Guest Post

What is the absolute best way to tell a lie? Take a truth and twist it until it bleeds. Repeat as necessary, until other people start repeating the twist, as […]

Here we go again. We just finished another election cycle in November with all the negative attack ads appearing on our local TV channels. Just like a bad penny, they […]

I was in the Air Force a long time ago, in the weather section. I chuckle at some of the similarities to a weather forecast and a legislative update…. for […]

By Regina Plettenberg, Ravalli County Election Administrator and President of Montana Association of Clerk & Recorders   Many letters and opinions have been written about running the upcoming May 25th […]

A pro-Israel bill moving through the Montana Legislature (House Bill 501) would ban Montanans from doing business with companies supporting the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, which is working to […]

I was moved by the letter written by Dallas Erickson (2-22-17) regarding the two dams south of the valley. I would like to see a response in the very near […]

Springtime is near and soon children and families will be headed to Claudia Driscoll Park to play at Canyon Hideaway, climb on that tank in front of the National Guard […]

The word fear is being used a lot lately in all forms of media and I guess it is time for me to make a contribution. But first I need […]

I did not vote for Mr. Trump, but I have to applaud the general shake-up resulting from his election. People, families, cities, states, countries, and even the world needs a […]

By Bob Brown, Helena   “Fred Whiteside is one of Montana’s authentic unsung heroes.” Thus observed Great Falls Tribune reporter and columnist Frank Adams in 1980, a year after a […]

I think I speak for most in Montana when I say I am sick and tired of politics. 2016 was an incredibly difficult campaign season to endure, and in 2017 […]

Senator Daines’ outlandish demands that Senator Tester immediately endorse Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court Justice is an insult to my intelligence. Isn’t Daines the same Senator who refused to give […]

I am grateful to Joyce McConaha for responding last week in this space to my trying to understand why some people were terrified when Obama became President and how they […]

Generations behind me voice concerns that there will be nothing in the Social Security Retirement Trust Fund when they retire. I hope the following clarifies the problem so their displeasure […]

Let me start by saying I have had many black friends over the years, I am not a racist, nor will I apologize for being white. People should be proud […]

I just saw a piece of this; truth be told I couldn’t watch any more than that. Steve Bannon, at some town hall, told the audience emphatically that if we […]

By Dallas D. Erickson, SOS the Bitterroot, Stevensville   For years I have been involved in the area of disaster preparation (which includes mitigation) and response through various organizations. As […]

I am not on the internet but very much wish to communicate my feelings to Mary Fahnestock-Thomas of Hamilton. When candidate Obama said he would fundamentally change our country, the […]

What odd times we live in. In Helena, fewest pieces of Legislation in 16 years. But only recently do we read of new big budget cuts. Cuts for education, senior […]

A friend told me yesterday that she would like to talk with someone who was terrified when Obama got elected in 2009 and find out what they were afraid of […]