Opinion

by George Roman, Hamilton You complain about stupid letters to the editor and then you write a doozy of your own. Mark Twain said it best when he said “it is […]

by Frank Novotny, Victor How nice! All those letters advocating the bogus corona vaccine. Of course everything from the sniffles, common cold, rockin’ pneumonia and the boogy woogy flu are diagnosed […]

by Bob Williams , Stevensville Apparently, the US Supreme Court is set to redefine law about privacy, and self determination, as those subjects pertain to women. Maybe also to non cisgender […]

by Von Dailey, Florence Where are the men and women of courage? Where are the warriors? Where are the men and women of God? Where are the Shadrachs, Meschachs, and the […]

by Karen Flowers, Stevensville As millions of Americans take to the roads and skies to reunite with family and friends this holiday season, why is the CEO of United Airlines intent […]

by Marshall Bloom, Corvallis Roses are red, Violets are blue. Vaccines work And masks do, too. Santa is coming. Be good not bad. Go down to the drugstore And get that […]

by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville I am disappointed, but not surprised that State Senator Theresa Manzella is in the news. She has recently been reported to have pushed her weight around as […]

by Carlotta Grandstaff, Hamilton Sen. Jon Tester deserves a huge thank you from his constituents for successfully practicing the hard work of democracy and getting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]

by Jim Crews, Stevensville Well, Mayor Dewey is at it again. He has placed on the Town Council Agenda Item 11.C of New Business, an item to have the town reimburse […]

by Leanna Rodabaugh, Stevensville The mayor desperately sued Regina Plettenberg and Leanna Rodabaugh in an attempt to stop the legitimate recall approved by the Ravalli County Attorney’s office. In December 2020 […]

by Nate Luibrand, Corvallis I have sensed a serious frustration in most of your letters recently with the polarized country/world that we live in. Maybe the solution is right in front […]

by Richard Brodowy, Lolo Letter should be called “I stand for stupid”!  Geez your newspaper is really a good read. Love your fishing section.  I just don’t understand why you would […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton You know, there is no such thing as “alternative facts.” If we ever feel absolutely certain about something, we can check ourselves now on the internet. Wikipedia […]

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula Alternative Covid-19 “cures” have been hyped by a cavalcade of kooks. First it was ingesting bleach, as recommended by the twice impeached Wackadoodle himself, necessitating countless CDC […]

by Katherine Combes, Kalispell Just like the frog in slow boiling water who didn’t notice the danger, we seem to be in a similar situation where things are consistently changing at […]

by Chris Clancy, Hamilton Letters to local newspaper editorial pages have offered various opinions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. A couple of the more common issues have been the effectiveness and safety […]

by Marisa Neyenhuis, Hamilton As the temperature in the valley drops and housing prices in the Bitterroot skyrocket, I’m wondering where our unhoused neighbors are supposed to go. After reading about […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis It’s too bad that Linda Schmitt of Corvallis didn’t correctly research the wonder drug, Ivermectin, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine or she would have […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor Does history repeat itself? What is the most famous war-crime trial in history? The Nuremberg trial. Who was tried in Nuremberg? Nazi regime leadership, masterminds behind the […]

by Denise Talarico, Seeley Lake The people of Montana are blessed to have Senator Jon Tester represent us. Sen. Tester has supported so many bills and programs that directly help Montana […]