Opinion

Editor, Our nation has a leader Who has a mental disease The big question becomes How to put our nation at ease This same thing has not happened  In our nation’s leadership before We must keep on praying God will open-up the door The door we want Him to open For us humans on this earth Is always open and available   With His Love given at our birth This love takes many forms And we each have what’s required To wake up, listen, and act upon His Answer that has never expired Bob McClellan Missoula  

Editor, Just got my property tax notice for my tri-plex apartment building in Polson ... $1,500 for the first half … that’s $1,000 per tenant, per year. Doesn’t sound like much, but readers should understand landlords such as myself have no choice but to pass this cost onto the (middle ...

Editor, In Russia, if you openly express opinions against the tyrant in power you will very likely be arrested and thrown in prison. If you demonstrate on the street against Putin and his policies, this is also very likely.  Instead, imagine this: You’re a Harvard grad student, working on ho...

From Gulf of America to mass expulsion of “illegals” (people of color) to continuing genocidal complicity in Gaza to whatever the daily news brings us ... welcome to Trump America! Welcome to the small-minded, white nation so many long for, free once again from those large, inconvenient values &n...

What’s in a name? My daughter, who is expecting a baby, is currently considering this question and it’s a deep one for sure. A name can connote so many things. It can remind you of someone you really like - or really don’t like. It can inadvertently rhyme with a swear word. An easy nickn...

Editor, The following letter (with minor changes) was submitted to this paper on Jan. 17, 2022. Considering our present Trump presidency, how does this message relate today? Read on: Consider the economic woes, political turmoil, China news, Putin, random shootings, and all manner of negative news c...

Editor, Everyone in the know about President Trump’s plans to flip flop decisions about tariffs is suspect for insider trading. Staff economic advisors, favored businesses, Trump’s family, and Trump himself. Do you imagine they do not know in advance that Trump will announce large tariffs, kno...

As moms, educators, and lawmakers, we came to the Capitol this session with one clear goal: to improve opportunity for Montana’s kids. But with just weeks left in the legislative session, we’re concerned that we may leave Helena having done only the bare minimum—and that’s not good en...

I have bad luck with avocados.  I just can’t seem to keep track of them. I shop for them. I put them in my cart. I pay for them. And then, something goes decidedly  – or perhaps magically – wrong. I leave the store with an avocado in my bag and when I come home, it is gone.&...

Montana livestock production will be challenged by the climate conditions projected for 2030-2100 that result from increasing greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.  The challenges center on the interactions between a changing climate and evolving prices for animals, rising production costs, pan...