by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis In 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration changed the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) to completely voluntary. Since then, 30 of the largest cities in the country have not […]
Opinion
Freedom’s rock?
by Jim Parker, Hamilton Please explain to me: Does Tim Sheehy’s position on abortion amount to a defense of the right of fathers and brothers to rape their daughters and […]
Why vote Republican?
by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton For my friends and neighbors who are accustomed to voting Republican, I have a few questions. For starters, just what IS a Republican any more? RINOs, MAGAs, […]
Unfounded beliefs hurt
by Brenda Allington, Florence As a retired OB nurse, I am exhausted by the disinformation equating reproductive health care to “abortion”. Obstetrical care providers are not “Pro-Abortion”! And there is NO […]
Tester and healthcare
by Hillery Daily, Darby Having spent more than three decades as a health professional, I pride myself on being sensible and practical. Montana’s three-term Senator, Jon Tester, has secured many sensible […]
Don’t vote Nov. 5th
by Richard Coleman, Hamilton If your vote is based on race, color, sexual orientation, political ads or who a celebrity told you to vote for? PLEASE DON’T VOTE. Men and women […]
Have you bought permission to keep a dog?
by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Oh, my! I found a flyer posted on a bulletin board recently. My response was inevitable. I just cannot be quiet. The compelling need to expound and […]
I’m stoked!
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I would love to share beer or coffee and chat with Kamala Harris, and I would even buy a deep-fried Twinkie from Tim Walz, which is saying […]
Reject the party of ‘no’
by Sneed Collard, Missoula As a young voter, I was surrounded by both the Democratic and Republican influences. One party trended more progressive and the other more conservative, but they shared […]
Thank you, Sen. Tester
by Carol Peterson, Corvallis Thank you for representing my opinion on the Senate floor. The question was whether to close the Job Corps Centers. I felt like we needed to give […]
Housing affordability
by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Jon Tester and Monica Tranel tell you that they are going to “fix the housing crisis” and make housing more affordable. THIS IS A HUGE LIE. The […]
No to Kamala
by Richard Parker, Stevensville Men beating up women in Olympic boxing. Kamala Harris supports this, men in women’s sports. Male DNA against female DNA. Women’s sports is kaput. Biological men should […]
Thanks to Search & Rescue
by Andrew Luibrand, Stevensville I want to publicly thank RCSAR for their voluntary service. In July, I was in the back country with a group. One of our group fell and […]
For American greatness, defeat MAGA
by David Leslie, Corvallis The Trump-Harris debate is over. It reminded me of the Trump-Biden debate, specifically, how it was clear that Biden would lose the upcoming election, thanks to his […]
You can always trust a communist
by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville That’s a common quote from the days of the Cold War. You have every right to wonder if it is relevant today. Most of […]
The innate evil of abortion
by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville What is Truth? Do you agree we should all strive for the truth? Absolute and objective truth is unchangeable. Relative truth is what man conceives to satisfy […]
Our Senate choice
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis How should a primary Senate candidate be qualified for the Montana Republican Party’s primary selection process? Should a Montana Senate candidate be ordained by […]
Fire on the mountain
by Marina Weatherly, Stevensville A few weeks ago, lightning struck on the mountain just above my home in the Bitterroot Valley, and a wildfire, fanned by strong wind gusts, quickly raged […]
An idiotic roundabout
by Gay Lynne Killion, Hamilton Let’s not be stupid. The thought of a roundabout on a highway with a 70 mph speed limit is NUTS. If you must spend $10 million […]
Support for Tester
by Brenda DeGrazio, Florence As a retired nurse and veteran, I’m very aware of the obstacles facing many in obtaining health care. If you think privatization is the answer, think again! […]