Opinion

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Too many voters today know little about the candidates they select for the Legislature.  They vote based on emotion, familiar last names, glossy mailers, campaign signs, […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The United States has brought upon itself a slow but persistent decline. Mainstream media reveals the resulting disarray in a manner that promotes their liberal […]

 by John Schneeberger, Hamilton The Bitterroot Climate Action Group is sponsoring a video of an interview of Dr Mark Jacobson followed by Discussion. Dr Mark Jacobson, a Professor of Civil […]

by Larry Campbell, Darby So far, the FAST 41 Transparency Project listing for the Sheep Creek mine has succeeded in alerting and uniting the Bitterroot community against the mine but […]

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton The time is NOW to make your voice heard. Our vocal public opposition caused USCM to withdraw their Plan of Operation earlier this year. But […]

by Joseph G. Gallagher Jr., Stevensville I have lived in Bitterroot Valley , Montana for almost 17 years. People running for office on the LOCAL and FEDERAL levels are always […]

by Ron Tibbetts, Billings and Phil Richert, Billings Montana’s Republican primary election is being clouded by a sophisticated “dark money” shell game. At the center is Conservatives4MT, a PAC presenting […]

by Rick Graetz, Missoula Citizens of Montana’s Hamilton area in the Bitterroot valley have a chance this June to keep authentic conservative Republican representation in the Montana House of Representatives […]

by Abigail St. Lawrence, Great Falls I first got to know Sam Forstag working in the legislature together on affordable housing, public education, healthcare, and constitu-tional liberties in Montana. Even […]

by Tara Jones, Dillon Representatives like David Bedey are not confused about who they work for. In response to Shannon Mannes’ recent article in the Dillon Tribune, “Who are the […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner I’m writing this with the feeling I have experienced a death in the family. At this time, the threat to the United States is at […]

by Jeffrey John, Hamilton The gymnasium idea does not pass the smell test. It appears to me that this is an at-tempt for a hostile takeover of the public park […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton While Americans always believe that we are number one in the world in everything, the following survey statistics might startle our readers a bit! And now, […]

by Bill Bakeberg, Hamilton America’s fascist junta has dragged the United States into an era of obscenity and darkness. Experiments in fascism always end in chaotic misery. Their mandate is […]

by Dr. Marc L. Sabin, ScD, Corvallis There is a divide inside today’s Republican Party between traditional Reagan Republicans and ideological purists, more interested in purges than public service and […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Kim Dailey, currently running for House District 85, was recently asked a simple question: What would you cut first to reduce government spending? Her answer?  Military […]

by Darrell Hunt, Hamilton Key facts about bison and cattle relationships:Family & Tribe: Both belong to the family \(Bovidae\) and the tribe \(Bovini\) (bovines).Relationship to Cows: Bison (Bison bison) are […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The Sheep Creek Mine proposition is a threat at every level. Tony Hudson, a native Montanan and protector of all that is Montana, sponsored the […]

by Charles Sleath, Hamilton The Republicans in Washington have been talking about, “draining the swamp”. They drained the swamp when they fired about 90 percent of the government employees, (loyal […]