Opinion

by Toddy Perryman, Hamilton White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media on Saturday: “Plenty of countries in history have experimented with importing a foreign labor […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner Sheep Creek Manifesto. “USCM response….” This is more of the same, so passing by the fluff and getting down to what matters, let’s go straight […]

by Steve Jones, Corvallis Barb, I lived in Arizona. Barbara McNey’s appalled at ICE protests. I’m appalled she feels that way. If the situation has devastated the southwest, why is […]

by Jose Selig, Darby We have all been hearing unkind things about both political parties. I believe it would be beneficial to change those words into something constructive, especially considering […]

by Lea Bossler, Florence My grandfathers both served in WWII to end the spread of fascist cruelty and Nazi racism, punctuated with atomic bombs and “Never Again.” This isn’t just […]

by Bill Salterberg, Stevensville Trump’s Tough Guy Border Patrol looked very cowardly and fearful when they pepper sprayed and then gang tackled and killed a VA ICU nurse in Minneapolis, […]

by Archie Thomas, Corvallis An estimated 50 plus residents were present at a recent (1/26/26) County Commissioners’ meeting intending to address Ryan Zinke’s delegation listed on agenda. Due to an […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis If you’re looking for hard hitting news, and not interested in puff propaganda, get the “X” app and follow independent journalists. You’d know through Nick Sortor […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Before WWII, Hitler ordered the Nazis to eliminate all Jewish people. At first, Hitler accused the Jews of causing many of Germany’s problems. He eliminated legal […]

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Q. What’s the difference between what just happened in Iran and what just happened in Minneapolis? Scale. In Iran the Ayatollah’s soldiers killed somewhere between […]

by Rep. David Bedey, HD 86, Hamilton Despite reassurances from the company proposing to mine for rare earth minerals in the Sheep Creek drainage, this mine’s location undeniably poses an […]

by George Corn, Hamilton They get the mine and the public gets the shaft.    The public is right to be alarmed over the destruction and degradation that Sheep Creek […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton What type of men wear masks and carry rifles or pistols? In the past, nine times out of ten, they were robbers, thieves, or murderers seeking […]

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis America is living with an assumption. We have been lied to, whether MAGA, left, right, liberal, libertarian, conservative, Republican, Democrat, whatever label fits […]

by Chris Love, Corvallis After the Gulf War ended some 30 years ago, my work often took me to Rafha, a Saudi Arabian refugee camp just south of the Iraq […]

by Toddy Perryman, Hamilton I think that immigrants should be cherished and valued for the economic benefits and activity they bring to any community. They should not be persecuted nor […]

by Andy Roubik, President, Bitterroot River Protection Association To USCM: Addressing Specific Concerns Raised by the Community Environmental and Health Risk Claims – We are pleased to hear that you […]

by Bill Salterberg, Stevensville I just endured the 5-hour Jack Smith hearing to get to the truth. My TV screen typically remains cold and black until evening hours, but I […]

by Charles Mabbott, Darby What do they have in common? Well, we wouldn’t be involved in Venezuela except for the oil. Unfortunately, most of the oil underneath Venezuela is a […]

by Tony Hudson, President, Save the American West, Stevensville Over the past few years, anyone who reads the letters to the editor in this paper can see how much frustration, […]