Opinion

Somebody once said, “If you can’t dazzle them with the facts, baffle them with BS.” (bull stuff). Along with most irrigators in the Lone Rock/Three Mile area, I am baffled! […]

By Bill Geer, President, Montana Wildlife Federation   Another acrimonious session of the Montana Legislature has come to end. Montana’s hunters, anglers and other outdoors enthusiasts had several successes in […]

I attended the SHS board meeting on May 9th. On the agenda was the contract non-renewal of the high school counselor, Mr. Steven Coop. It was standing room only! With […]

I have noted the letters regarding the choice of a politician. Especially the one from a wife and her veteran husband advocating the continuance of the Obama’s affordable care socialist […]

I have noted the letters regarding the choice of a politician. Especially the one from a wife and her veteran husband advocating the continuance of the Obama’s affordable care socialist […]

It has been very interesting to me to read so many letters in your paper regarding Greg Gianforte written in the negative vein. The bulk of these contain false information […]

It looks like Montanans have a choice to make for their sole seat in the US House of Representatives on May 25, 2017. One person that shoots at a TV […]

With this year being the 28th Congressional election in which I’ve had the privilege to vote in Montana, I’m struck by the fact that this “Special Election 2017” has put […]

My mailbox is choking on large, slick mailers from the Gianforte campaign that rip Rob Quist limb from limb with lies. This type of campaign flogging is so poisonous. So […]

Now is the time for all Montanans to come to the aid of our democracy. Our three political parties are disabled. Only a tiny percentage of thousands of precinct committee […]

In response to ‘who can we trust’, you must be an atheist. Yes the earth is only 6,000 years old and there is plenty of proof to confirm that. Don’t […]

For eighteen months now in an effort to buy an office, any office, Greg Gianforte and his monied friends in DC have flooded our airwaves and mailboxes with a barrage […]

By Montana Governor Steve Bullock   Montana currently has one of the fastest growing economies in the nation, with historic low unemployment and new businesses being created at record speed. […]

I am outraged. How is it that law enforcement can yell at and bully me, and I cannot yell at and bully them? How is it that the court bureaucrats […]

This Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, many in and around Hamilton will head across the Bitterroot River to the Riverview Cemetery and pay their respects to their loved ones. This […]

Gianforte has spent $4.6 million not counting the millions spent by the NRA and the National Republican Party to Quist’s $1.42 million spent to date in this election. Gianforte is […]

The race for Montana’s congressional seat is sometimes framed dismissively as a contest between a “business person” and a “musician,” as though it was obvious which was better prepared. Government, […]

In Gianforte and Quist, we see diametrically opposed viewpoints, yet both declare they’ll protect Montanans’ interests in Washington. I generally ignore the candidates’ personal lives, preferring to stick to issues, […]

I write in support of Greg Gianforte for Congress. I think he is the best qualified candidate. We need competent representatives. He has travelled many miles on the road listening […]

It’s refreshing to see someone that wants to represent the people of Montana and not just “Montana” and out of state interests. He will work for all Montanans. He doesn’t […]