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Don’t waste your vote on mystery HD 88 candidate

September 10, 2024 by Guest Post

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton If you are a resident of Montana House District 88, are you planning to vote for Glen Tate? Who? A fair question, since there is no one […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Busse

September 10, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jana Gorton, Kalispell I don’t think Governor Gianforte cares about hard working Montanans. It would have taken one simple bill to head off the huge property tax hikes that property […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Farris-Olsen

September 10, 2024 by Guest Post

by Hannah Gimpel, Hamilton Join me in supporting Erin Farris-Olsen for Montana Clerk of the Supreme Court! I’ve had the privilege of working with Erin both personally and professionally over the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Bridger Aerospace scandal

September 10, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jim Parker, Hamilton Let’s do the math. How much is 134,000,000 divided by 6? Did you get 22.333+?   $134,000,000 is how much Tim Sheehy’s Bridger Aerospace spent buying back […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Are you better off?

September 10, 2024 by Guest Post

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Are you better off due to the 4-year, 6 million plus continuous tax dollars being spent by the State of Montana trying to limit […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Electricity is underrated

September 3, 2024 by Guest Post

by Sheryl Olson, Stevensville After spending parts of three days without power in my neighborhood in Stevensville, it took the flick of a switch to realize how utterly dependent every part […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Paying it forward

September 3, 2024 by Guest Post

by Brenda Allington, Florence For 22 years, I practiced as a women’s health care provider in Missoula. I am now retired, but when I think back, I am saddened that I […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thanks!

September 3, 2024 by Guest Post

by Mark David Hight, Hamilton I have a great story to tell you! Last Monday, August 19, I survived a significant medical event! An acute symptom, loss of control of my […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Your right to know

September 3, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jim Parker, Hamilton The roundabout proposed by Governor Gianforte’s Department of Transportation is at best an affront to the public’s right-to-know provisions in Montana’s Constitution: Section 9. RIGHT TO KNOW. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Access to fairgrounds

September 3, 2024 by Guest Post

by Margaret Sharp, Hamilton To County Commissioners: I have asked for several years why there are no handicap doors on the First Interstate Building at Fairgrounds. It is not in the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Concerns about upcoming election

September 3, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville My concerns about the upcoming Presidential election continue to expand. As I write this letter on Monday, August 26th, Vice President Harris has yet to hold a press […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Democrats work to make abortion legal

September 3, 2024 by Guest Post

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton It is difficult to imagine a community event that better exemplifies the joys of living in a small town more than Hamilton’s weekly farmers market. No matter […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Vote Mullen, Bidegaray, Lynch

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton I write to emphasize the importance of voting for Jesse Mullen for Montana Secretary of State as articulated by Linda Schmitt’s recent letter. The current SOS, Christi […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Three strikes

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis We have suffered all three strikes and you are out! Strike one: a Gianforte wasted mailing postcard stating “wait like good gullible Montana […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Last best liars

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Shady Sheehy’s plan could destroy VA services Montana vets depend on. That’s the latest BOLD-FACED lie by these dirtbags calling themselves the Last Best Place PAC. 1: […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Current Christian culture

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Claire Kelly, Stevensville Jesus Christ is worshipped as the Son of God, Prince of Peace, and Savior of all mankind. As his mother’s son, he was of Semitic descent. As […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Could it be?

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Grace Wilson, Stevensville Most folks realize that Donald Trump’s life was spared because of divine intervention by Almighty God. But why? Why would God save his life? He is not […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Sheehy

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville Millions and millions and millions of media/advertising dollars are flowing into Montana. This outside big-buck funnel is connected to a large non-Montana consortium of lobbyists and dark […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Tester stands up for Montana

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Hillery Daily, Darby I have been receiving postcards stating “Jon Tester voted with Biden 95% of the time!” The president doesn’t actually vote but I’ll assume they mean Biden signing […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Property tax increase

August 27, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jan Lombardi, Seeley Lake Do you own a home and wonder what it’s worth? You can easily look up your address on Zillow and see the estimated value is rapidly […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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