Opinion

by Ralph Herr, Hamilton Why is it that the left Democratic Party is so hellbent on destroying itself; is it by choice or plain stupidity? With some of the left […]

by Steve Schmidt, Darby A country that enjoys economic prosperity has the means to do great things.  However, it is not the prosperity that makes a country great, it is […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis It’s hard to keep up with Trump’s efforts to upend our democracy.  I believe most of his attacks are intended to distract us from his economically […]

by Mike Mercer, Hamilton I make no claim to a level of intelligence that would prepare me to deal with some of the issues brought up in these pages but […]

by Randy Skelton, Corvallis Rural Fire District Chief Corvallis Rural Fire District is asking the public in its district to support us on May 6th by voting “yes” to an […]

by Michelle Long, Stevensville I would like to remind our four members of Congress and my fellow citizens of the Oath of Office taken by Senators and Representatives: “I do […]

by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton Montana Senators Sheehy and Daines, please take note of what your colleague, Sen. Rand Paul, had to say about tariffs: “Every dollar collected in tariff revenue […]

by Kirk Thompson, Stevensville Some 90 years ago the Republicans fought, but lost, the fight to stop Social Security. Some 60 years ago the Republicans fought, but lost again, to […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Maybe it would be worthwhile to reflect upon some really good work being done by the Stevensville School Board. It seems that we […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Ostensible senator from Ravalli County Jason Ellsworth was censured by his peers, the Montana Senate. Tell me why he was elected in the first place. Please, […]

by Joe Petrusaitis, Hamilton It was great to see all the protests against the billionaire government we now have. But, don’t stop there, get registered to vote now! Change is […]

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Continue advocating for transitioning children. This includes cutting off male and female reproductive parts and creating new ones. Continue to oppose the deportation of illegal aliens […]

by Nathan Johnson, Hamilton Trump and Musk are blaming federal workers for our bloated federal government budgets. Facts tell a different story. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, there […]

by John Grant, Corvallis In her rebuke of the 21 Senators who voted against HB 655, Senator Manzella, of Hamilton, said “to those of you who voted in opposition to […]

by Evan Schroedel Rep. Greg Overstreet’s no vote is hard to understand. My name is Evan SchroedeI. I ran for House District 88 here in the Bitterroot Valley last November […]

by Bill Jones, Stevensville I must begin my comments with a brief description of a particularly ugly incident at the March 20th opening of the new Hamilton VA Clinic. More […]

by Jill Baker, Executive Director, Humanities Montana  Last week, Humanities Montana became the latest casualty of DOGE when we received an email informing us that our federal grant from the National Endowment […]

by Blaine Billman, Airway Heights, WA (formerly Stevensville) If you own water shares administered by the Supply Ditch Association here in the valley you are given a piece of paper […]

by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis The Bitterroot National Forest notified the public of its gigantic Mud Creek Project in September 2019. Such a notification is required by law to give members […]