By Cherie Carlson, Stevensville My question is, what will we tell the children? If we do move to a socialist system, how will we explain to the children what freedom used […]
Snavely deserved better
By Peggy Jankunas, Hamilton What a lowdown thing for the Darby School Board to do, throwing dirt in the face of their wonderful H.S. Coach Jeff Snavely, all to please Black […]
Support for non-racist names
By Claire Kelly, Stevensville I totally support the renaming of the Washington DC football team. The purpose of this letter is to help those who say they do not understand why […]
It’s not a choice
By Melora Neaves, Stevensville This past April, my Grandmother, Viola Woolsey Overton, a second-generation Stevensville daughter, turned 100. She was born at the end of the fourth wave of the Spanish […]
Bullock is wrong for Montana
By Jason Ellsworth, Hamilton Being a U.S. Senator is no small job; those elected are entrusted to be one among 100 of the most important individuals in our country, tasked with […]
Bullock’s abortion record alarming
By Elmo Ostrander, Corvallis Bullock’s extreme record on abortion is alarming. On many different issues, Bullock does not represent the values of Montanans. But his stance on the issue of abortion […]
Daines constant fighter for Montana’s veterans
By Braden McCarty, Florence With Montana having one of the highest veteran populations per capita, it is critical we have a strong voice for our veterans back in Washington, DC. I’m […]
Support for Cooney
By Suzanna McDougal, Hamilton Mike Cooney is our best bet for Governor here in Montana. It is scary to think of his GOP opponent Gianforte in that role. Gianforte has not […]
Sorry Secretary Sonny, our National Forests are not crops
By Adam Rissien, WildEarth Guardians, Missoula Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue flew into Missoula on June 12 to sign a “modernization blueprint” memorandum directing the U.S. Forest Service to essentially double […]
Re-route the Pacific Northwest Trail
By Matthew Chappell, Choteau Has Montana devolved back into the Washington Territory? History affirms that the Montana Territory was born in 1864, after leaving the Washington and Dakota Territories in 1863. […]
Pandemic-itis: the difference between science facts and fictions
By Elliott Oppenheim, MD JD LLM Health Law, Florence I am dizzy. How can any one of us make sense of anything in these confusing times? What is true? I […]
Support our free press
By Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale I’m celebrating the patriotic July Fourth by joining with others in “investing” in a phantom subscription to the only independent, historic-type paper remaining in this region–the […]
Wear your mask
By Maureen Powell, Michael Moran, M.D., Terry Moran, M.S., R.N. Montanans like to joke about having nine months of winter and three months of company. As the snow fades from the mountain […]
Encourage the Montana tradition of being neighborly
By Nan Christianson, Hamilton Yet again, Montana gives me good reason to be proud. We watched in disbelief, and some in horror, as the Covid-19 virus marched its way around […]
Just how stupid are we?
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton We’re in the middle of pandemic and people won’t even do the simplest, easiest thing to stop the spread – WEAR A MASK. Inconvenient? Off putting? […]
Behind the Mask
By Grace Wilson, Stevensville Who is that behind the mask, Someone I know, or should I ask? I can’t see the smile I once knew so well, Is she happy […]
COVID-19 testing should be free
By Star Jameson, Hamilton It has come to my attention through conversations with three people in the billing office that our local hospital is charging for Covid-19 testing. They are asking […]
The questionable truth behind the Recall page
By Shey Joy, Stevensville If you are curious about the character of those behind the current recall effort directed at Mayor Dewey, I suggest you take a minute to visit the […]
Turnover
By Mark Adams, Stevensville I recently was party to a conversation concerning the turnover at the Stevensville Town Council. It was stated that there have been seven people on the Council. […]
Support for Mayor
By Jane Lambert, Stevensville I hope people stand behind Brandon Dewey and keep him as their Mayor. He ran for office for the right reasons — to serve the people of […]