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Roundabout

August 13, 2024 by Guest Post

by Judy and Jim Martin, Victor The Montana Department of Transportation should be ashamed of themselves, for brainwashing the residents of the Bitterroot Valley. Proposing a ‘Roundabout’ on Highway 93 and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thanks from American Legion

August 13, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, American Legion Post 94, Stevensville American Legion Fort Owen Post 94 members want to thank the Stevensville community for their support of our annual Duck Derby fundraiser held during […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Project Baloney

August 6, 2024 by Guest Post

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis According to Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, you should all be building your bunkers, and watering your crisis gardens because “The Attack of Project 2025” is coming.  This is the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The next four years

August 6, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville This has been an interesting but frustrating time for me for the past two weeks. An assassination attempt on former President Trump, the Republican National Convention, President […]

Filed Under: Opinion

What policies are best for our economy?

August 6, 2024 by Guest Post

by Donna Fisher, Stevensville I don’t know about you, but I am worried about our economy and the possibility of future increases in the cost of living. I believe our choices […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Venezuela – United States

August 6, 2024 by Guest Post

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Please don’t be fooled into thinking that if you vote for an authoritarian like DJ Trump, and you don’t like the new system, that you can vote […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The power of community

August 6, 2024 by Guest Post

by Ann Quirk, Dawn McGee, Mary, Martha Newell, Mary Stranahan & Bob Boyce, Missoula Last week, Missoula experienced a hurricane-force windstorm that wreaked havoc across our beloved town. Trees were uprooted, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

It’s the economy, stupid!

July 30, 2024 by Guest Post

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton No, it’s not. It may have been in 1992 when James Carville first used that expression, but today, in 2024, it’s not really about the economy, but […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Political thespians

July 30, 2024 by Guest Post

by Mike Mercer, Hamilton Some of our founding fathers qualify as founding teenagers; this nation was built by young warriors but is now run by ancient political thespians, so nothing kind […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Comparison

July 30, 2024 by Guest Post

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Who can put the two terms of President Trump and supposed President Biden in comparison and come to the conclusion that Biden’s is the best? Only a […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Why Bitterrooters should embrace Convention of States

July 30, 2024 by Guest Post

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis As Bitterrooters, we understand the importance of preserving our state’s rights and upholding the values that make our community unique. In today’s world, where the federal government […]

Filed Under: Opinion

We’re fine people here

July 30, 2024 by Guest Post

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis This is my 14th year in the Valley. I moved here as a long-time visitor, lover of outdoor life, and because I’ve always enjoyed the people and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Zinke faces debate challenge

July 30, 2024 by Guest Post

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Recent history has shown with stark clarity the power of debates to highlight the strength or weakness of a candidate. As a voter, I am anxious to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

I’m scared, are you?

July 30, 2024 by Guest Post

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I think our country is in serious danger. All of us should be concerned about who has the nuclear codes and is running the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Evil

July 23, 2024 by Guest Post

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Biden’s presidency opened the borders to approximately 18 million illegal aliens. Some were in prisons, some from mental institutions, some are murderers, rapists, gang members, some are […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Don’t California our Montana

July 23, 2024 by Guest Post

by Robin Sertell, Chair, Montanans for Life You may have heard that a group called Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights (MSRR) has been working to put a ballot measure called CI-128 on […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Be careful what you wish for

July 23, 2024 by Guest Post

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Political parties like people need to be careful what they wish for. The Trump party was successful overturning Roe vs Wade making abortions illegal and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Litigating your right to know 

July 23, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jacob Linfesty, Montana Transparency Project We’ve written previously about your fundamental Right to Know and how it provides all Montanans with an important way to interact with our state and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

You just gotta laugh

July 23, 2024 by Guest Post

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret) , Stevensville Our Democratic friends are actually staging a political coup. A coup to undo a democratic and legal process which made Biden their Presidential […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Our communities’ special needs

July 16, 2024 by Guest Post

by Sheila Schiwal, Stevensville We are parents to a delightful 28-year-old daughter with a TBI/Cerebral Palsy.  Most people can’t appreciate that being a special needs parent is a challenging 24-hour job. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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