Opinion

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis As Bitterrooters, we understand the importance of preserving our state’s rights and upholding the values that make our community unique. In today’s world, where the federal government […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis This is my 14th year in the Valley. I moved here as a long-time visitor, lover of outdoor life, and because I’ve always enjoyed the people and […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Recent history has shown with stark clarity the power of debates to highlight the strength or weakness of a candidate. As a voter, I am anxious to […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I think our country is in serious danger. All of us should be concerned about who has the nuclear codes and is running the […]

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Biden’s presidency opened the borders to approximately 18 million illegal aliens. Some were in prisons, some from mental institutions, some are murderers, rapists, gang members, some are […]

by Robin Sertell, Chair, Montanans for Life You may have heard that a group called Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights (MSRR) has been working to put a ballot measure called CI-128 on […]

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Political parties like people need to be careful what they wish for. The Trump party was successful overturning Roe vs Wade making abortions illegal and […]

by Jacob Linfesty, Montana Transparency Project We’ve written previously about your fundamental Right to Know and how it provides all Montanans with an important way to interact with our state and […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret) , Stevensville Our Democratic friends are actually staging a political coup. A coup to undo a democratic and legal process which made Biden their Presidential […]

by Sheila Schiwal, Stevensville We are parents to a delightful 28-year-old daughter with a TBI/Cerebral Palsy.  Most people can’t appreciate that being a special needs parent is a challenging 24-hour job. […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton First, the debate: No, I didn’t watch it. Why would I spend my evening watching a convicted felon and showman in any sort of public meeting with […]

by Shawn Wathen, Hamilton At the end of June, I crossed into Canada to spend time with friends. As I crossed the border, I left behind a democracy on life support. […]

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula Donald Trump denies calling veterans “suckers” and “losers” but General John Kelly quoted him, saying he is: “A person that thinks those who defend their country in […]

by Terrie Wilfong, Stevensville ​​Tester needs to stop political ads attacking Tim Sheehy’s character. My grandfather fought in WWI. My father fought in WWII. My son-in-law was in Iraq. I am […]

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Jon Tester voted twice for the Biden border bill that allowed 5,000 illegal aliens in each day. He has outside money from George Soros to make up […]

by Rep. Matt Regier, Speaker, Rep. Sue Vinton, Majority Leader, Rep. Rhonda Knudsen, Speaker Pro Tem For years we have watched news reports of the porous southern border facilitating the illegal influx […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Revelation 21:8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless…and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur…” As we know, […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Nothing says “threat to democracy” like the obvious realization that your candidate is too old, then having a bunch of donors and the slimiest people on the […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor Mrs. Sabin claims “The Republican Party in the valley is under siege.” I couldn’t agree with her more. Yet, Sabin’s opinions lack indisputable FACTS, possibly due to […]