Guest Post

by Lea Bossler, Florence My grandfathers both served in WWII to end the spread of fascist cruelty and Nazi racism, punctuated with atomic bombs and “Never Again.” This isn’t just […]

by Bill Salterberg, Stevensville Trump’s Tough Guy Border Patrol looked very cowardly and fearful when they pepper sprayed and then gang tackled and killed a VA ICU nurse in Minneapolis, […]

by Archie Thomas, Corvallis An estimated 50 plus residents were present at a recent (1/26/26) County Commissioners’ meeting intending to address Ryan Zinke’s delegation listed on agenda. Due to an […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis If you’re looking for hard hitting news, and not interested in puff propaganda, get the “X” app and follow independent journalists. You’d know through Nick Sortor […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Before WWII, Hitler ordered the Nazis to eliminate all Jewish people. At first, Hitler accused the Jews of causing many of Germany’s problems. He eliminated legal […]

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Q. What’s the difference between what just happened in Iran and what just happened in Minneapolis? Scale. In Iran the Ayatollah’s soldiers killed somewhere between […]

by Rep. David Bedey, HD 86, Hamilton Despite reassurances from the company proposing to mine for rare earth minerals in the Sheep Creek drainage, this mine’s location undeniably poses an […]

by George Corn, Hamilton They get the mine and the public gets the shaft.    The public is right to be alarmed over the destruction and degradation that Sheep Creek […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton What type of men wear masks and carry rifles or pistols? In the past, nine times out of ten, they were robbers, thieves, or murderers seeking […]

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis America is living with an assumption. We have been lied to, whether MAGA, left, right, liberal, libertarian, conservative, Republican, Democrat, whatever label fits […]

by Chris Love, Corvallis After the Gulf War ended some 30 years ago, my work often took me to Rafha, a Saudi Arabian refugee camp just south of the Iraq […]

by Toddy Perryman, Hamilton I think that immigrants should be cherished and valued for the economic benefits and activity they bring to any community. They should not be persecuted nor […]

by Andy Roubik, President, Bitterroot River Protection Association To USCM: Addressing Specific Concerns Raised by the Community Environmental and Health Risk Claims – We are pleased to hear that you […]

by Bill Salterberg, Stevensville I just endured the 5-hour Jack Smith hearing to get to the truth. My TV screen typically remains cold and black until evening hours, but I […]

by Charles Mabbott, Darby What do they have in common? Well, we wouldn’t be involved in Venezuela except for the oil. Unfortunately, most of the oil underneath Venezuela is a […]

by Tony Hudson, President, Save the American West, Stevensville Over the past few years, anyone who reads the letters to the editor in this paper can see how much frustration, […]

 by Dr. Marc L Sabin, ScD, Corvallis Forrest Gump coined a phrase, “stupid is as stupid does.”  That phrase accurately describes former Rep. Lyn Hellegaard’s January 20 response to David […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville   This opinion is aimed at the Stevensville and Lone Rock schools as all school boards are unique. Someone quietly took a month […]

by Scott Osterman, U.S. Critical Materials U.S. Critical Materials (“USCM”) acknowledges the recent letter submitted to the Bitterroot National Forest by Friends of the Bitterroot and several conservation organizations expressing […]

by Bob Michalson, Stevensville On behalf of myself and the Town of Stevensville, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Town of Stevensville’s departing Attorney […]