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Oppose SB 358

March 4, 2025 by Guest Post

by Bill Campbell, Conner  The same people that have sent billions of tax dollars to others by obscure means have been at work within our borders. There has long been […]

Filed Under: Opinion

DNA test ordered

March 4, 2025 by Guest Post

by Peter Lethenstrom, Stevensville Hey, Musk, you are ordered to report to NIH for a DNA sample testing link to Hitler – must be completed within one week of this […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Open letter to Sen. Daines

March 4, 2025 by Guest Post

by Chris Daum, Stevensville  I’ve gotten a couple of ‘auto responders’ to e-mails I have sent you and feel the need to further express my opinion on several subjects. For […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Did you know?

March 4, 2025 by Guest Post

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Democrats favorability is cratering – 31%, Republicans – 57%. Wise up Demoncrats – wokism is not popular! Van Jones says, “We look like idiots.” You are […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Who’s running the government?

March 4, 2025 by Guest Post

by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Did you vote for Elon and his DOGE teenage-no government experience coders?  I didn’t and neither did thousands of others. The cruel and illegal actions taken […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Trump and golf

March 4, 2025 by Guest Post

by JH Daily, Darby The president, along with Elon Musk and their DOGE “wood-chipper” and “chainsaw” methods for cutting wasteful governmental spending have missed something – $10.7 million of taxpayer […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for federal workers

March 4, 2025 by Guest Post

by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton I am profoundly disgusted by the scorn and humiliation being heaped on our federal employees, our neighbors and friends who work hard to accomplish the tasks […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Report from the House

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

Rep. David Bedey, R, House District 86, Hamilton Friction between the three branches of government is a feature baked into our constitutional order by our nation’s Founders. One way this […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Funding for RML 

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

Kathleen Harder-Brouwer, MD, Ravalli Family Medicine Confession time: I have a weakness for bad movies. Movies that get played at midnight theaters. Movies where the audience is expected to yell […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Keep on questioning

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

by Carlotta Grandstaff, Hamilton  I have called my three representatives in Congress repeatedly in the past few weeks to ask specific questions about the Elon Musk DOGEbag hacker team of […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Why ‘Spamalot’?

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

by Teresa Larsen, Victor The Hamilton Players have made the unfortunate decision to perform the show “Spamalot” which purports to be “irreverent.” Why would someone wish to produce or take […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Stark reality

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The Republican administration is delivering on his campaign promises locally.  If all federal funds are stopped. Ricketts Road paving will be stopped.  If […]

Filed Under: Opinion

A Trojan horse

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

by David Leslie, Corvallis I think we got sold a bill of goods in November, a Trojan horse, if you will, a strategic tactic built upon deceit… a hidden coup […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Are there any Reagan Republicans left?

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

by Jim Hamilton, Florence Well, it took less than a month in office for Mr. Trump to throw the President of Ukraine under the bus. It came after our President […]

Filed Under: Opinion

To young voters

February 25, 2025 by Guest Post

by Thomas P. Tunny, Hamilton I understand that you don’t read newspapers very much anymore, but I hope somehow this message gets to you through social media or word of […]

Filed Under: Opinion

We’ve been had

February 21, 2025 by Guest Post

by Archie L. Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Attention, Americans, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, MAGA, NON MAGA, informed, uninformed voters, nonvoters and anybody not mentioned with a heart beat. “We’ve […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Oppose getting rid of FDIC

February 21, 2025 by Guest Post

by Dana Henricks, Florence Remember that scene in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”where everyone in Bedford Falls freaks out from rumors of a bank run and rushes to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Why no positive coverage?

February 21, 2025 by Guest Post

by Dallas Erickson, Stevensville It has been interesting to see how you, the local media, cover Harris Himes and his sheltering of people who would probably be homeless without his […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The Lab and NIH funding 

February 21, 2025 by Guest Post

by John Kochis, Hamilton Recently, it has come to my attention that funding will be cut for NIH impacting our lab. I find this deeply worrisome. The lab has been […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Trump Effect 2

February 21, 2025 by Guest Post

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis  Everything we always wished for: takeover of Gaza, Executive Order banning Paper Straws, firing 1000 US Park Service people and an unknown number of BLM, Forest […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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