Opinion

by Karen and Tom Round, Florence My wife’s and my families have been residents of Florence in what is Montana House District 88 for over 50 years. While living in Florence […]

by Alan Lackey, Candidate for HD 88, Stevensville In a letter to the editor on May 11, 2022 titled “Support for Rusk”, Ron Wirth, in his zeal to discredit me, left out […]

by Chris Hoffman, former Ravalli County Sheriff, Corvallis I am compelled to write a letter in support of Wayne Rusk. The race has come to my attention because of the public […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I’m angry. We did this already.  And the three Supreme Court Justices appointed by our dear former president and ramrodded through by the GOP all said they […]

by Steve Holton, Ravalli County Sheriff I am writing today in support of Jeff Burrows for County Commissioner. I have had the opportunity to work with Commissioner Burrows for a number […]

by Terri Lackey (for) Members of Stand Together For Freedom It has been brought to my attention that a local group of Patriots are being accused of forming a militia to […]

by Thomas Tunny, Hamilton How could this be? We were robbed… or cheated out of our victory for the Bitterroot Community College! This smells of a Conservative plot to deny […]

by Rep. David Bedey, Hamilton I have gotten to know Wayne Rusk well over the past few years and am proud to count him as a close friend. It is true […]

by Danny Tomlinson, Hamilton Alan Lackey has summarized his policy in one word, “nullification.” While we might wish for more depth in a candidate, it does make it easier to know […]

by Ron Wirth, Victor  It has come to my attention that Alan Lackey, Wayne Rusk’s opponent for Montana House District 88, when he lived in New Mexico, did an interview with […]

by Scott Weaver, Hamilton Those paying attention to Montana’s congressional delegation likely know Rep. Rosendale voted Mar. 2 against HRes 956 – Supporting the people of Ukraine & urging a […]

by Wallace Smith, Pastor Emeritus, Stevensville When a person is presented with new and better truth backed by facts, there is one of two ways to respond. 1. Acknowledge this new truth […]

by Paul Goeltz, Victor For voting down more taxes. Let the homeowners who want the college pay? Go and write them a check please.   Thank you!  

by John Grant, Hamilton Now would be a good time for your newspaper to disclose to your readership just what is your policy as to the content of advertising you accept […]

by Glenda Edgeworth, Stevensville We have a battle for HD88 between two Christian Constitutional Conservatives, Wayne Rusk and Alan Lackey. Neither has a voting record but listening to them, Wayne is […]

by Ed Greef, former State Rep. HD-88, Florence  State Senator Theresa Manzella’s recent efforts to help a new candidate for a state House District has placed her in a position of […]

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville This is in response to Ed Sperry’s letter titled “Wow, A Letter from Helena.” There have been a lot of accusations of unethical practices being spewed at […]

by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville “On the Trail to Freedom”… that is what HD 88 GOP primary candidate Alan Lackey’s campaign signs say. It is a typical GOP slogan that, in my […]

by Scott Turner, Corvallis Some investing advice for the morally bankrupt, yet savvy investor. The industrial military complex should be a solid bet for the next year or, well, probably until […]

by Timothy Adams, Stevensville For the sake of harmony on Ravalli County roads, I’d like to gently remind Montanans and our visitors of some of our traffic laws. Considering that I […]