Opinion

Editor, Shirley Azzopardi, who is running for District 13 in the Montana House of Representatives, has all the qualities I want in a political candidate—integrity,  common sense, knowledge and perseverance. Having known Shirley for many years, I have seen her handle complex situations both personally and professionally with grace, intelligence and determination.  I wholeheartedly endorse Shirley Azzopardi to represent our district. Why is this election so important in Montana? Unlike other red states, the majority of Montana voters do not support the party line and yet our incumbent state leadership continues to spend millions to trample the expressed wishes of Montana...

For 23 years Robert G. Natelson served as Professor of Law at the University of Montana.  Professor Natelson is one of America’s best known constitutional scholars and author, whose constitutional research has been cited repeatedly by justices at the US Supreme Court, federal appeals courts, and a...

Editor, Truth in advertising should apply to these letters. For example last week a Senate District 3 representative decried CI 128 saying its language gives blanket immunity to abortion providers for malpractice, etc. If he would read what he wrote - and was printed, the cited bill clearly does not...

Editor, The viewing public is inundated with ad after ad after ad urging any sane person to vote for enshrining abortion into the Montana Constitution. What is striking is that the proponents only bring up time, after time, after time that dastardly pro-lifers are cruel and awful human beings for ignoring...

Editor, My Montana education taught me that rights go hand in hand with responsibilities. For instance, the right to vote includes the responsibility to be an informed voter. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court established a woman’s legal right to abortion. The pivotal question: When does life begin?...

This fall, we have the opportunity to send an experienced and fair-minded judge to the Montana Supreme Court. District Court Judge Dan Wilson has the background, courtroom experience and temperament to be an excellent justice. Prior to serving for the last eight years as a district court judge, he was a pros...

Editor, Proponents of CI-128 frame the initiative as the only way to protect abortion rights. But let’s be clear: Montanans already have strong protections for abortion under our state constitution. Since the Armstrong v. State case in 1999, Montana’s Supreme Court held that the state Constitu...

We are two Veterans with 44 years of combined service to the United States. We served united around one mission because we believed the American values of freedom, independence, and democracy were worth sacrificing for. Today, we remain united in our devotion to our country and our belief that we can and ...

Editor, Montana is changing. Freedoms we have taken for granted are being threatened by intolerant political agendas spawned at the national level. The incessant hate and fear dialogue emanating from a relatively small sector of extreme right-wing interests dominates our lives. We are better than this; we...

Editor, As a retired Missoula Municipal Court Judge, I write to ask for your support of District Court Judge Dan Wilson, candidate for the Montana Supreme Court. I have known Judge Wilson for many years, and he embodies the qualities we need on the Supreme Court. His background demonstrates a solid founda...