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Poor performance by county attorney

June 1, 2022 by Guest Post

by Joan Mell, candidate for County Attorney, Hamilton The Ravalli County Sheriff was just ordered to uphold a promise to pay $50,000 to an arrestee in a case of no liability. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Fulbright

June 1, 2022 by Guest Post

by Tina Thomas, Stevensville I have known Bill in several capacities over the last 12 years and I wholeheartedly support the re-election of Bill Fulbright for County Attorney. Bill is a […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thank you

June 1, 2022 by Guest Post

by Susan (Sue) McCreary, Stevensville I want to thank all of you people who answered the doorbell or knock on the door as I accompanied Wayne Rusk in his campaign for […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Questionable endorsements

June 1, 2022 by Guest Post

by Ron Wirth, Victor I find it interesting that the Montana Shooting Sports Association, a Libertarian organization, has now supported Doctor Al, after having endorsed Alan Lackey, who, in his own […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Bedey

June 1, 2022 by Guest Post

by Skip Chisholm, Hamilton Representative David Bedey is a man of character whom I am pleased to endorse for reelection to the Montana House of Representatives.  A fourth generation Montanan, Dave […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Mansfield, guns, and statesmanship

June 1, 2022 by Guest Post

by Bob Brown, Whitefish  I think the difference between a politician and a statesman is that the people believe a statesman will do what he or she believes is the right […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Republicans are pro-death

June 1, 2022 by Guest Post

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula Radicalized Republicans are pro-death.  • They called the Covid-19 pandemic a hoax and encouraged maskless, unvaccinated crowds to congregate. Over a million dead. • They deny Climate […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Religious overreach

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville The FIRST sentence of the FIRST Amendment to our Constitution says: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Lackey

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Grace Wilson, Stevensville  There are two Republicans running for HD 88. My vote is for Alan Lackey, a conservative who firmly believes in states’ rights that the federal government […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Standing up to a bully

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Dan Tomlinson, Hamilton I respectfully call your attention to a publication, ‘The Liberty Tree,’ coming out of Stevensville in the names of Alan and Terri Lackey. In Issue #5, she […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Lackey’s fight against the establishment

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville True Conservative Republicans have always been known to be true to the Constitution. Democrats are willing to break the laws of the Constitution to achieve their activist […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Lackey

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Von Dailey, Florence It’s quite amazing the lies that are spewed during election campaigns. What baffles me, a person stoops to such a low level to make their opponent look […]

Filed Under: Opinion

What are their positions?

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis What a shame that we do NOT really know the positions of both Alan Lackey and Wayne Rusk on topics of importance to voters in the HD88 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Don’t worry about college

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Yes, Bitterroot College, Santa exists. NY’s  Sun paper answered an 8-year-old: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love, generosity and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Levy failure was self-defeating

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Joseph G Gallagher Jr, Stevensville It was disconcerting to see that the BVCC Levy was defeated by Ravalli County voters on May 5th. For a $400,000 home in the Bitterroot […]

Filed Under: Opinion

What’s your opinion?

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Isn’t it great to be heard as a voter in our American democracy? The community college was not supported by 21.5% voters and supported […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Vote wisely

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by J. Ward, Lolo Trump lost. 160 million people voted. He claimed fraud in his attempt to overturn the free and fair election by we the people. He ran up against […]

Filed Under: Opinion

NRA has forgotten its people

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Ginger Vanek, Darby I just received an NRA endorsement for a senator candidate in my district. However, my husband, Joede Vanek, running against this candidate also completed the NRA’s survey […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Cost of Medicaid Expansion

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Sen. Theresa Manzella, SD44, Hamilton I remember when being a millionaire was a big deal.  We manage our entire annual state budget in billions – about 6.3 per fiscal year. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Burrows

May 24, 2022 by Guest Post

by Dan Huls, Ravalli County Commissioner, Corvallis I began serving as county commissioner on January 1, 2021, and needless to say was a bit nervous beginning the new job. In those early […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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