by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Remember the line from the movie, “A Few Good Men?” “You can’t handle the truth?” That line comes to mind when reading Kathy Love’s 2025 legislative […]
Opinion
Your voice for a stronger, more affordable Ravalli County
by Pat Earnest, Stevensville I have known Michele Binkley for nine years. She was elected to serve as the representative for HD 85 in both the 2021 and 2023 sessions […]
Opinion piece
by Robin Clute, Victor I read the opinions in your publication of Wednesday, April 8, 2026 and was impressed with the piece titled “Rules of disengagement” submitted by Tony Hudson. […]
Message to Republican primary voters—SD 43
by Skip Chisholm, Hamilton Recently, former legislator Fred Thomas voiced his support for David Bedey’s opponent in the upcoming election for Senate District 43—the south end of Ravalli County. But […]
Supporting the Roadless Rule
by Tim Marchant, St. Ignatius Twenty years ago, prominent Montana conservationists marched 7 miles from a local Helena roadless area to the steps of the state capital. It was a […]
Montana climate matters: impacts on wildlife in the treasure state
by Dr. Frank Lance Craighead, Bozeman Ecologists understand that each species occupies a ‘niche’ in the environment where the right living conditions (defined by temperature and moisture), resources (including food, […]
Endorsing Sam Forstag for Montana
by Nicole Pepaj, Missoula I’m writing to support Sam Forstag for Montana. Sam is one of the most elite firefighters in the world, parachuting into dangerous wildfires, swinging a tool […]
No vote for women
by John Grant, Hamilton Secy. of War, Pete Hegseth, says women have had the vote for 100 years. “That’s enough”. His Pastor says “too wishy washy, a vote should be […]
Moose Creek BBQ, Mix it Up! Sweets & Treats
by Ryan Roth, RCRCC Secretary, Florence I would like to take a moment to publicly thank Moose Creek BBQ and Michelle at Mix it up! Sweets & Treats for their […]
Ready to fund more wars?
by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Do you also want to lose programs that support families in the current financial crisis? With the wars the President starts, and The Big Beautiful Bill […]
Tech levy
by Loey Knapp, Stevensville We have an opportunity to support our students by voting for a continuation of the Tech Levy. This levy provides our Stevensville School with the funds […]
Republicans beware
by Dana Gentry, Corvallis Concerning open primaries, I wish they were closed. They confuse voters as candidates can register to vote on any party ticket, and not even be in […]
Lone Rock School
by Gary and Carol Leese, Stevensville District 3 voters We at Lone Rock School, in partnership with the community, strive to empower our students with knowledge to become respectful contributing […]
Riders vs. rowers
by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The two-party system is broken. The previously existing symbiotic relationship that functioned to maintain balance and build our Republic to be the greatest ever known […]
An inconvenient truth: a reply to Helen Sabin
It’s almost unbelievable that someone spreading easily disproven claims now wants to lecture others about “bearing false witness.” Let’s be clear about something: the information I’ve shared isn’t rumor, gossip, […]
Resurrecting Reagan’s ‘Big Tent’
by David Bedey This past legislative session, I was proud to support lowering property taxes for over 80% of Montanans, increasing vocational education opportunities for young Montanans, strengthening the financial […]
Why is a Rino-Crat running for HD 86?
by Archie Thomas A Rino‑Crat brings together the best of Republican and Democrat, finding more common ground with community neighbors than points of separation. Over my 50+ years in Hamilton—as […]
TACO > CHAOS
by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Recently, there have been a couple of events that have confirmed that “TACO leads to CHAOS.”TACO… Trump “always chickens out” > chaos. We can see this […]
Maintain the Roadless Rule on national forests
by George Wuerthner, ecologist, Livingston/Gardiner In 2001, the Forest Service passed the Roadless Rule Conservation Act. The Trump administration is seeking to rescind the Act. During a brief public comment […]
The false promises of artificial intelligence
by Sneed Collard, Missoula Like many, I spend a fair bit of time thinking about AI and its impacts on the world. Much of this time is not by choice. […]