Opinion

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The liberty paid for by those who preceded us is diminished when those who benefit fail in their responsibilities. Basic among those responsibilities is first […]

by John Grant, HamiltonDINOS for RINOS! RINOS for DINOS! INDEPENDENTS for RINOS and DINOS! One OATH to the  U.S. Constitution. No other oath to PARTY or PARTY BOSSES. STOP name […]

by John Schneeberger, Hamilton My main concern about this war is the welfare of the Iranian people and those affected in the region. I am concerned because they are human […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton It does not seem possible to me that the President of the United States would recognize one Olympic team, and one team only, for its Gold […]

by Rep. Amy Regier, HD6, Kalispell What ails politics in our great state? It’s not honest disagreements, differences of opinion, or differing policy objectives that afflict our system of government. […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville As I write this letter, our military strikes against Iran are in their fifth day. My initial reaction to President Trump’s decision to initiate this military […]

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Montana is looong overdue to have representation at the federal level that is aligned and attuned to the people of Montana. These millionaires haven’t done […]

by Larry Keogh Hamilton Senator Sheehy, I hear that you are (perhaps) confused as to what your job in the Senate as one of Montana’s representatives is? I don’t recall […]

by Jon Konen, Superintendent, Stevensville Schools In every classroom across our district, learning is happening in ways that look very different than they did even ten years ago. Yes, we […]

by Jim Parker, Hamilton Just like none of them choked when he blasphemed the Lord’s prayer at Charlie Kirk’s funeral, not a SINGLE Montana Republican made a peep about the […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis The terrific trio of true representation in the valley! Taxes going down! Across Montana – on television, radio, streaming services, mailers, and social media – tens […]

by Charles Sleath, Hamilton I was just wondering again why Montana citizens are so fascinated with Navy Seals! Navy Seals are not trained to be desk jockeys. They are not […]

by Chad Miller, Florence The recent opinion piece titled “USCM wants a handout” paints a dramatic picture of the proposed Sheep Creek critical minerals project. Unfortunately, it does so by […]

by Jane Lambert, Stevensville Dear Dana Henricks, Your belated response to my simple question from last September really amuses me. All I asked was for the Democratic game plan to […]

by Shawn Wathen, Hamilton It has been a while since I have written. Not because you have actually acted in a manner consistent with your job description as a legislator, […]

by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton Senator Daines, I did not hear you speak publicly to your president, urging him to go to Congress for permission to bomb the capital city of […]

By Rep. David Bedey, HD 86, Hamilton Senator Bob Phalen’s latest attack on traditional conservative Republicans, like Representatives John Fitzpatrick, Ken Walsh, Linda Reksten, and me, is—to put it mildly—once […]

byBig Corral Park Supporters: Paula English Carney, Brian Wrede, Clay Moore, Jeff Jones To the Citizens of the Bitterroot Valley, the Ravalli County Commissioners, and the Ravalli County Park Board: […]

by Gail Goheen, Corvallis A hearing held in Montana U.S. District Court (Missoula) last month considered challenges to the Forest Service (FS) proceeding with its planned Gold Butterfly (GB) logging […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton “The quality of being naïve; lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocence or unsophistication.” Some people consider a naïve person to be endearing, cute or innocent. […]