public lands and how we use them. The phone survey […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville I am very concerned about a comment made online during the Stevensville Town Council meeting last evening. Leanna Rodabaugh, who is the petitioner of the recall […]

By Marc Mentel, D.O., President, Montana Medical Association Shut up, cowboy up, mask up, stop COVID and keep Montana open. Wearing a mask and keeping six feet apart from others […]

By Chris Sheridan, Stevensville So there is currently a small but vocal movement to recall my mayor, Brandon Dewey. A lot of attention is being paid to the recall effort, without […]

By Gary Milner, Corvallis My parents’ formative years were defined by the Great Depression and WWII. My dad served in the Pacific and my mom grew up on an isolated farm […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton The following is the result of about 20 minutes of research on my part. All of this information is publicly available, is easily found, and would convince […]

By Michael Jamison, Whitefish I’m going to ask you to do some things for me, and I’ll do the same for you in return. I’m going to ask you to be […]

By Kathleen Rhodes, Stevensville One size does not fit all. The overlooked, the people who are “unable” to wear masks. Are people even aware of them? They are part of the […]

By Marilyn Thomson, Corvallis Dear folks who find wearing a mask will take away their rights as Americans: I just want to appeal to you about something. I am a 72-year-old […]

By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Is Theresa Manzella going to teach us how to shoot the corona virus? If so, it’s so gratifying to see she’s focusing on things that will actually […]

By Greg and Wendy Job, Stevensville Corona, masks and recall, oh my, there sure is a lot going on in Stevi! For all city and county residents, be informed an application […]

By Marty Pigeon, Stevensville As a proud gun owner and sportsman, the most important thing I consider before supporting any candidate is if I can count on them to defend our […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Why are they afraid? Because they don’t think there’s enough freedom and resources for all of us? Because they think immigrants and Black people and even opinionated […]

By Wendy Lenahan, Stevensville The mural at the end of the building at 102 Main Street was conceived, designed and painted to overlook and enhance Stevensville’s Veterans Memorial Park. I’m sure […]

By Jeannine Brown, Helena No good comes from a house divided so it is my hope that a middle ground can be found. It’s my aim to find a commonality in […]

By Gary Macfarlane, Moscow, ID Many Montanans were rightly outraged when a couple from Bozeman buzzed their helicopter up and down the South Fork of the Flathead River before setting down […]