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Ignorance may not be bliss

August 15, 2023 by Guest Post

by Brenda Allington, Florence After over 35 years as a healthcare provider, I found myself at a mandatory staff retreat in 2005 focused on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Landlords need to take care of our town

August 15, 2023 by Guest Post

by Anne McCormack, Stevensville This is to the greedy landlords who rent homes that have turned into ghettos right here in town. It is now obvious all you care about is […]

Filed Under: Opinion

POT party

August 15, 2023 by Guest Post

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula The GOP has gone to POT (Party Of Trump). In a topsy-turvy, up-is-down world of alternate facts, they tout phony freedom while seeking to eradicate the rights […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Spelling rant

August 15, 2023 by Guest Post

by Sidney Mehlschmidt, Hamilton Another rant, but not about politics; about spelling. In your story about the Daly Days, under the picture, you refer to the Weiner Dog Race. Do you […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Words have meaning

August 15, 2023 by Guest Post

by Ralph Polhamus, Hamilton Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once said, “Words have meaning and their meaning doesn’t change.” A recent letter writer used the word “radical” and “Republicans” in the same […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Covenants misunderstood

August 8, 2023 by Guest Post

by Richard ‘Sonny’ Schwinger, Hamilton I did attend the 2022 Bobcat Lane H.O.A Summer meeting and was surprised at the lack of candor and knowledge displayed at the event. In showing […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Appreciation for local newspapers

August 8, 2023 by Guest Post

by Syble Solomon, Hamilton Years ago a teacher challenged my son’s 7th grade class to be able to fill in a map with the name of every country in our world […]

Filed Under: Opinion

What wildfires?

August 8, 2023 by Guest Post

by Hillery Daily, ND, LAc, Hamilton; Colette Kirchhoff, MD, FAAFP, Bozeman; Allison Young, MD, FAAP, Missoula The 2023 Montana wildfire season was slow to start. Average snowpack combined with rain in much […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Ignorance abounds in Montana

August 8, 2023 by Guest Post

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis This reply is for MAH, July 28, 2023, who has a burning desire to denigrate and demean Representative Wayne Rusk and his actions in the state legislature […]

Filed Under: Opinion

More than just difference of opinion

August 8, 2023 by Guest Post

by John Schneeberger, Hamilton Former President Trump has been indicted on a conspiracy to keep himself in power using lies about a stolen election that have not stood up in court […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Is man-made climate change real?

August 8, 2023 by Guest Post

by Barbara McNey, Hamilton I do believe we need to stop cutting down rainforests, curtail the use of plastics, stop polluting oceans, and quit destroying habitats and overpopulating the Earth. I […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Radicalism

August 2, 2023 by Guest Post

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville While I was watching the news this morning, a word caught my attention that has been widely used over and over, and that word is radicalism. In […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Who’s the deserter? 

August 2, 2023 by Guest Post

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville A few days ago a young Army Private crossed over from the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea. I understand he had served a short […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Love for HD 85

August 2, 2023 by Guest Post

by Bill Lussenheide, Florence I am thrilled to hear of the candidacy of Kathy Love for Montana House District 85. Kathy is a resident of Montana for over 30 years, and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Yes, Gianforte, there is a climate crisis

August 2, 2023 by Guest Post

by Tony Davis, Western Montana DSA Editorial Group, Missoula This past week, Northern Rockies Predictive Services Fire Weather Meteorologist Dan Borsum outlined the fire outlook for the rest of the 2023 season […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Republican supermajority responsible for property tax hikes

August 2, 2023 by Guest Post

by Rep. Laura Smith, HD79, Helena Too many vacation rentals. Banks buying houses. Committed and hardworking Department of Revenue staff. There are an awful lot of options for who and what […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Withholding love in the name of Jesus

July 25, 2023 by Guest Post

by Will Walker, Hamilton It is that time of the month again when we Bitterrooters bring the Culture War to our local newspapers, and spew hate and vitriol against people that […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Something wrong with this picture

July 25, 2023 by Guest Post

by J. Ward, Lolo Missoulian reported: GOP widens Hunter Biden probe (can’t find anything so let’s see what he did in high school). Are private citizens subject to GOP harassment? United […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Rep. Rusk doing great job

July 25, 2023 by Guest Post

by Carolyn Hall, Columbia Falls I am a proud Montanan, and would like to recognize Rep. Wayne Rusk of Corvallis has done a great job for Montana. He has consistently defended […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Christian nation

July 25, 2023 by Guest Post

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville “Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers” by Daniel L. Dreisbach, is an absolute gem of information regarding the history, the lives, talents, and cooperation of the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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