Opinion

  Isn’t it amazing that a person spewing hatred can accuse President Trump of spewing hatred? Instead of a diversity immigration policy that allows the immigrant to bring in untold […]

By Michael Hoyt, Corvallis   In a press release dated October 24, 2017, the National Park Service (NPS) opened the 30-day public comment period for their proposed “peak season” fee […]

  A letter to Senators Daines, Tester and Representative Gianforte, Gentlemen, it is about time that we place a ban on assault type weapons like the AR-15, AK-47, etc. The […]

  Though I am loathe to wade into an ongoing and bitter war of letters conducted in these pages, I wish to correct a recent contributor, who stated that “insurance […]

  The public spoke and the county commissioners listened. Recently, south valley legislative representative Theresa Manzella scheduled a meeting with the commissioners to ask them to meet with Karen Budd-Falen. […]

  I want to comment about a letter in Nov. 1 paper that Stephanie Mapelli wrote “candidate should know the laws.” I want to say that I called and asked […]

  Okay, I admit it. I am not one of those Gnomes that occupy the Appropriations, Finance & Claims or Taxation Committees in the Legislature. I am a policy guy, […]

  I am truly amazed by the community support and excitement for the removal of the old mustang from the West Fork. It was remarkable to see our community come […]

  Yesterday afternoon our Ionic Masonic Lodge held the first annual Haunted House for the children and adults of Hamilton as well as the surrounding area. As is tradition the […]

  This is in response to Mary Fahenstock-Thomas: Mary, let me begin by saying that I am sure you are a fine Christian woman who truly believes that no one […]

By Tracy McPherson, Hamilton   The proposed $420 million state budget cuts scare me because like a lot of people I have a hard time making ends meet right now. […]

  Once again our local invasive liberal progressive Marty Essen has submitted unsubstantiated statistics to support an allegation that is totally erroneous ¬– aka, a lie. Comrade Essen asserts that […]

  I am a mother of 3 and a home care worker with 9 clients, who also takes care of her aging father on the side.  Our clients depend on […]

  I am a caregiver in Montana helping seniors and others who are disabled and I’m writing on behalf of myself and as a voice for those who cannot because […]

  Mark Adams is one of three candidates running for Town of Stevensville Mayor. This week yard signs supporting his candidacy have popped up around town. I believe MT Code […]

  I heartily agree with Grace Wilson’s letter last week that God is the one who put out the fires. We prayed and He answered! We should all be thankful […]

  Dr. Theodore Dalrymple’s (a pen name) analysis of the chaos going on in Great Britain goes like this: “In modern welfare states, the struggle for subsistence has been abolished. […]

  President Trump is doing a great job in Washington and he is trying to untangle the evil things Obama did during his years there. To start, insurance is NOT […]

By Michael Hoyt, Corvallis   If you live in Montana, you recently received a flyer titled “Smoke and Flames” from Steve Daines, one of the state’s two senators. Besides the […]

  Having read Marty Essen’s letter and the “rebuttal” by Mike Miller, I find the latter to be completely without substance or solutions. Miller seems to dribble personal insults and […]