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The famous debate and Project 2025

July 16, 2024 by Guest Post

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton First, the debate: No, I didn’t watch it. Why would I spend my evening watching a convicted felon and showman in any sort of public meeting with […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Court of the Orange King

July 16, 2024 by Guest Post

by Shawn Wathen, Hamilton At the end of June, I crossed into Canada to spend time with friends. As I crossed the border, I left behind a democracy on life support. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Father of lies

July 16, 2024 by Guest Post

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula Donald Trump denies calling veterans “suckers” and “losers” but General John Kelly quoted him, saying he is: “A person that thinks those who defend their country in […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Tester ads are insulting

July 16, 2024 by Guest Post

by Terrie Wilfong, Stevensville ​​Tester needs to stop political ads attacking Tim Sheehy’s character. My grandfather fought in WWI. My father fought in WWII. My son-in-law was in Iraq. I am […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Liar

July 16, 2024 by Guest Post

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Jon Tester voted twice for the Biden border bill that allowed 5,000 illegal aliens in each day. He has outside money from George Soros to make up […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Illegal immigration in Montana

July 16, 2024 by Guest Post

by Rep. Matt Regier, Speaker, Rep. Sue Vinton, Majority Leader, Rep. Rhonda Knudsen, Speaker Pro Tem For years we have watched news reports of the porous southern border facilitating the illegal influx […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Response to ‘War against evil’

July 9, 2024 by Guest Post

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Revelation 21:8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless…and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur…” As we know, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Right-wing Christianity used as a club

July 9, 2024 by Guest Post

by Marty Essen, Victor In books and the media, I frequently satirize right-wing Christianity. My reason for doing so is because that version of Christianity is the only religion Americans use […]

Filed Under: News, Opinion

It’s meltdown time

July 9, 2024 by Guest Post

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Nothing says “threat to democracy” like the obvious realization that your candidate is too old, then having a bunch of donors and the slimiest people on the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Response to ‘Urgent call to action for Republicans’

July 9, 2024 by Guest Post

by Doug Bohn, Victor Mrs. Sabin claims “The Republican Party in the valley is under siege.” I couldn’t agree with her more. Yet, Sabin’s opinions lack indisputable FACTS, possibly due to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The growing chainsaw epidemic

July 9, 2024 by Guest Post

by George Wuerthner, Eugene, Oregon  A national chainsaw epidemic exists in America’s woodlands. A recent article in the New York Times titled “Plans for an Ailing Forest Include Logging” exemplifies this […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Backlash

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Richard Parker, Stevensville There has been a major backlash of voters who have only a small amount of money to spare. It has added up to $52 million at this […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Dam safety issue

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Dallas Erickson, Stevensville As most of your readers know there has been some amazing weather around the world in recent months. In many areas they get their yearly rainfall in […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Ask your doctor if political ads are good for your health

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jim Hamilton, Florence I’d like to comment on the unrestrained pharmaceutical and political promotions that currently appear on TV all day and night. I worked in the pharmaceutical industry for […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Unions maintain middle-class prosperity

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Evan Schroedel, Florence I am hoping that by now people know that I was a railroad engineer and proud member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers union, the oldest labor […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Montana values

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Scott and Donna Fisher, Stevensville Montanans say they value honesty, integrity, loyalty, and fairness. How does Donald Trump’s character stack up against those values? He violated his oath to uphold […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Urgent call to action for Republicans

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis The Republican Party in the valley is under siege, and our cherished principles are at risk due to the mismanagement and destructive actions of the Ravalli County […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Organize against chemicals

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Two months ago, on April 24, Laura Garber, Hamilton, published a Letter to the Editor in the Bitterroot Star about airplanes spewing chemicals (chemtrails) across the sky. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The truth behind the lies

July 2, 2024 by Guest Post

by Joe Tydall, Missoula After seven decades on the planet, I can confirm that people lie. To make matters worse, both lying frequency and severity have escalated in recent years, largely […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Riding for the brand

June 26, 2024 by Guest Post

by Emma Lou Elliott, Stevensville Riding for the brand: Is this life, or what? Folks out West surely do know what riding for the brand means. It is forever simple and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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