Opinion

by Doug Hatchimonji, Hamilton “Zinke’s campaign did not respond to this question.” – Ravalli Republic (9/21/24) Four of five questions recently asked by the Ravalli Republic about housing affordability – “an […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis In 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration changed the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) to completely voluntary. Since then, 30 of the largest cities in the country have not […]

by Jim Parker, Hamilton Please explain to me: Does Tim Sheehy’s position on abortion amount to a defense of the right of fathers and brothers to rape their daughters and […]

by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton For my friends and neighbors who are accustomed to voting Republican, I have a few questions. For starters, just what IS a Republican any more? RINOs, MAGAs, […]

by Brenda Allington, Florence As a retired OB nurse, I am exhausted by the disinformation equating reproductive health care to “abortion”. Obstetrical care providers are not “Pro-Abortion”! And there is NO […]

by Hillery Daily, Darby Having spent more than three decades as a health professional, I pride myself on being sensible and practical. Montana’s three-term Senator, Jon Tester, has secured many sensible […]

by Richard Coleman, Hamilton If your vote is based on race, color, sexual orientation, political ads or who a celebrity told you to vote for? PLEASE DON’T  VOTE. Men and women […]

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Oh, my! I found a flyer posted on a bulletin board recently. My response was inevitable. I just cannot be quiet. The compelling need to expound and […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I would love to share beer or coffee and chat with Kamala Harris, and I would even buy a deep-fried Twinkie from Tim Walz, which is saying […]

by Sneed Collard, Missoula As a young voter, I was surrounded by both the Democratic and Republican influences. One party trended more progressive and the other more conservative, but they shared […]

by Carol Peterson, Corvallis Thank you for representing my opinion on the Senate floor. The question was whether to close the Job Corps Centers. I felt like we needed to give […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Jon Tester and Monica Tranel tell you that they are going to “fix the housing crisis” and make housing more affordable. THIS IS A HUGE LIE. The […]

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Men beating up women in Olympic boxing. Kamala Harris supports this, men in women’s sports. Male DNA against female DNA. Women’s sports is kaput. Biological men should […]

by Andrew Luibrand, Stevensville I want to publicly thank RCSAR for their voluntary service. In July, I was in the back country with a group. One of our group fell and […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis ​​The Trump-Harris debate is over. It reminded me of the Trump-Biden debate, specifically, how it was clear that Biden would lose the upcoming election, thanks to his […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville That’s a common quote from the days of the Cold War. You have every right to wonder if it is relevant today. Most of […]

by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville What is Truth? Do you agree we should all strive for the truth? Absolute and objective truth is unchangeable. Relative truth is what man conceives to satisfy […]

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis How should a primary Senate candidate be qualified for the Montana Republican Party’s primary selection process?  Should a Montana Senate candidate be ordained by […]

by Marina Weatherly, Stevensville A few weeks ago, lightning struck on the mountain just above my home in the Bitterroot Valley, and a wildfire, fanned by strong wind gusts, quickly raged […]

by Gay Lynne Killion, Hamilton Let’s not be stupid. The thought of a roundabout on a highway with a 70 mph speed limit is NUTS. If you must spend $10 million […]