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No place like home

October 4, 2022 by Guest Post

by Jenny West, Hamilton There is no place like home. Vote YES to Ravalli County Open Lands to keep it that way. “There is no place like home, there is no […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Your vote matters on rapid climate change

October 4, 2022 by Guest Post

by John Schneeberger, Hamilton The crisis of rapid climate change is a difficult one to tackle with politics. Realistic solutions are unlikely to provide an immediate benefit to voters. It is […]

Filed Under: Opinion

How will you vote?

October 4, 2022 by Guest Post

by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville Biden will continue wrecking our economy, military, border and health if more Dems are elected to Congress. He and his cronies will keep taxing and regulating us […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Brown for Supreme Court

October 4, 2022 by Guest Post

by Pat Earnest, Stevensville When you vote in this election, consider what matters to you, and will represent your values. The Montana Supreme Court has seven justices with only one Conservative. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Tranel

October 4, 2022 by Guest Post

Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Have you ever priced out the cost of a door? Think about that a minute. Probably not, but as a taxpayer you have paid $139,000 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Vote Republican

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville The public is invited to attend the free Republican Candidate Event at the Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Hamilton on Wednesday evening October 19, 2022.  Ryan […]

Filed Under: Opinion

State party platforms

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I have lots of education and still often find it hard to distinguish between solid, workable ideas and high-sounding pap with no substance. Comparing documents side-by-side […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Electric cars

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Have you bought one of those new electric cars yet? If not, you better start looking into purchasing one as the liberals want you to give up […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Democrats are complete failures

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Patty Franklin, Hamilton In just shy of two years, the Democratic agenda is destroying America. They have wrecked our economy, driving inflation to a 40 year high. They have opened […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thanks, Dee and Richard

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Grace Luibrand, Corvallis I want to express gratitude to Dee and Richard for exposing people to the truth about some of the things going in our country (Sept. 14 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Not again

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Larry Keogh, Hamilton Former Congressman Ryan Zinke. His voting record in Congress is horrid. He missed 8.7% of his (our) votes from 2015~2017 while serving as our Congressman. The voting […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Vote yes to Ravalli County Open Lands Program

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Mike Plieger, Dillon As the owner of Lakeland Feed and Supply, past member of the Right To Farm And Ranch Board, and liaison from that group to the Open Lands […]

Filed Under: Opinion

You deserve to get your money back

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Sue Vinton, House Majority Leader, Cary Smith, Senate Majority Leader, Rep. Bill Mercer, Sen. Greg Hertz, Sen. Dan Bartel, Rep. Matt Regier When you order a pizza and the total comes to $25 and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Trees

September 28, 2022 by Guest Post

by Mike Mercer, Stevensville My neighbor has some Bluetick Hounds which are known for being very intelligent and great problem solvers. They are a cold-nose hound which means they are good […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Open Lands Bond Program

September 20, 2022 by Guest Post

by Ravalli County Right to Farm and Ranch Board: Al Babel, Haydon Davis, Joann Hosko, Howard Lyons, Alan Maki, Jay Meyer, Darrel Sperry, Kimberly Richardson (ex-officio) It doesn’t matter if […]

Filed Under: Opinion

It doesn’t need to be

September 20, 2022 by Guest Post

by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville Energy lock-downs, an unregulated southern border, absurd inflation, exorbitant gas and diesel prices, crime spiking (out-of-control in major cities), a down-graded military, and federal spending out of […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Stop the madness

September 20, 2022 by Guest Post

by John Gibney, Hamilton I hear so much about transgenders these days and how they are poisoning the minds of our young people to believe that they are one gender trapped […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Climate change

September 20, 2022 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I’ve had a hard time picking the topic for this letter. I have been considering several topics ranging from another look at the completely out of control […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Tranel works for us

September 20, 2022 by Guest Post

by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton As one whose energy costs have risen recently, I am thankful for people like Monica Tranel, who has successfully fought on behalf of Montana citizens for years, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The Cowboy Creed

September 20, 2022 by Guest Post

by Mark Snider, Hamilton According to an article reviewed by Psychology Today Staff, “groupthink is a phenomenon that occurs when a group of well-intentioned people makes irrational or non-optimal decisions spurred […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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